Episodes

  • S2 EP14 - France vs All Blacks: Rosbifs Paris Debrief

    S2 EP14 - France vs All Blacks: Rosbifs Paris Debrief
    Nov 20 2024
    We're back from the Stade de France, mesmerised by bright lights of Paris and feeling grateful if a little dusty for a splendid weekend in the French Capital. France and New Zealand served up a belter full of intrigue, momentum swings and some cracking individual performances - we attempt to run the rule over the highlight of the Autumn series so far. There's also the usual smattering of domestic rugby chatter and some dark tales of missed flights for one of the pair... 00:00 - 07:45 Entrées 0745 - 12:35 Stade de France Match Day 12:35 - 34:05 France v NZ 34:05 - 41:30 Top 14 Round 10 Preview 41:30 - 50:15 Pro D2 Round 11 Review 50:15 - 51:50 Nationale Nibbles 51:50 - 1:00:53 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • S2 EP13 - Ben Botica, SAXV Superstar

    S2 EP13 - Ben Botica, SAXV Superstar
    Nov 12 2024
    In the week that France take on the All Blacks and a bumper round of PROD2 fixtures, who better to speak to than a man who knows both rugby worlds inside out, Soyaux Angoulême kiwi fly-half and former Top14 Player of the Year, Ben Botica. We sit down to chat rugby in the Charente, preview Les Bleus against New Zealand and get the inside line on Jonny May's team speeches. There's also a review of France vs Japan, drama in Nationale, and a big mascot meet up in the Basque country. 00:00 - 02:50 Entrées 02:50 - 14:50 Les Bleus - France v Japan Review & France v NZ Preview 14:50 - 21:00 Pro D2 Round 10 21:00 - 53:05 Ben Botica Interview 53:05 - 56:53 Nationale Nibbles 56:53 - 1:04:47 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • S2 BONUS Hors d’Oeuvres: France v Japan Preview

    S2 BONUS Hors d’Oeuvres: France v Japan Preview
    Nov 8 2024
    With Galthie's team known to all and sundry, we caught up bright and early to bring a preview France vs Japan as Les Bleus get their Autumn Nations campaign underway. Plus a look at some of our favourites from the Top14 and PROD2, who will be in action over the next few weeks! 00:00 - 01:15 Entrées 01:15 - 14:39 Creative Differences? 14:39 - 20:00 Centres Conundrum 20:00 - 24:15 Rise of Roumat 24:15 - 27:16 Prop Stars: The Rivals 27:16 - 34:42 Japan & Other Internationals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • S2 EP11 - A Dish of Béchamel Sauce

    S2 EP11 - A Dish of Béchamel Sauce
    Oct 29 2024
    Massive away wins, apocalyptic weather, and disgruntled former players hitting social media after a few glasses of vin rouge... it's just another typical week in the world of French rugby. We run through all the Top 14 action, try and work out where Pro D2 is at, and there's backflips and karaoke in the Petit-Fours. 00:00 - 05:10 Entrées 05:10 - 35:40 Top 14 Round 8 Review 35:40 - 51:10 Pro D2 Round 8 Review 51:10 - 1:00:37 Petit-Fours & Disgestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • S2 BONUS Hors d'Oeuvre - France Autumn Nations Squad

    S2 BONUS Hors d'Oeuvre - France Autumn Nations Squad
    Oct 25 2024
    A midweek Hors d'Oeuvre you say? Fabien Galthie has announced his 42 man squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series tests against Japan, Argentina and the All Blacks, and after a tough old week at work we wanted to discuss a few points of interest... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • S2 EP10 - Aurillac’s Ronan Loughnane

    S2 EP10 - Aurillac’s Ronan Loughnane
    Oct 22 2024
    Despite Rich dialling in from a tin can on the moon, we are delighted to be joined by Aurillac's Irish Hooker and all round gent Ronan Loughnane, to talk us through all things rugby in the Auvergne, with hurling, cows and Cantal cheese all on the menu…There's the usual round up of all the action including some magical tries in the Top 14, and we salivate at France's halfback options ahead of their Autumn International squad announcement on Wednesday. 00:00 - 06:05 Entrées 06:05 - 27:50 Top 14 Round 7 Review 27:50 - 31:00 Pro D2 Round 7 Review 31:00 - 1:02:25 Ronan Loghnane interview 1:02:25 - 1:04:35 Pro D2 Round 8 Preview 1:04:35 - 1:07:00 Nationale Nibbles 1:07:00 - 1:16:45 France Autumn Internationals Squad preview 1:16:45 - 1:21:55 Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • S2 EP9 - Kieran Brookes, The ‘Catalan Cow’

    S2 EP9 - Kieran Brookes, The ‘Catalan Cow’
    Oct 15 2024
    We are delighted to be joined by England, Toulon and now Perpignan tight head Kieran Brookes to discuss Perpignan's start to the season, his time on the Riviera and settling into French Catalonia. Plus there's the usual weekly digest of the Top 14, including tight wins in the Vunipola and Rosbif derbies, you-know-who is back with a bang, and ProD2 serves up a low scoring classic. 00:00 - 03:40 Entrées 03:40 - 27:25 Top 14 Round 6 27:35 - 54:00 Interview with Kieran Brookes 54:10 - 55:50 Top 14 Round 7 previews 55:50 - 1:02:45 Pro D2 1:02:45 - 1:04:40 Nationale Nibbles 1:04:40 - 1:04:45 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • S2 EP8 - Breakfast with Dupont?

    S2 EP8 - Breakfast with Dupont?
    Oct 9 2024
    Five rounds have passed in the Top 14, and we try and determiner who the movers and shakers are going to be. Castres as Champions? Crisis at Toulouse? Montpellier still mad? There's a deep dive on Mathieu Raynal's attempts to shake up the laws of the French game from behind his giant cigar, Antoine Dupont is getting into property and Pierre Mignoni may have finally lost it... 00:00 - 02:45 Entrées 02:45 Top 14 02:45 - 18:15 Castres v Toulouse 18:15 - 27:50 Vannes v Racing 27:50 - 30:30 Montpellier 30:30 - 34:00 La Rochelle 34:00 - 36:00 USAP v Pau 36:00 - 38:35 Bayonne 38:35 - 45:10 Clermont v Toulon 45:10 - 49:05 Round 6 Previews 49:05 - 50:55 Nationale Nibbles 50:55 - 58:50 King Mathieu’s Law Changes 58:50 - 1:05:58 Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins