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Was Will Spencer correctly sent off, is this the best ever start to a Premiership season, will Argentina be as formidable in 2019 as they were in 2015 and is there cause to ban "jackling" and bri…

In a Ruck Podcast special Owen Slot debates the big questions around safety in the game: is rugby is too dangerous, should my kids be playing rugby, what is tolerable risk, what could be done to make…

Owen Slot welcomes Stuart Barnes, Stephen Jones and Adam Hathaway to review the opening week of the domestic season. 

They reflect on the superb occasion at Ashton Gate, suggest different teams as the…

The Ruck returns as Stephen Jones welcomes Owen Slot, Alex Lowe and Alan Dymock.

The panel comprehensively preview the new Premiership season and form agreement on the winners and who will be relegate…

Rugby World’s Alan Dymock hosts a podcast on a delicate subject: some rugby players’ struggles with alcohol misuse and addiction.

Joined by Owen Slot and Alex Lowe, and aided by a host of telling inte…

Recorded in South Africa, Owen Slot and Stephen Jones dissect another chastening test for English rugby, assessing where the key problems lie.

They point to Eddie Jones over complicating things in t…

Recorded in Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa. Stephen Jones is joined by Owen Slot, Nick Cain and Stuart Barnes.

The panel review an astonishing first test and ask why England still can't handle an increa…

Stephen Jones speaks to Ben Ryan, coach of the Fiji 7's team who Olympic gold in Rio 2016.

They cover the challenges of working in a different culture, how the RFU machine led Ben to become a "poor ve…

Stephen Jones welcomes Alex Lowe of The Times, Adam Hathaway from various tabloids and Duncan Bech from PA.

The panel bring you incisive royal wedding analysis, before focusing on the strange timing o…

Stephen Jones welcomes Owen Slot, Alan Dymock and Peter O'Reilly. 

The panel review the Champions Cup final, discuss Danny Cipriani's move to Gloucester, preview of the semi-finals of the Pro 14 and P…

Owen Slot welcomes Adam Hathaway and Alex Lowe.

Who will Eddie Jones pick as the tour attack coach, who makes Alex Lowe's Premiership team of the season and who will take home a coveted Ruck award?

Ho…

Stephen Jones welcomes three titans from Women's rugby for a special extended episode: England's leading cap holder Rochelle Clark, Wasps Ladies coach, Giselle Mather and former England international…

Owen Slot welcomes Sunday Times writer Chris Jones and former Harlequins, Saracens and Melbourne Storm boss, Mark Evans to discuss the week in rugby. 

They debate: Has the quality of the European club…

Owen Slot welcomes The Observer's Michael Aylwin and Rugby World's Alan Dymock.  

The panel discuss: the top fifty young players to watch, the rules suiting rugby's image over safety. The 'boiling fro…

Stephen Jones is Joined by Al DImmock (Rugby World), Nick Cain (The Rugby Paper) and Adam Hathaway (The People, everywhere).

We hear about Saracens, Fly-half targeting, the European Challenge Cup, the…

Stephen Jones is joined by Adam Hathaway, Sam Peters and Alex Lowe to discuss which players England should take to South Africa and who will progress from the European quarter finals.

In the final sec…

Owen Slot welcomes Alex Lowe, Stuart Barnes and Al Dymock to answer who made the greatest step forward in the six nations, why Ireland will improve further and why Wales should be delighted by second…