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This is the incredible story of James O'Connor: from being super rugby's youngest ever player, through starting against the Lions, exile in France, arrests, injuries and beating the Springboks - this has to be the craziest career story in rugby union.In this video I tell the tales of James O'Connor from his rise as a wallabies wonderkid to his shock return in 2025 and everything in between. The...

Joe Simmonds is playing exceptionally well for Section Paloise AKA Pau! in this week's episodes we talk about his latest top moments in Pau vs Bayonne in the French Top 14 and deep dive the drama that was Toulouse vs UBB with the help of stats and highlights! Welcome to the TOP 14 Digest! This weekly podcast captures all of the news and results in the world of rugby’s biggest club competition:...

Last weekend the Springboks from South Africa became back to back Rugby Championship champions by beating Los Pumas of Argentina in a historic match held at London's Allianz Stadium aka Twickenham.I was granted exclusive media access for a being the scenes look at how this game went down: what went right, what went wrong and what did we learn from the Rugby Championship 2025 for both Springboks...

Louis Bielle-Biarrey cannot stop scoring! the UBB winger keeps breaking records with his 2 tries against Lyon making him their all time top points scorer just days before he was named French international player of the year. Meanwhile, Boris Segonds' Bayonne sunk Romain Ntamack's Toulouse in a thrilling game and Clermont keep dishing out the points for absolutely French rugby fun!Welcome to the...

We need to talk about USA rugby. World Rugby have revealed a plan to invest $250m into rugby in the USA leading up to the host the rugby world cup on 2031. The news comes at a time when Major League Rugby (MLR) is in crisis thanks to teams shutting down & rugby elsewhere on the American continent appears to have overtake the US. So, what's really happening here and what is the real problem?In...

Ma'a Nonu was still going for Toulon but it wasn't enough to stop them falling to a dramatic defeat in Bayonne in Round 4 of the Top 14 as Joris Segonds nailed a last minute drop goal. meanwhile, UBB lost in Paris again and Racing's Josua Tuisova continues to just be too good! Welcome to the TOP 14 Digest! This weekly podcast captures all of the news and results in the world of rugby’s biggest...

A monthly show running down the biggest rugby union transfer news & gossip. This month we are talking about:- Mark Nawanaqintawase back to Union?- Jac Morgan to quit Welsh rugby?- Scotland issue new women's contracts- R360, MLR & More!Follow me on twitter: https://x.com/HuwGriffinRugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Looking back on France's frustration against England's Red Roses at the Women's Rugby World Cup & R3 of the Top14Welcome to the TOP 14 Digest! This weekly podcast captures all of the news and results in the world of rugby’s biggest club competition: the French Top 14 - Huw and Maz bring English language coverage of all of the biggest talking points in France: games, gossip, controversies and...

Fiji have sewn up a third consecutive Pacific Nations Cup win with victory over Japan in the grand final. Are they now too good for the PNC? Fijian rugby is in the best place it ever has been and they have firmly made the step from T2 nation to T1.Welcome back to the HG Rugby Podcast. The Pacific Nations Cup might not be the competition that gets the most press coverage, certainly not compared to...

Welcome to the TOP 14 Digest! This weekly podcast captures all of the news and results in the world of rugby’s biggest club competition: the French Top 14 - Huw and Maz bring English language coverage of all of the biggest talking points in France: games, gossip, controversies and climaxes. From Paris to Perpignan, we’ve got it covered!What’s new with Toulouse? What did Dupont do this week? Is...