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Rucks, Mauls & Oval Balls

Rucks, Mauls & Oval Balls

Welcome to Rucks Mauls & Oval Balls, the ultimate podcast for all things English rugby! Hosted by two former university teammates who shared the pitch and forged a lasting bond, this show takes you behind the scenes of the rugby world, blending insightful analysis with a shared passion for the sport. Each episode dives deep into the game, with a special focus on statistics, player performance, team dynamics, and match breakdowns. Whether you"re a die-hard fan or new to the game, Rucks, Mauls

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S2 Ep 29 - Lawes Is Back & So Is The Champions Cup

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2026/04/08

Send us a text... thoughts, feelings & feedback are all welcome! We will address them on the podcast! Courtney Lawes is coming back to Premiership Rugby, and I’m equal parts delighted and furious. We unpack why a 37-year-old can still be a difference maker, why Sale landing him changes the feel of their recruitment overnight, and how quickly England should be picking up the phone if they want more bite, edge, and week-to-week consistency in the pack. From there we zoom out to the busine...

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S2 Ep 28 - Prem Rugby Big Game Bonanza Weekend & The...

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2026/04/01

Send us a text... thoughts, feelings & feedback are all welcome! We will address them on the podcast! 🎧 Thanks for tuning in to the Rucks, Mauls & Oval Balls Podcast! 📲 Stay connected with us on social media for behind-the-scenes content, hot takes, and episode updates: Instagram: @rucksmaulsovalballsTwitter/X: @RMOB_RugbyTikTok: @rmob_rugbyYouTube: Rucks, Mauls & Oval Balls Podcast📬 Got a question, comment, or just want to rant about your club’s form? Email us at:

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S2 Ep 27 - The Pragmatic Prem: A New Prem Rugby Era?

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2026/03/25

Send us a text... thoughts, feelings & feedback are all welcome! We will address them on the podcast! No relegation, franchise-style planning, and a Premiership Rugby “reset” that could change English rugby for the next decade. We get straight into what the new structure really signals: less pretending, more long-term certainty, and a clearer pitch to investors who want to know what they’re buying into. We talk expansion timelines, why 2030 matters, and how a smart map (not just a bigger...

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S2 Ep 26 - Six Nations Super Saturday Sojourn

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2026/03/18

Send us a text... thoughts, feelings & feedback are all welcome! We will address them on the podcast! Ninety-four points in Paris will do funny things to your mood as an England fan. One minute we’re watching England finally play with ambition, carry hard, and move the ball like a proper Test side. The next, we’re staring at another late swing, another lesson in game management, and Thomas Ramos doing what Thomas Ramos does from the tee. We take Super Saturday in order and pull out what...

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S2 Ep 25 - Forza Italia & Up The Scotland... Less...

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2026/03/11

Send us a text... thoughts, feelings & feedback are all welcome! We will address them on the podcast! A weekend of rugby made one truth impossible to ignore: courage and clarity beat caution every time. We open with Ireland steadying their identity against a ferocious Welsh defence, where McCloskey’s carrying and Gibson-Park’s tempo rekindled the familiar squeeze-and-strike rhythm. Wales brought heart and heft, racking up outrageous tackle numbers and unveiling a front row with bite. Rhy...

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S2 Ep 24 - England Exposed, Ireland Composed

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2026/02/25

A week that began with jokes about sore calves and team-name puns turned into one of our frankest breakdowns yet. We open with the biggest off-field story: reports that the RFU council is set to back a franchise model, pausing promotion and relegation while plotting a path to expanded conferences by 2030. We explore why this shift might be necessary to stabilise the Premiership, how it could revive clubs and regions starved of investment, and what’s at risk when British sport’s cherished jeop...

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S2 Ep 23 - England In Reverse, France In A Different...

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2026/02/18

A round of Six Nations rugby that felt like a truth serum: Italy no longer “plucky,” England stuck in the wrong gear, and France blending steel with swagger. We open in Dublin, where Italy’s identity is no longer a theory but a threat. Their scrum rattled Ireland, their defence held shape under pressure, and their attack showed an all-court game that creates, not just reacts. Ireland got home, but only after a pivotal halfback switch injected clarity and width—raising tough questions about se...

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S2 Ep 22 - France Flex, Italy Ignite & England Efficient

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2026/02/11

A night in Marseille told a bigger story: France didn’t just beat Ireland, they showed how to turn slow phases into strike ball against an elite defence. We walk through the blueprint — tall, mobile back-row hybrids, ruthless ruck speed, and a 10–15 axis where Jalibert and Ramos dictate choice after choice. When a pack offers three or four live options every touch, the defence tires in the body and the mind. That’s how 36-14 happens — and why it might keep happening. Across a sodden Rome, It...

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S2 Ep 21 - Six Nations One Podcast

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2026/02/04

A shock retirement, a tournament on edge, and three games that could rewrite the pecking order—this Six Nations kickoff special goes deep where the headlines meet the hard questions. We start by reflecting on Uini Atonio’s sudden exit and what he changed about front-row play: mass with skill, power with evolution. From there, we chart the tournament’s pressure points: England’s shift from blunt force to clean edges, France’s selection theatre and the tantalising promise of a Dupont–Jalibert–R...

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S2 Ep 20 - RFU Strategic Plans Enough To Bring In The...

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2026/01/28

Two truths collided this week: English rugby is trying to grow up fast, and the Premiership is a brutal teacher. We open with a Barking away day and a soon-to-be dad’s “one last season?” question, then jump into England’s Six Nations squad with calm heads—celebrating Greg Fisilau’s fit for a flexible back row and a front row picked as a unit, not a collection of names. The real intrigue sits off the pitch too: the RFU’s northern strategy around Yorkshire, a schools-first plan to add 50,000 pl...

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S2 Ep 19 - Transfers, Try-Fests & Turmoil

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2026/01/21

A weekend of rugby that actually moved the needle: transfers shifting the Premiership landscape, a coaching carousel with Razor-sized implications, and European performances that exposed who’s real and who’s bluffing. We open with the Newcastle Red Bulls’ rebuild and why their layered signings suggest a club planning for a full-season grind, not just headline moments. Then we zoom out to the wider market—big moves at Leicester, Gloucester’s added grunt, and Bath’s strategic silence—before ask...

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S2 Ep 18 - Champions Cup Conundrum: Prem Power, South...

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2026/01/14

A stormy European weekend delivered clarity and chaos in equal measure. Saracens dragged Toulouse into a classic slugfest and found a way, Bordeaux lit up Bordeaux with ruthless counter-punching against Northampton, and the Bulls shipped 61 at altitude as Bristol ran riot. We connect the dots you care about: why Premiership sides are winning more, how Top 14 mid‑table priorities skew European intent, and what South African away selections are really telling us about this format. We start wit...

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S2 Ep 17 - Gloucester Gloom Grows Whilst Saints Style...

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2026/01/07

A sold-out Kingston Park, a year-long drought snapped, and a recruitment plan that actually makes sense—Newcastle’s resurgence sets the tone for a week where club identity matters more than hype. We unpack how the Red Bull-backed project is prioritising prime-age talent, robust coaching, and behind-the-scenes investment that turns travel, data and welfare into wins. It’s not about Galácticos; it’s about a system that survived a storm and put Gloucester to the sword. From there, we turn the l...

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S2 Ep 16 - Rucks, Mauls & Oval Balls 2025 Rugby Wrap...

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2025/12/31

Joined by Mark Williams from MWRUGBYCOACHING Two hours of rugby without the fluff: we look back at 2025’s biggest swings and set our stall out for 2026. From the Lions’ series win to Elliot Daly breaking French hearts, from Bath’s irresistible maul to Saints’ statement in Europe, we map the moments that mattered and why they’ll shape the year ahead. We get into the rise of Steve Borthwick’s England and the culture piece that actually makes teams better, drawing on coach Mark Williams’ work a...

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S2 Ep 15 - Wild Weekend Where Exeter Stun Saracens &...

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2025/12/24

A weekend that felt like a pressure test for the Premiership delivered on every front. Leicester bullied the basics and shredded Gloucester’s confidence, Exeter turned the StoneX into a second-half workshop, Saints ran riot against a leggy Sale, Bristol lit up Big Game while Quins wilted, and Bath rolled out an eight-man bench detonation that shows exactly why they’re so hard to live with. We also talk transfer tremors—Tommaso Menoncello to Toulouse and Siya Kolisi’s rumoured return to the St...

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S2 Ep 14 - Franchises For Prem & Fixing Faltering...

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2025/12/17

A pint-soaked weekend in Cork quickly gives way to the biggest question in English rugby: is a sealed Premiership the only path to stability? We don’t dodge it. We weigh romance versus reality, outline how a franchise model can expand into Yorkshire and the southeast without ripping clubs from their roots, and sketch a ten-year roadmap that funds academies, powers a revived A‑League, and reconnects the Championship to meaningful, high-standard rugby. Investors want certainty; fans want honest...

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S2 Ep 13 - Champions Cup Mega Pod

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2025/12/10

European rugby didn’t whisper this weekend—it roared. We dive straight into a Champions Cup slate packed with statement wins, shock upsets, and a few uncomfortable truths about where the competition stands. From the moment Sale’s injuries met Glasgow’s 25‑minute surge, the theme was clear: momentum punishes hesitation, and the best sides control the tempo. We unpack Saracens suffocating Clermont at the set piece, Leinster’s seamless power with Quins fighting for a deserved bonus point, and B...

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S2 Ep 12 - Saints Stumbled, Harlequins Humbled, R360...

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2025/12/03

A week off and the rugby world refused to sit still. We kick things off with the headlines: R360’s two‑year delay and why the money never looked real, a quietly improving Premiership balance sheet that’s letting clubs hand out deals to 2029, London Irish stirring again, and ITV nabbing England tests for free‑to‑air. Great for reach—so long as the coverage upgrades from remote sofas to real insight on the touchline. From there, the pitch does the talking. Newcastle’s Red Bulls era already hin...

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S2 Ep 11 - Bomb Squad, Pom Squad & Los Bombas

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2025/11/19

A 12–0 hole against the All Blacks usually means lights out. Not this time. We break down how England wrestled control back at Twickenham: Ford’s cold-blooded drop goals, a backline reshuffle that added real speed with Marcus Smith at 15, and a pack that went from shaky lineouts to statement scrums. Dingwall and Lawrence offered balance and bite in midfield, while Underhill and Earl set the tone with dominant contact and tireless carrying. It wasn’t perfect, but it was organised, ruthless, an...

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S2 Ep 10 - Fiji Frights & Pom Squad Delights

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2025/11/12

A bright afternoon in Bath set the scene for a tougher truth: cohesion beats potential. We walk through England A’s sobering loss to a slick New Zealand XV and pull out what matters for selection, development, and how fast “promising” becomes “test-ready.” Two names rose above the noise — Ollie Hassell-Collins under the high ball and Tom Pearson around the breakdown — but the wider lesson was clearer still: the basics decide everything when pressure bites. Switching to Twickenham, we break d...

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