The XV - Audio Articles
Each month, we produce a selection of audio narrated versions of some of The XV's most popular editorial articles so you can enjoy the best of The XV on the go, in the gym or on your commute to work.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2022
There is a problem with money every tour
Money, says Sonatane Takulua, is always the problem. Tonga’s captain is fed up of modest wages seldom arriving on time, when they are paid at all.
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00:05:49 |
Tue 25 Jan 2022
Seven wonders of the world for 2022
Will Owen looks back at some of the rugby names we learnt in 2021 and predict what 2022 may hold for them.
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00:09:19 |
Wed 12 Jan 2022
Polledri sees light at end of the tunnel
There were few more glorious sights than Jake Polledri with ball in hand. Grabbing a fistful of defenders, he would swat them aside with gleeful disdain; one after the other, they came and went; his …
00:11:05 |
Sun 09 Jan 2022
Nick Tompkins Interview
If fans thought the life of a professional rugby player was all sponsorship deals, coffee shop get-togethers and Instagramming, they would be disabused of that notion by speaking to Nick Tompkins, th…
00:12:03 |
Thu 06 Jan 2022
Warming the bench for a once-in-a-generation talent
Antoine Dupont celebrated his nomination last week as World Rugby’s player of the year by collecting another accolade last Saturday. This one was more mundane, a man of the match award for his outsta…
00:10:43 |
Tue 04 Jan 2022
From Youngs pretender to the throne of England
Despite the theoretically simple nature of the No9 position, the evolution of attacking shape requires its half-backs to have an encyclopedic knowledge of how to maintain structure, play at the right…
00:07:29 |
Wed 15 Dec 2021
Allez les Bleus: How France went from meek to magnificent
France are back, and isn’t the rugby world a whole lot brighter for it? Saturday’s stunning domination of the All Blacks felt like a seminal victory for a team that has come of age under Fabien Galth…
00:12:03 |
Tue 30 Nov 2021
The life of a head coach - Graham Simmons
Graham Simmons takes a fascinating and in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes life and hard grind of a professional rugby coach.
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00:17:02 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
Rugby’s eligibility laws relics of a bygone era - Gregor Paul
Eligibility is a difficult business for World Rugby to get right. Policy is governed by one overwhelming objective, which is to preserve the integrity of the international game and while that may see…
00:09:37 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
The YouTube Generation - Jack Zorab
Last Christmas marks three years since Robbie Owen – the creator of the YouTube channel Squidge Rugby – wrote the script for his first video; and in so doing, started a rugby revolution. Jack Zorab l…
00:16:05 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
Opportunity Knocks - Concussion in Rugby - Sam Peters
Even those of us who have spent years warning that professional rugby faces a ticking time bomb of premature dementia cases found this week’s interviews with Steve Thompson and Alix Popham shocking. …
00:16:05 |
Tue 16 Nov 2021
Silver Bullet or Silver Medal - Gregor Paul
Rugby in New Zealand is on an irreversible road to somewhere. Gregor Paul looks at the options and what the Silverlake deal may mean for the All Blacks and the sport in New Zealand.
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00:07:47 |
Tue 16 Nov 2021
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