The Ruck
The Ruck is the journalists rugby podcast from The Times & The Sunday Times.
Join Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and a selection of guests every week as they provide insight and reports throughout the season, including big name interviews and forthright analysis.
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 507
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
England 6 Nations squad - Steve Borthwick interview!
England have named their squad ahead of the 2025 6 Nations and Maro Itoje is the new captain, replacing Jamie George. Alfie, Will and Alex are at Twickenham to react to the squad and the change in ca…
00:55:22 |
Wed 15 Jan 2025
How long will Bill Sweeney survive?
It's another week and another update on the future of RFU Chief Executive Bill Sweeney. Alfie is back from Australia so he and Will try to explain what is happening and whether Sweeney will survive t…
00:53:06 |
Mon 13 Jan 2025
Eben Etzebeth exclusive!
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are here for the first podcast of 2025!
And because it is the first podcast of the year we have decided to kick things off with a bang! South Africa's double World Cup winn…
00:58:45 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
Picking our British and Irish Lions matchday 23
With 2025 right around the corner Alfie, Alex and Will look ahead to the British and Irish Lions tour next year. They sit down to select their starting Lions matchday twenty-three for the first test …
01:03:46 |
Mon 30 Dec 2024
Our men's 15-a-side team of the year!
As we reach the end of 2024 Alfie, Will and Alex have named their 15-a-side men's team for the year. Does Antoine Dupont get selected despite missing a chunk of the season to play 7s at the Olympics?…
00:41:58 |
Mon 23 Dec 2024
Should South African teams remain in the Champions Cup?
After the second round of action in Europe, Will, Alex and Elgan discuss if the South African teams are a help or hinderance to the competition
Stormers head coach John Dobson was on the receiving end…
00:49:40 |
Mon 16 Dec 2024
Did we actually learn anything from the Champions Cup opening round?
Following the opening round of the Champions Cup Alfie and Will look back on the action and question whether the fixtures revealed anything they didn't already know about the teams and the competitio…
00:42:46 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
What impact will the RFU bonuses have on the game?
Following the news that Bill Sweeney and other RFU executives received hefty bonuses, Alfie Reynolds and Alex Lowe explain why this has happened when the union posted record losses. Alex reveals the …
01:03:20 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
Have England gone backwards this Autumn?
England beat Japan on Sunday to finish their Autumn so Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher discuss where the team currently are and ask if they have an identity crisis? Alex chats to former E…
01:03:42 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
Eddie Jones' chance for England revenge?
England's November internationals end this weekend as they host Eddie Jones' Japan at Twickenham. Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe look ahead to the match and ask what England have to gain…
00:42:28 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Is a franchise league good for the game? Plus Gatland and Borthwick's futures
Alfie, Alex and Will are back, following defeats for Wales and England over the weekend, to talk about the future of Steve Borthwick and Warren Gatland. Mark Palmer and Peter O'Reilly discuss wins fo…
01:05:15 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Are England in crisis? England v South Africa Review
Following England's 20-29 defeat to South Africa, Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Owen Slot and Will Kelleher review the action at Twickenham. They discuss how much pressure Steve Borthwick is under follo…
00:36:45 |
Sun 17 Nov 2024
Are the Springboks the toughest challenge in world rugby? England vs South Africa preview!
Alfie Reynolds and Alex Lowe look ahead to England v South Africa this weekend. Courtney Lawes joins the pod to explain what it is like facing the Springboks, the challenge England are coming up agai…
00:41:32 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
England lose a nailbiter (again) as Wallabies record seismic victory
Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher are back at Twickenham to react to England's defeat against Australia. They ask where does it leave England's Autumn campaign? Why do they keep losing tigh…
00:33:28 |
Sat 09 Nov 2024
Are Australia England's banana skin? Plus Ireland vs New Zealand
Ahead of England facing Australia this weekend Alfie Reynolds and Will Kelleher speak to the Sydney Morning Herald's Iain Payten about Joe Schmidt's Wallabies, including the state of Aussie rugby and…
00:52:31 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Another missed opportunity for England?
Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Owen Slot were at Twickenham to watch England fall narrowly short against New Zealand again! From an empty Twickenham they react to another slim defeat in…
00:40:24 |
Sun 03 Nov 2024
Should the Haka be banned?! England vs New Zealand preview
England's Autumn campaign gets underway this weekend against New Zealand so Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher look ahead to the match. They discuss Steve Borthwick's team selection includin…
00:40:53 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
England's 'no excuses' Autumn and New Zealand CEO Mark Robinson
Ahead of the November internationals Alfie Reynolds and Will Kelleher preview England's matches. They ask 'what is success?' for Steve Borthwick's side over the next month and hear from scrum-half Be…
01:01:50 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Will 2025 be a tipping point for Women's rugby?
2025 has the potential to be a seminal year for women's rugby, as England hosts the World Cup. The Red Roses are the heavy favorites, so could the tournament do what the Euros did for the England wom…
00:29:46 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
20 minute red cards! Yes or no?
World Rugby are trialling 20 minute red cards in the upcoming November internationals. Will Kelleher, Stuart Barnes and Alfie Reynolds explain why and ask whether it is a good initiative or complicat…
01:02:48 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
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