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
Could Premiership Rugby change its name? Sale's Sam James and the play-off mix
Premiership Rugby's Chief Growth Officer, Rob Calder, joins Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher to discuss the potential re-brand of the Gallagher Premiership. He worked for the ECB on the 'T…
01:02:38 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Behind the scenes at Bristol Bears
Ahead of the final weekend of the Premiership season Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher make the trip to Bear Country. They spend a day at Bristol Bears' high performance centre to get a beh…
01:13:53 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Did Gloucester 'disrespect' the Premiership!?
After Gloucester lost 90-0 away to Northampton, Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Alfie Reynolds question whether they disrespected the Premiership by fielding a weaker side? Before that they also discuss…
00:55:33 |
Mon 13 May 2024
Harlequins and Northampton go down swinging and Gloucester's Lewis Ludlow
It wasn't to be for Northampton Saints or Harlequins as they both lost in the Champions Cup semi-finals. Leinster and Toulouse, two of Europe's most prestigious clubs will contest the final at the en…
00:52:47 |
Mon 06 May 2024
Contrasting styles in Premiership rugby, England's grand slam and Twickenham controversy
Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher review another weekend of domestic rugby as the Gallagher Premiership served up contrasting matches in Bath v Saracens and Harlequins v Northampton, both o…
00:47:38 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Behind the scenes at Harlequins
Ahead of Harlequins facing Northampton Saints at Twickenham this weekend and with a big Champions Cup semi-final on the horizon against Toulouse; Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe head to t…
00:56:18 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Twickenham and Ashton Gate drubbings!
Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Elgan Alderman reflect on the weekend's action in the Premiership and Women's 6 Nations, including huge wins for the Red Roses and Bristol. Following England's comfortab…
00:50:56 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Red Roses Special!
With England set to host Ireland at Twickenham in the Women's 6 Nations this weekend Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher and Elgan Alderman head up to Pennyhill Park to go behind the scenes of the Red Rose…
00:53:08 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Does the Champions Cup work with South African sides?
Following the Champions Cup quarter-finals Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Alan Dymock review the weekend. Alex was in France for Harlequins' sensational win away to Bordeaux and Exeter'…
01:00:17 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Jack Willis on life at Toulouse and the Champions Cup quarter-final!
Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher and Elgan Alderman review the last-16 in the Champions Cup, preview the return of the Women's 6 Nations and discuss rugby's scheduling issues. They also chat to the Engl…
00:58:35 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
Premiership and Women's 6 Nations round up. Plus, Lewis Ludlam previews the Champions Cup last 16.
Alfie Reynolds, Mark Palmer and Elgan Alderman round-up the latest action from the Premiership and Women's 6 Nations, plus look ahead to the last-16 of the Champions Cup. They discuss Irne Herbst's 7…
00:59:27 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
Marlie Packer's 100th cap and the Premiership returns
Following a busy weekend of Women's Six Nations and Gallagher Premiership, Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher look back on the action. Alfie chats with England back-row Marlie Packer after s…
00:56:29 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
6 Nations 2024 Review!
The men's Six Nations reached its conclusion on the weekend as Ireland won back-to-back titles. Alfie Reynolds, Elgan Alderman and Mark Palmer review all the action between Ireland, Scotland, Wales a…
01:07:59 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Ireland's back-to-back Grand Slam dream undone by England and Scotland left soul searching after losing in Rome
The Six Nations produced one of its great days on Saturday with Italy and England beating Scotland and Ireland in two epic matches. Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher discuss all, including …
01:04:16 |
Mon 11 Mar 2024
Sam Warburton and Tommy Bowe preview next weekend's 6 Nations action
Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe are joined by two British Lions legends, to find out if anyone (but particularly England) can stop Ireland, if Italy can bring the fight to Scotland, and to ask what would…
01:17:35 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
Scotland beat England (again) Ireland beat Wales (again) and Italy (almost) beat France
Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Mark Palmer get together in an Edinburgh hotel lobby to unpick the 3rd round of the 6 nations. It's a familiar story for Wales and England, but the ending in France for I…
00:57:04 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Courtney Lawes and John Barclay on their Calcutta Cup memories
Times columnists and former internationals Courtney Lawes and John Barclay join Will Kelleher to look ahead to Saturday's Calcutta Cup Clash, and to look back on their own memories of thumpings, scuf…
00:44:48 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Calcutta Cup preview, how to speed up rugby & Cadan Murley
Will Kelleher is joined by Elgan Alderman, Mark Palmer and Bernard Jackman to preview next weekend's 6 Nations 3rd round. The team also get stuck into a discussion on how to speed up the game and red…
01:02:06 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Did Scotland score? England sneak past Wales and Ireland nil Italy
Weekend two of the 6 Nations is in the books and there's plenty to get stuck into... Will Kelleher is joined by Mark Palmer, Stuart Barnes and Owen Slot to discuss a controversial French win at Murra…
00:59:57 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Wales v Scotland an instant classic, England win in Rome and Ireland lay down a marker
The opening weekend of the 6 Nations lived up to its billing with plenty of drama on the pitch. Alfie Reynolds is joined by Owen Slot and Peter O'Reilly to look back on the action in Marseille as Ire…
00:51:41 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
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