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
Inside the Scotland camp
Will Kelleher heads north of the border and is joined by Mark Palmer to spend a day in the Scotland camp ahead of the start of the 2024 Six Nations. They chat to Kyle Rowe, Luke Crosbie, Arron Reed a…
00:45:11 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
6 Nations Preview 2024!
The Six Nations is here! With the 2024 championship kicking off on Friday night, Alfie Reynolds is joined by Will Kelleher, Mark Palmer, Peter O'Reilly and Elgan Alderman. They discuss each nation an…
01:00:49 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Rugby's Netflix moment, Champions Cup last-16 draw and Louis Rees-Zammit to the NFL
Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher and Stuart Barnes reflect on the conclusion of the Champions Cup pool stages and question whether the format of the competition still needs tweaking. They discuss the ma…
01:04:22 |
Mon 22 Jan 2024
Champions Cup, British and Irish Lions and England 6 Nations squad preview
Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher join Alfie Reynolds to look back on another weekend in the Champions Cup, which once again provided some great matches and highlighted the current issues with the competit…
00:56:14 |
Mon 15 Jan 2024
Premiership, England and players union discussion with Jamie George
England, Saracens and British and Irish Lions hooker Jamie George joins Will Kelleher and Alfie Reynolds for today's episode. He chats about the latest round of Premiership action, as the race for th…
00:56:50 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
2023 review and men's World XV of the Year
Happy new year! What better way to start 2024 than with the first Ruck of the year. Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher name a men's World XV of 2023, which is dominated by South Africa and N…
01:02:25 |
Mon 01 Jan 2024
Behind the scenes at Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks invited us up to Manchester to go behind the scenes at the club. Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher make the journey to the North-West to get a better understanding of what is ma…
01:01:27 |
Tue 26 Dec 2023
Another brilliant weekend of Champions Cup action
Alfie Reynolds and Will Kelleher round-up another weekend of the Champions Cup. Including good wins for Northampton, Saracens, Leicester, Exeter and Bath. But with a number of teams deciding to rotat…
00:59:46 |
Mon 18 Dec 2023
A great weekend for English clubs in Europe
Following English clubs winning 7 of their 8 matches across the opening round of the Champions Cup, Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stuart Barnes reflect on all the action, including the…
00:49:00 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Are the media responsible for the Farrell situation? And 'what is the point of Newcastle?'
A busy pod this week! Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe and Will Kelleher ask if the media are responsible for Owen Farrell having to take time away from international rugby. They also question where Newcast…
00:57:41 |
Mon 04 Dec 2023
England's back-row injuries, trouble for Bristol and Gloucester and 2003 two decades on!
Alfie Reynolds, Stephen Jones and Will Kelleher round up all the latest Premiership action. They discuss England's mounting injury list in the back-row, Gloucester and Bristol's struggles and Saracen…
00:55:25 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Wayne Barnes interview plus Premiership and PWR round-up
Wayne Barnes joins Alfie Reynolds and Stephen Jones to reflect on his career as a referee after retiring following the World Cup final. He chats about how to stamp down on abuse in rugby, a 20 second…
01:04:52 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Finn Russell magic and Premiership Women's season preview
Following the 5th round of fixtures in the Gallagher Premiership, Alfie Reynolds, Stuart Barnes and Elgan Alderman look back on all the action. They discuss Finn Russell 'shushing' The Shed as Bath b…
01:01:05 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
A return to domestic action and a British & Irish Lions tour to France?
Alfie Reynolds, Elgan Alderman and Alan Dymock are back in the studio after months on the road at the Rugby World Cup. They turn their attention to domestic action in the Gallagher Premiership and al…
00:53:43 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
World Cup final review! South Africa go back-to-back
The Springboks retained the Word Cup as they beat New Zealand in a gripping and tense final. Alfie Reynolds, Stephen Jones, Will Kelleher and Alex Lowe reflect on the match and tournament as a whole.…
00:48:15 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
Rugby World Cup Final Preview!
It's New Zealand versus South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final. Alfie Reynolds, Will Kelleher, Alex Lowe and Stephen Jones preview the match. They discuss the Springboks extraordinary team selecti…
00:35:03 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Semi-final review - England's hearts broken by the Boks!
Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Stephen Jones look back on the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup as the All Blacks and Springboks booked their spots in the final. They discuss England's…
00:44:48 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
Semi-final preview with Sam Warburton
Ahead of the Rugby World Cup semi-finals between Argentina and New Zealand, as well as England versus South Africa, Alfie Reynolds is joined by Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Sam Warburton to preview a…
00:49:03 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Blockbuster quarter-final weekend delivers!
The Rugby World Cup quarter-finals lived up to the hype as four brilliant matches took place over the weekend with New Zealand, Argentina, England and South Africa progressing to the last four. Alfie…
00:58:44 |
Mon 16 Oct 2023
How to win the World Cup - 2019 Francois Louw
Four years ago South Africa won the Rugby World Cup for the third time! Francois Louw was a part of that success as they beat England in the final and explains to Will Kelleher how the Springboks won…
00:36:11 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
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