Rugby Tonight Podcast
by BT Sport
All the best bits from BT Sport’s live rugby studio programme, including interviews with the biggest names in the sport, plus an exclusive weekly chat with two of our team of rugby legends, including Lawrence Dallaglio, Brian O’Driscoll, Ben Kay, Austin Healey and Ugo Monye. They will be analysing all the major talking points and looking ahead to the weekend’s matches from the Aviva Premiership, European Champions Cup and beyond. To get involved tweet @btsportrugby with your questions and be sure to tune in every Wednesday at 8pm on Facebook and Twitter for our live social show.
Episodes
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Who will win the AVIVA Premiership Final?
In the final Rugby Tonight Podcast of the season, Austin Healey is joined by Ben Kay as they talk about the Semi Finals of the AVIVA Premiership as Exeter beat Newcastle, while Saracens won a high scoring game against Wasps. Austin and Ben run through who they think will win Saturday's final at...
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Exclusive Danny Cipriani interview
Danny Cipriani speaks exclusively to his former England team-mate Ugo Monye in the most revealing interview of his rollercoaster career for club and country. This wide-ranging interview covers a number of topics, including his spiritual evolution, his treatment by the press, his England hopes and...
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Who will reach the Premiership final?
BT Sport's Austin Healey and Ben Kay preview this Saturday's Aviva Premiership semi-finals that will see Saracens tackle Wasps at Allianz Park and Exeter welcome Newcastle to Sandy Park. Ugo Monye chats to Wasps' Danny Cipriani about his recall to the England squad and his move to Gloucester next...
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Who will take European glory in Bilbao?
Ben Kay and Brian O'Driscoll look ahead to this weekend's European Champions Cup final between Leinster and Racing 92. With Eddie Jones set to announce the England squad to tour South Africa this summer, Ben and Brian discuss who should be on the plane and who deserves a well earned rest.
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Will Cipriani play in the Premiership next season?
Ugo Monye and Ben Kay look back at a thrilling weekend in the Aviva Premiership, including Newcastle's shock result away to Leicester.
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Are Leinster on their way to Champions Cup glory?
Austin Healey is joined by Ben Kay as they run through all of this week's big stories in the rugby world. Toby Flood was in the studio and gave his reaction to his side's defeat to Gloucester. Austin and Ben discuss Dylan Hartley as a concussion rules him out of the series against South Africa…
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Will it be an all-Irish Champions Cup final?
Ben Kay and Brian O'Driscoll preview this weekend's Champions Cup semi-finals that will see Leinster take on Scarlets and Munster tackle Racing 92. Munster legend Peter Stringer drops in for a chat and we also hear from Racing 92's Dan Carter and current Munster star Conor Murray ahead of their...
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Is a Premiership DOR the hardest gig in rugby?
BT Sport’s Nick Mullins is joined by Ugo Monye at Ealing Trailfinders RFC to debate the departure of Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston and the alarming form of Northampton Saints. Elsewhere, we hear from Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards, his Sale counterpart Steve Diamond and...
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Are Leinster Champions Cup favourites?
Ben Kay and Brian O’Driscoll are in the pod booth to run the rule over the biggest stories in the rugby world. The duo discuss reports that the Premiership is looking to replace relegation with a play-off and cast an eye at the RFU’s report into rising injuries in professional rugby. The guys…
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Ireland Grand Slam winners, but where next for England?
Austin Healey is joined by Ben Kay as they take a long look at where England have to go now after their horror Six Nations campaign. They take a look back at the game against Ireland, as well as discussing what has to change in Eddie Jones' camp before the South Africa tour in June. Austin and…
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Can England derail Ireland's Grand Slam bid?
BT Sport's Nick Mullins and Ben Kay sit down to review the latest round of Six Nations action including England's latest defeat at the hands of France in Paris. They also look ahead to 'Super Saturday' and the final round of matches that will see Ireland travel to Twickenham in the hope of...
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Fired up England will be desperate to blow France away
Ali Eykyn is joined by Ugo Monye at Tadley RFC to preview round four of the NatWest Six Nations, including ‘Le Crunch’ between England and France in Paris. We hear from England flanker James Haskell ahead of the huge game and the guys preview Ireland v Scotland and Wales v Italy. Ali and Ugo…
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Scotland made England look average
Ugo Monye and Ben Kay are joined by former Scotland scrum-half Bryan Redpath to review the latest Six Nations action including the Scots' stunning victory over England at Murrayfield. Redpath also takes a trip down memory lane to reveal his proudest moment, his favourite tour and the one game he...
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Who will win the Calcutta Cup clash?
Ugo Monye and Lawrence Dallaglio preview the latest round of the Six Nations Championship that will see Scotland tackle England at Murrayfield, Ireland entertain Wales at the Aviva Stadium and France play host to Italy at the Stade Velodrome. Nick Mullins also reports from the England camp ahead…
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Pod on Tour: Six Nations review with Nick and Ugo
BT Sport’s Nick Mullins is joined by Ugo Monye at the Wasps FC clubhouse to debate all the big talking points from the opening two rounds of Six Nations action. The guys ponder the future of departing Wasps fly-half Danny Cipriani and look ahead to the weekend’s live Aviva Premiership action on…
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England and Wales set for Twickenham showdown
Austin Healey and Ben Kay reflect on a memorable opening round of Six Nations action including Wales' demolition of Scotland, Ireland's dramatic win against Paris and England's success against Italy. The boys also preview this weekend's clash that see England play host to Wales at Twickenham,...
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Who will win the Six Nations?
Austin Healey and Ben Kay preview the opening round of this year's Six Nations that will see Wales play host to Scotland, France tackle Ireland and England travel to Italy. The guys also pick who they think will win win the Championship and identify the rising star they think will steal the...
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Injuries threaten to dominate Six Nations
Austin Healey and David Flatman reflect on the battle for a place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals and ask whether the demands of the Premiership are to blame for the fact only one English side - Saracens - made it through to the last eight? The guys also consider who are the front runners for...
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Did Bastareaud deserve a longer ban?
Ben Kay and Brian O'Driscoll discuss all the latest news from around the rugby globe including a new deal for England head coach Eddie Jones and the bans for England back row James Haskell and France's Mathieu Bastareaud. With the Six Nations fast approaching, the guys also cast an eye across the...
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Cipriani set for Wasps exit?
Austin Healey and Lawrence Dallaglio preview the return of the Champions Cup this weekend and cast an eye over the latest Premiership action. The boys also reflect on the latest news including a six-week ban for Harlequins prop Joe Marler and reports that Wasps have completed the signing of All...
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Who is the best player in the world?
Austin Healey and Ugo Monye take a look at England's preparations for the Six Nations, debate who is the best player in the world and chat all things Aviva Premiership. We also hear from Wasps flyer Christian Wade, who was the star guest on this week's studio show, and Ali Eykyn reports from...
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Rugby in 2018: Who will win what?
Austin Healey is joined by Lawrence Dallaglio for our last pod of the year, as they look into their crystal ball and cast their predictions for who will win what in 2018. We also chat about the return of the Aviva Premiership this weekend, with some huge games across BT Sport. There's the best of...
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What's going on at Saracens?
Ben Kay and Brian O'Driscoll reflect on the latest round of Champions Cup action that included another worrying defeat for defending champions Saracens. The boys also discuss Northampton's decision to part company with long-time director of rugby Jim Mallinder and Ali Eykyn reports from…
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Champions Cup preview with Dallaglio and Mullins
BT Sport's Nick Mullins is joined by two-time European Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio at Richmond FC to preview the third round of the Champions Cup, as we enter the first part of the back-to-back fixtures. There's also an exclusive chat with Munster captain Peter O'Mahony as his side prepare to...
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Who was the real winner in the autumn internationals?
Austin Healey and Lawrence Dallaglio look back on an eventful few weeks of international action and highlight which teams and players have the most reason to celebrate. We also hear from England and Saracens prop Mako Vunipola who was in the studio for this week's Rugby Tonight and Ali Eykyn…
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Transfer season begins early as clubs eye Christmas presents
BT Sport’s Nick Mullins is joined by Ben Kay at Broadstreet RFC to preview the final full round of autumn internationals and round nine of the Aviva Premiership. The guys also chat about the explosion of transfer gossip – some confirmed and some rumoured – over the past week.
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Are France the right hosts for the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
BT Sport's Ben Kay and Austin Healey react to the news that France will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, having beaten rival bids from Ireland and South Africa. They also run the rule over the England squad - including a chat this week with Danny Care and Ben Youngs - as they prepare to take on...
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Can Home Nations upset southern hemisphere rivals?
BT Sport's Ugo Monye and Lawrence Dallaglio preview a busy month of international action, identify who they think will be the key players for England and consider the potential problems that Argentina, Australia and Samoa could pose Eddie Jones' side. The guys also look at the challenges facing...
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Yarde, England squad and Premiership report card
Ben Kay is joined by Austin Healey from Oadby Wyggestonian RFC for an Aviva Premiership status report with the domestic season a third of the way through already. The guys also chat about Marland Yarde’s move to Sale, South Africa’s RWC 2023 hosting hopes and Eddie Jones’ England squad.
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Who deserves a spot in the England squad?
BT Sport's Ugo Monye and Ben Kay preview the announcement of the latest England squad and single out those players they think will feature in Eddie Jones' plans for the clashes with Argentina, Australia and Samoa next month. They also pick through the pieces of a bruising weekend of European…
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Warren Gatland's big week: Lions & his law
Craig Doyle and Brian O'Driscoll are in Dublin to analyse a big week for Lions and Wales coach Warren Gatland, as well as look ahead to all of this weekend's games from the second round of European action.
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Europe's best ready for Champions Cup kick-off
BT Sport's Lawrence Dallaglio and Brian O'Driscoll recall their favourite European Cup memories before previewing the latest battle for Champions Cup glory. We also hear from Saracens hooker Schalk Brits, who was the star guest for the live studio show, and Ulster's Christian Lealiifano opens up…
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Sinckler was silly but sanction was spot on
Ben Kay is joined by Ugo Monye to discuss all the latest Premiership news including Kyle Sinckler's seven-week ban and the unprecedented number of injuries we've seen this season. Danny Cipriani also drops by the studio to offer an insight into Wasps' recent struggles and Saracens duo Jamie…
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Pod On Tour: Bayfs and Ben debate call for school tackle ban
Martin Bayfield is joined by Ben Kay from Market Harborough rugby club for the latest edition of BT Sport’s new-look rugby podcast. The guys give their opinion on the report released this week calling for a ban on tackling and scrums in school rugby and Billy Vunipola’s call for a reduction in…
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Are Exeter still the team to beat?
Austin Healey is joined by Ugo Monye to look ahead to round four of the Aviva Premiership, including a re-run of last year's final between Exeter and Wasps. Harlequins captain and former Wallabies skipper James Horwill is our star studio guest, Alastair Eykyn hears from Exeter's Gareth Steenson…
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Pod on Tour: Premiership goes Stateside
BT Sport’s Nick Mullins is joined by Ugo Monye to preview a bumper weekend of Aviva Premiership action, including Newcastle and Saracens’ game in Philadelphia. Martin Bayfield hears from Gloucester’s new signing, Jason Woodward. And Sarra Elgan goes to Bath to speak with captain Matt Garvey and...
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Ben Foden fronts up after Saints shocker
For week two of our brand new podcast it's Austin Healey's turn to join Ben Kay in the studio for all the best analysis and chat. Ben Foden is the star live guest, with the Saints back fronting up after Northampton's heavy defeat to Saracens in round one of the Aviva Premiership. Ali Eykyn hears...
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New season, new podcast
This season we've got a new look. In addition to all the best bits from our live studio show, we'll also be recording a weekly podcast just for you with two of the Rugby Tonight team. First up, Ugo Monye and Ben Kay are in the hotseat to preview the new Aviva Premiership season. There's an...
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Who will claim Premiership glory - Wasps or Exeter?
Hosts Craig Doyle and Sarra Elgan are joined by top Premiership referee Wayne Barnes and former Wasps lock Simon Shaw for the final show of the season. Resident rugby experts Ben Kay and Austin Healey are also on hand to analyse a thrilling weekend of Premiership semi-final action and preview the...
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Premiership battle down to final four
Host Martin Bayfield is joined by Saracens' Jim Hamilton and resident rugby experts Ben Kay and Austin Healey to reflect on the Premiership side's stunning Champions Cup success against Clermont Auvergne and Stade Francais' victory over Gloucester in the Challenge Cup title-decider. The gang also...
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Will Saracens or Clermont be crowned kings of Europe?
Hosts Craig Doyle and Sarra Elgan are joined Harlequins and Wales' Jamie Roberts and resident rugby experts Ben Kay and David Flatman to preview the Champions Cup final between Clermont Auvergne and Saracens along with the Challenge Cup title decider between Gloucester and Stade Francais. Ahead…
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Saracens and Clermont set up euro showdown
Host Sarra Elgan is joined by Harlequins prop Adam Jones and resident rugby experts Austin Healey and Ben Kay to analyse the Champions Cup semi-finals that saw Saracens and Clermont Auvergne book their places in the Edinburgh finale. The British & Irish Lions and England squad announcements also...
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Saracens set the Champions Cup standard
Host Sarra Elgan is joined by Bath wing Matt Banahan and resident rugby experts Lawrence Dallaglio and Austin Healey to reflect on all the action and drama from the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Saracens star Maro Itoje reflects on his season for club and country while the gang...
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Crunch time in Champions Cup
Hosts Craig Doyle and Sarra Elgan are joined by Brian O'Driscoll and Lawrence Dallaglio to preview this weekend's Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Doyle also visits Leinster and Ali Eykyn drops in on Wasps ahead of their Dublin clash and we also hear from Toulon coach Mike Ford....
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Ireland end England's winning run
Host Craig Doyle is joined by resident rugby experts Brian O'Driscoll and Austin Healey to reflect on the final round of the Six Nations and analyse Ireland's Grand Slam-busting victory over England in Dublin. England Women's Sarah Hunter and Amy Wilson-Hardy also drop by to talk about their Six...
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No-ruck rugby steals all the headlines
Host Martin Bayfield is joined by regular rugby experts Ben Kay and David Flatman to reflects on the latest Six Nations action including Italy's controversial approach to their clash with England at Twickenham. Sarra Elgan and Austin Healey also report from the Matt Hampson 2017 Six Nations…
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Stage set for Wales v England showdown
Former Scotland international Chris Paterson and England cricketer Jonny Bairstow join host Craig Doyle and resident rugby experts Austin Healey and Ben Kay to review the opening round of Six Nations action and look ahead to this weekend's clashes. Nick Mullins visits the England camp ahead of...
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England stick with Hartley as captain
Host Martin Bayfield is joined by regulars Lawrence Dallaglio and Ugo Monye as well as Gloucester hooker Richard Hibbard to reflect on a dramatic final round of pool stage action in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. Ali Eykyn also reports from the launch of this year's Six Nations where Dylan...
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Who will make the Champions Cup quarter-finals?
Hosts Sarra Elgan and Martin Bayfield are joined by Saracens lock Jim Hamilton and resident rugby expert Ben Kay to reflect on the latest Champions Cup action and the battle for a place in the quarter-finals. We also hear from Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend ahead of his side's crunch...
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Battle for European glory resumes
Hosts Sarra Elgan and Craig Doyle are joined by Ulster's Ruan Pienaar, Bristol's Tom Varndell and resident rugby experts Austin Healey and Ben Kay to preview the latest Champions Cup and Challenge Cup action while top referee Wayne Barnes is also on hand to analyse some of the controversial...
About this show
All the best bits from BT Sport’s live rugby studio programme, including interviews with the biggest names in the sport, plus an exclusive weekly chat with two of our team of rugby legends, including Lawrence Dallaglio, Brian O’Driscoll, Ben Kay, Austin Healey and Ugo Monye. They will be analysing all the major talking points and looking ahead to the weekend’s matches from the Aviva Premiership, European Champions Cup and beyond. To get involved tweet @btsportrugby with your questions and be sure to tune in every Wednesday at 8pm on Facebook and Twitter for our live social show.
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