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For The Love Of Rugby

England"s most capped men love rugby. Ben Youngs is a scrum-half so he’s spent most of his 127 games chatting away to team-mates, opposition and referees. His mate Dan Cole is still in the England squad, and has cult hero status thanks to his no-nonsense approach to most of life’s events. They’ve spent 20 years together at Leicester Tigers, toured together for the British and Irish Lions, and now podcast together every week. They"ll bring you their ultimate guide to rugby"s biggest games, give you a

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71:15

Inside The Most Brutal Modern Lions Series: 2009 vs...

For The Love Of Rugby ·

2025/05/28

In 2009 Sir Ian McGeechan came back to save the Lions, four year after their disastrous tour of New Zealand. He initially left Tom Croft out of his squad, but through a combination of hard work, scrabble, Alan Quinlan getting banned and Crofty being in the form of his life - he started the first two tests! It was the most brutal test series we’d ever seen, and in this special episode Crofty takes us inside the squad that took on the world champion Springboks, restored pride in the Lions jersey and

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65:41

Dan Cole Retires: Celebrating the career of an...

For The Love Of Rugby ·

2025/05/27

After 118 caps for England, two British & Irish Lions tours and over 340 appearances for his boyhood club Leicester Tigers, Dan Cole has decided that the time is right to hang up his boots at the end of the season.In this episode, we celebrate the career of a true rugby legend, hear from famous faces from the sport, and discover what comes next for one of England’s greatest ever players. 🏦 Save more, earn more—up to 4.22% AER (variable). Interest rates are tiered, with the top rate for

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47:23

Bordeaux & Bath are Champions of Europe! | What next...

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2025/05/25

Bordeaux Bègles are Champions of Europe after defeating Northampton Saints in the 2025 Investec Champions Cup Final. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have gathered in the virtual For The Love Of Rugby podcast studio to analyse the action. Elsewhere Bath Rugby secured their second trophy of the season as they romped to a win against Lyon in the EPCR Challenge Cup final. Plus, with the news that a Club World Cup is in the works, is this what rugby really needs? 🎮 Play the JAECOO game and win tickets to

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53:29

Sam Underhill: The Art of the Tackle and on for the...

For The Love Of Rugby ·

2025/05/21

Part-time guitarist and full-time tackle monster Sam Underhill joins the show to preview Bath Rugby’s Challenge Cup Final against Lyon on Friday.Sam takes us inside a Bath dressing room that has gone from rock bottom to front runners in the Premiership across just three years, discusses his England Summer Tour ambitions, and just how he became a tackle machine. 🎟️ Get tickets for both European finals here:

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53:35

Rooming with Pollock, Lions forfeits and Alex...

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2025/05/18

Geoff Parling is the new Leicester head coach, Danny Care is retiring and Northampton are trying to win the Investec Champions Cup. Saints, England and Lions scrum-half Alex Mitchell joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to look ahead to Bordeaux in Cardiff this Saturday. Get tickets for both European finals here: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/principalitystadium/Events?preFilter=45&preFilterName=EPCR%20Finals%202025?utm_source=EPCR&utm_campaign=EPCR&utm_medium=webArticle&utm_content=Cardiff%202025 To

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51:00

Scrum 9s: a new rugby format devised & hosted by Dan...

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2025/05/14

Dan Cole is joined by Squidge Rugby to answer your questions!How did Robbie become the world's biggest rugby YouTuber? Do players use stats in their game? And most importantly who would win in a fight between Napoleon or Churchill? 🏦 Save more, earn more—up to 4.22% AER (variable). Interest rates are tiered, with the top rate for balances over £1M. Each tiered rate applies to the portion within that range. New Tide members get these rates free for 6 months; after that, your Tide plan’s rates

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50:23

Genia v Youngs: Enemies Reuinted, and why Australia...

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2025/05/11

Will Genia and Ben Youngs went head to head for England, Australia and the Lions for a decade. In this special episode they tell each other how they prepared to take each other on, analyse the best scrum-halves in the world right now and reflect on the 2013 Lions series in Australia.To get 20% off your first Thriva blood test, click here: thriva.co and use the code LOVEOFRUGBY 🏦 Save more, earn more—up to 4.48% AER (variable). Interest rates are tiered, with the top rate for balances over

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53:20

Lions Squad Special ft. Itoje, Farrell, Genge,...

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2025/05/09

The British & Irish Lions squad to face Australia has been announced and Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are here with the ultimate guide to the team. In this episode we’ll bring you analysis of the final squad and you’ll hear from the coach Andy Farrell; the captain Maro Itoje; Lions Ellis Genge, Ollie Chessum, and Elliot Daly; and oracle Squidge Rugby.🩸 Use code FTLOR to get 20% off your first Thriva blood test: http://thriva.co/ 🏦 Save more, earn more—up to 4.48% AER (variable). Interest rates are

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1:09

Live with the Lions

For The Love Of Rugby ·

2025/05/07

It's the most anticipated day in the rugby calendar as Andy Farrell names his British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer and former Lions Ben Youngs & Dan Cole are watching the action unfold LIVE. You’ll be able to watch all the action from the official announcement, plus our very own For The Love Of Rugby alternative commentary and analysis! Watch from 13:45 UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lOqM-ehd2E&ab_channel=ForTheLoveOfRugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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46:42

Saints Shock Leinster | Europe Is Great Again

For The Love Of Rugby ·

2025/05/04

Northampton Saints deliver one of the great European performances to defeat Investec Champions Cup favourites Leinster in Dublin and reach the final. What now for Leinster? Were they arrogant with their selections? And what does this mean for Sam Prendergast’s British & Irish Lions chances?Andy Farrell names his Lions squad on Thursday, but how many Saints will be in it? Could Henry Pollock have done any more? To get 20% off your first Thriva blood test, click here: thriva.co and use the code

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44:26

The Final Lions Showdown

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2025/04/30

With the British & Irish Lions squad announcement merely a week away, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole assemble in the For The Love Of Rugby studio to preview a massive game of European rugby.There are Lions match-ups galore as Leinster host Northampton Saints in the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals, whilst Jack Willis stakes his claim one final time as his Toulouse outfit travel to Bordeaux Bègles. Meanwhile, in the Challenge Cup Owen Farrell will step out for Racing 92 against Lyon knowing that a

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68:13

The One Where England Win The Grand Slam | Women's...

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2025/04/28

Maud Muir, Sadia Kabeya and Shaunagh Brown are reunited this week to review the final weekend of the Women's Six Nations and unpack their one point thriller against France in Twickenham. How do things change in the run up to the biggest game of the tournament? What was the messaging to the girls at half time? And the biggest question of them all: where do you go ‘out-out' after you win the Six Nations? With Sadia out of the match day squad this week, she got to enjoy life on the other side,

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48:09

Why Big Bums Win Scrums (ft. Julián Montoya)

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2025/04/27

Leicester Tigers & Argentina captain Julián Montoya crashes the podcast this week as Ben Youngs and Dan Cole reflect on life on the road, the fallout from Ben's retirement announcement and answer your burning questions.🎟️ Live Show tickets: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-live 🏦 Save more, earn more—up to 4.48% AER (variable). Interest rates are tiered, with the top rate for balances over £1M. Each tiered rate applies to the portion within that range. New Tide members

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75:41

The Lions Draft | Youngs v Cole v Squidge v Watson

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2025/04/23

Ben Youngs, Dan Cole, Anthony Watson and Squidge Rugby pick their 2025 Lions squads (NFL Draft-style) live on stage at the Clapham Grand in London. Be prepared for Lions stories, arm wrestling and England's most capped male singing Wonderwall in our first ever live show. He might be the only 35 year old man in England who doesn't know the words. Get tickets to our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 To get 20% off your first Thriva blood test, click here: thriva.co and use the code

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67:47

Will England win a Grand Slam? | Women's Six Nations,...

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2025/04/22

Maud Muir and Shaunaugh Brown look ahead to England’s grand slam game against France at Allianz Stadium this weekend. Get tickets to our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 To get 20% off your first Thriva blood test, click here: thriva.co and use the code LOVEOFRUGBY 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 If you want to nominate your local club to take part in THB, here is the link: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our YouTube channel:

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53:40

Ben Youngs Retires: Celebrating the career of...

For The Love Of Rugby ·

2025/04/22

After 127 caps for England and 332 appearances for his boyhood club Leicester Tigers, Ben Youngs has decided that the time is right to hang up his boots at the end of the season. In this episode we celebrate the career of a true rugby legend, hearing from famous faces from the sport, and discover what comes next for one of England’s greatest ever players. 🎟️ Live Show tickets: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-live 🏦 Save more, earn more—up to 4.48% AER (variable)

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1:23

A message from Ben

For The Love Of Rugby ·

2025/04/20

After weeks of hints and speculation, Dan Cole attempts to uncover the truth about Ben Youngs's next move. 📋 Have your say in our FTLOR survey: https://forms.gle/1MQ32bQwxzVKa7B79 ✍️ Subscribe to Coley's newsletter: https://loveofrugby.substack.com/subscribe 📺 Watch For The Love Of Rugby on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 🎟️ Live Show tickets: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-live 🤑 Win money for your rugby club: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 📹

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57:05

French Life with Jonathan Joseph | Beaches, Boeuf &...

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2025/04/16

England rugby legend Jonathan Joseph joins Anthony Watson and Ben Youngs on the For The Love Of Rugby podcast to reveal all about life playing in France's Pro D2, reliving England Grand Slam memories and his ambitions of becoming a coach.🍷 Find out more about JJ & Anthony's testimonial: https://awjj.legends.co.uk/ 🎟️ Live Show tickets: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-live 📋 Have your say in our FTLOR survey: https://forms.gle/1MQ32bQwxzVKa7B79 ✍️ Subscribe to

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56:55

Half Times, Hot Dogs and Zoe NASA Harrison | Women's...

For The Love Of Rugby ·

2025/04/15

Maud Muir is player of the match again, just 24 hours after eating a three-course meal that involved sausage and crêpes. She’s joined by Red Roses team-mate Sadia Kabeya and Shaunagh Brown to break down England’s latest Six Nations win, which was in some doubt at half time against Ireland in Cork. What was said at half time? Who does the talking? And what makes a good team talk? Plus, why is Zoe Harrison like NASA, your questions, and three new jingles for Maud’s Eye View. Get tickets to our

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60:33

Limoncello with the Lions | New Zealand 2017 Tour...

For The Love Of Rugby ·

2025/04/13

Anthony Watson and Dan Cole join Ben Youngs to relive the 2017 British & Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand. The drawn series may have been one of the greatest series in the professional era of rugby, but in this episode, we'll share the off-field moments that make a Lions tour truly unforgettable. 📋 Have your say in our FTLOR survey: https://forms.gle/1MQ32bQwxzVKa7B79 ✍️ Subscribe to Coley's newsletter: https://loveofrugby.substack.com/subscribe 📺 Watch For The Love Of Rugby on YouTube:

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