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Ben, Charlie and Charles reflect on a decisive round four of the Six Nations where France dispatched Grand Slam chasing Ireland in Dublin.Charles was in Dublin to witness the scintillating display from the French and in particular their flying winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey.We also discuss how damaging the defeat could be for the Irish who were expected to dominate the Lions tour this Summer, will Andy Farrell have to re think some of his selections if Ireland find themselves finishing third in the Six Nations.Elsewhere we reflect on England's win over Italy, a much more expansive brand of rugby deployed by Steve Borthwick, and Ben gives us his report from Murrayfield as Scotland fight off a spirited Wales comeback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ireland vs France: The Decider
Ben, Charlie and Charles build up to the return of the Six Nations this weekend after the final fallow week of the tournament.Next up for England is a home clash with Italy, and we discuss if we will see something different from England's attack at the weekend following a pragmatic approach last time out against Scotland.We kick things off with the standout tie of the round between Ireland and France, a win for either side here should all but guarantee the Six Nations title, and in Ireland's case it will set them on their way towards a Grand Slam and a third Six Nations in a row.Former Ireland assistant coach Les Kiss joins the show to pay tribute to the retiring trio of Cian Healy, Conor Murray and Peter O'Mahony after they have announced that Saturday's clash will be their last on home soil.And we answer your questions as ever including plenty on the Premiership Rugby Cup following the quarter finals at the weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Booed but not beaten, England win the Calcutta Cup
Ben, Charlie and Charles reflect on round three of the Six Nations where England saw off Scotland by a single point to win the Calcutta Cup!Despite the win, there was a chorus of boos from the home crowd, who were voicing their discontent at England's style of play and overall performance. We discuss if the criticism of England's win is fair, or if fans should be a little more realistic with their expectations given England's recent form against Scotland.Elsewhere there's praise for Wales who pushed favourites Ireland all the way in Cardiff in Matt Sherratt's first game in charge, and France bounced back from their England defeat by putting eleven tries past a hapless ItalyPlus we tackle your questions as always, including England's options at scrum half, Scotland's grievance's with the referee, and an impressive outing for England A against Ireland A. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gatland's first interview since Wales exit: 'I'm hurting'
Former Wales head coach Warren Gatland opens up on his recent exit for the very first time. In this conversation with the Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs, Gatland admits he is "hurting", reveals how his exit really happened and opens up on how he would try to fix Welsh rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Calcutta Cup- Repeat or revenge?
Ben, Charlie and Charles look ahead to round three of the Six Nations and in particular the Calcutta Cup clash between England and Scotland.Gregor Townsend's side are chasing a fifth consecutive win in the fixture but need to improve from their last outing against Ireland. England will be hoping to build on their last gasp win over France in round two.Former Scotland fly-half Duncan Hodge was the star of this fixture 25 years ago, he inspired the Scots to one of the unlikeliest wins in Six Nations history and he joins the guys to discuss his memories of that day and his former side's chances this weekend.We also take a look at the rest of the weekend's action, including Wales' first game since the departure of Warren Gatland and we tackle your questions as always! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Go beyond the back pages and join the Telegraph's rugby experts and big name guests as they tackle the game's most interesting trends, themes and talking points. Our unrivalled rugby coverage now available on the move! New episodes out Mondays.Previously on this podcast channel: Brian Moore's Full Contact Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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