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By the Balls — 185 episodes

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Episode 189: Challenge Cup final preview and more

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Episode 188: Civil War, Devilish Disaster and Pie & Peas

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Episode 187: Implosions, Farces and Back to the Future

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Episode 186: Vegas Baby

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Episode 185: Karl Fitzpatrick

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Episode 184: Richard de la Riviere

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Episode 183: Samoa, Sua'ali'i and Code Wars

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Episode 181: Matt Parcell

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Episode 180: Matt Dufty

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Episode 179: Viva Las Vegas

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Episode 178: Rob Burrow, Tributes and Changes

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Episode 177: Cups, Carty and Coming Up With A Plan

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Episode 176: Rowley, Rohan and Richie

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Episode 175: Money, Media and Mismanagement

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Episode 174: Super League 2024 Season Launch

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Episode 173: New beginnings

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Episode 172: Brett Kearney

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Episode 171: Whitewashes, Magic mayhem and more

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Episode 170: Gareth Ellis

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Episode 169: 2023 Super League Grand Final Preview

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Episode 168: Broadcast deals, Relegation battles and playoff pushes

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Episode 167: Anthony Broxton

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Episode 166: Redemption, Revival and Relegation

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Episode 165: Jon Brady

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Episode 164: Bayley Liu and No Limits

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Episode 163: Success, struggles and streaming

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Episode 161: The Magnificent Seven

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Episode 160: Tom Coyd

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Episode 158: Triumph, tribulations and tributes

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Episode 157: John Minards

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Episode 156: We’re back

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Episode 155: Rugby League World Cup Week 1 wrap

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Episode 154: Terry O’Connor

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Episode 153: 2022 Super League Grand Final Preview

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Episode 152: Departures, Dream Teams and Deciders

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Episode 151: Amy Hardcastle

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Episode 150: Revivals, Relegation and Recruitment

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Episode 149: Patrick Skene and Olsen Filipaina

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Episode 148: Toulouse

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Episode 147: Lindsay, dire Wire and IMG

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Episode 146: Lee Addison

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Episode 145: Super Round-Up

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Episode 144: Cade Cust

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Episode 143: Super League 2022 season preview

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Episode 142: Paul Anderson

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Episode 141: Two Tribes

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Episode 139: Alan Robinson

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Episode 138: Putain d'enfer

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Episode 137: Be My Guest

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Episode 136: Grant Millington

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Episode 135: Rugby League, Ralph Rimmer and the status quo

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Episode 134: The Italian Job

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Episode 133: Troy Grant

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Episode 132: Clint Newton

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Episode 131: What next for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup?

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Episode 130: Kieran Dixon

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Episode 129: Nick Rizzo

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Episode 128: England's All Stars farce, Sinfield's exit and Euros

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Episode 127: Tim Sheens

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Episode 126: Sackings, semis, sin-bins and crying kids

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Episode 125: Jermaine Coleman

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Episode 124: Broadcasting blows, haircuts and handy debuts

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Episode 123: Paul Lakin

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Episode 122: Taylor Regan

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Episode 121: Brendan O'Hagan

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Episode 120: 2021 Super League season preview

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Episode 119: Chris Chester

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Episode 118: Barrie McDermott

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Episode 117: Mitch Garbutt

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Episode 116: TV, turnarounds, trios and ticking clocks

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Episode 115: Thomas Minns

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Episode 114: Josh Reynolds

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Episode 113: Des Foy and X-League

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Episode 112: Joel Thompson

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Epsode 111: Brains, breaking new ground and going backwards

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Episode 110: Liam Claffey

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Episode 108: 2020 Super League grand final preview

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Episode 107: Rugby's concussion and head injury conundrum

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Episode 106: James Graham

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Episode 105: The Complete Rugby Project

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Episode 104: Paul Rowley

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Episode 103: Burgess, balls and the future of Toronto Wolfpack

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Episode 102: James Simpson

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Episode 101: Bailey Wright

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Episode 100: Jodie Cunningham

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Episode 99: Carl Robinson

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Episode 98: Restarts, expansion and wanting leadership

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Episode 97: Hungry like the Wolf?

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Episode 96: The Wigan Way

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Episode 95: Road to Nowhere

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Episode 94: Tyrone McCarthy

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Episode 93: GI, getting back and 'rugba league'

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Episode 92: Rebels, rivals and writing

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Episode 91: Interesting times

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Episode 90: Toddy turfed, player breakdown and NRL return

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Episode 89: The best of the best

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Episode 88: Ghost Town

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Episode 87: Ryan Brierley

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Episode 86: Mike Cooper

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Episode 85: Joey Lussick

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Episode 84: Adam Cuthbertson

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Episode 83: New York, New York

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Episode 82: The World Club Challenge

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Episode 81: Lee Hicken

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Episode 80: Corey Makelim

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Episode 79: Super League 2020 season launch

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Episode 78: Leeds Rhinos special

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Episode 77: 2020 RFL Season Launch

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Episode 76: Daniel McBreen

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Episode 75: Recruitment, review and renewal

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Episode 74: Ups and Downs

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Episode 73: Brian Carney, Take Two

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Episode 72: Gang of Four

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Episode 71: Good governance and getting it right

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Episode 70: Bennett, balls ups, Sonny Bill and salary caps

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Episode 69: Lions On Tour

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Episode 68: Ian Watson Interview

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Episode 67: Sydney

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Episode 66: The Red Devils are rising

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Episode 65: The Saints go marching in

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Episode 64: Ashton Sims

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Episode 63: Rugby Reloaded

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Episode 62: How should we market and promote rugby league?

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Episode 61: Super League semi-finals

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Episode 60: Mark Flanagan and the 1982 Invincibles

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Episode 59: Wire fire, Salford starring and busted Bradford

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Episode 58: Jack Howieson

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Episode 57: The Wembley Challenge

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Episode 56: Finals footy, relegation battles and the promotion pack

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Episode 55: Danny McGuire

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Episode 54: Holbrook heads home, Bradford blow and wonder Women

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Episode 53: Challenge Cup triple-header

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Episode 52: Mark Robertson

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Episode 51: The life and times of Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e

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Episode 50: Relegation, revelation and recruitment

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Episode 49: Steve Price

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Episode 48: Relegation, Smith, Watkins and Wolfpack

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Episode 47: Blake Austin

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Episode 46: Cory Paterson upfront

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Episode 45: Magic or tragic weekend?

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Episode 44: Barcelona and beyond

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Episode 43: Furner rolled, Reds rising, freakish football

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Episode 42: Garry Schofield, The Legend, Part II

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Episode 41: Garry Schofield, The Legend, Part I

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Episode 40: The King and I

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Episode 39: James Ford sit down

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Episode 38: Aussie Abroad Ryan Williams

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Episode 37: Michael Carter chewing the fat

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Episode 36: James Clare talking turkey

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Episode 35: Financial issues, finales and title finishes

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Episode 34: Alan Kilshaw Interview

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Episode 33: Battye, Barba and Beginnings Anew

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Episode 32: Super League New Beginnings

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Episode 31: Championship and League 1 Rugby League special

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Episode 30: Breaking News, Big Papa and Bielsa Breaking Bad

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Episode 29: Cup farce, Sale fracas and football upsets

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Episode 28: Headingley, Heroes and Hearns

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Episode 27: Karl Fitzpatrick and the Wire

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Episode 26: Mick Hogan Interview

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Episode 25: Mark Aston spreads his wings

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Episode 24: Brian Carney pulling no punches

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Episode 23: England emergence, All Blacks arrive and more

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Episode 22: England vs NZ Test series preview

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Episode 21: Mourinho madness, Boro top, union's contact challenge

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Episode 20: Grand Final Special

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Episode 19: Super League Dream Team and semi-final showdown

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Episode 18: Sitting down with Jackson Hastings

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Episode 17: Kenny Dougall Interview

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Episode 16: Ryan Hinchcliffe Uncovered

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Episode 15: Middle Eights machinations, Reds rising and brilliant Blades

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Episode 14: Jon Newcombe Interview

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Episode 13: Sitting down with Sam Moa

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Episode 12: Live from Perpignan

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Episode 11: Damian Irvine Interview

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Episode 10: St Helens boss Mike Rush unplugged

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Episode 9: Klopp’s spending spree, Centurions in crisis, can Huddersfield Town avoid the drop again?

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Episode 8: RFL’s move hits the rim, France victorious, Joshua punches on and Bolting to the A-League

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Episode 7: Football’s really not coming home, Classy Croatia and Gareth's waistcoast wonders

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Episode 6: Rhinos derailed, the return of Sir Kev, Origin Blues, Pivac's Wales and Wimbledon

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Episode 5: Russian roulette, Discussing Denver and time for Bielsa

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Episode 4: Denver, Diving, King Kane and African destruction

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Episode 3: 2018 World Cup Special

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Episode 2: Rectums, Barton, Integrity Units and club vs country battles

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Episode 1.5: A bit more of the first show with the Toronto v Leigh rivalry, Waney and Fast Eddie

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Episode 1: Kicking things off with Kiev and Blackpool