89 episodes

Join Lawrence Dallaglio and very special guests – from current players and legends to celeb fans, top pundits and sports writers - to chat about all the rugby action. We’ll be tackling the latest news and views and sharing some great stories.
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Evening Standard Rugby Podcast with Lawrence Dallaglio The Standard

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Join Lawrence Dallaglio and very special guests – from current players and legends to celeb fans, top pundits and sports writers - to chat about all the rugby action. We’ll be tackling the latest news and views and sharing some great stories.
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    The Premiership Returns and Marlie Packer on the W6N & 100 caps

    The Premiership Returns and Marlie Packer on the W6N & 100 caps

    Lawrence Dallaglio, Steve Cording and Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, assess the return of the Premiership as the clubs face 'The Run-In’ to the end of the season. 
    In light of comments from an incident at The Showdown between Saracens and Harlequins, Lawrence explains the relationship between broadcasters and TMOs, and reveals where he’d place Owen Farrell in the list of Saracens greatest ever players. Plus the guys discuss whether Zach Mercer's continued standout performance for Gloucester is enough for Steve Borthwick to come calling and look ahead to the next round of Premiership action, predicting their winners for this weekend. 
    And with the start of the Women’s Six Nations, Red Roses captain Marlie Packer joins the podcast to talk about the tournament, as she shares what’s changed since head coach, John Mitchell, took up the reins and how she celebrated her 100th cap with a post-match musical performance.
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    • 35 min
    Six Nations Finale with guest George Kruis

    Six Nations Finale with guest George Kruis

    Lawrence and Steve welcome former Saracens and England lock, George Kruis, to the studio for a chat as they round up the end of the Six Nations and look ahead to the return of the Premiership, with special focus on The Showdown between Saracens and Harlequins.
    George explains his role as line out consultant to the England team, why he feels the team’s future is so bright, and what drives the culture at his former club, Saracens. He also talks about his business fourfive.com and what he’s learned most in his transition from locker room to boardroom. Check out an exclusive discount code for listeners to the pod (see below.) 
    Plus Lawrence tells us who he thinks are the real winners of this year’s Six Nations, why Warren Gatland should stay in charge at Wales and whether Scotland have peaked with their performance. 
    Lol and Steve are also joined by Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, who reveals his retirement conversation with Danny Care and which basketball star Steve Borthwick has been quoting in his post match interviews. Nick also looks ahead to the start of the Women’s Six Nations and updates us on the latest news about the possible return of London Irish. 
    In partnership with QBE Business Insurance and Voxpod Studios. 
    For a 25% discount on FourFive products use the code rugby25 at checkout on fourfive.com This code applies to first-time purchasers only. Excludes items already discounted such as sale items, bundles and subscriptions.  

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    • 44 min
    Six Nations Round 4 with guest Gordon D’Arcy

    Six Nations Round 4 with guest Gordon D’Arcy

    Lawrence and Steve are joined by former Leinster and Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy, as they review Saturday’s Six Nations Round 4 contest at Twickenham. Gordon shares his insight into where England most disrupted Ireland’s game plan, which of the men in white had the biggest impact on the field and how the Ireland team will now be preparing against Scotland in a bid to retain the championship title. 
    Steve shares the good and the bad of his match day experience at Twickenham, and asks Lawrence to explain his Instagram antics from the final whistle. 
    Plus the Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, is on hand to discuss whether England now have to cast off their tag of ‘underdog’ as they face France, who Ben Earl’s post match reaction was aimed at, and why Wales should be feeling positive about their campaign despite facing a wooden spoon play off against Italy. 
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    • 38 min
    Six Nations Preview of England v Ireland with Ben Kay

    Six Nations Preview of England v Ireland with Ben Kay

    Lawrence and Steve are joined by Ben Kay as they look ahead to Round 4 of the Six Nations, with a specific focus on Saturday's England v Ireland game at Twickenham.
    Ben offers his assessment on the tournament to date, shares which players he considers have the ‘stardust’ that England need, and reveals his opinion on how England should be approaching the game. 
    Plus Lawrence explains how it works when teams practice their attack and questions whether Steve Borthwick has been trying to change too many aspects of the gameplan at once.
    The QBE Predictor forecasts the results from Round 4, as Lawrence and Ben also make their predictions. 
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    • 29 min
    Six Nations with special guest Cadan Murley

    Six Nations with special guest Cadan Murley

    Lawrence and Steve are joined by Harlequins’ winger, Cadan Murley, as they discuss the results from Round 3 of the Six Nations. 
     
    Cadan chats about his recent experience with the England A team, his on-going conversations with Steve Borthwick, and what he thinks about the drinking culture at Twickenham Stadium. He also confirms which team mate he clean bowled in a game of cricket last week, and shares his hopes for the upcoming Big Summer Kick Off against Northampton Saints. For tickets visit https://www.eticketing.co.uk/harlequins
     
    Plus Lawrence, Steve and the Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, dissect England’s defeat at Murrayfield, debate what is and isn’t working for the team and what changes might or should happen ahead of their next game against Ireland. 
     
    The QBE Predictor is back in action, revealing the forecast for Round 4. Do you agree with the predicted scores?
     
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    • 37 min
    Six Nations & the Calcutta Cup with John Barclay

    Six Nations & the Calcutta Cup with John Barclay

    Lawrence Dallaglio and Steve Cording are joined by former Scotland captain, John Barclay, as they look ahead to this weekend’s Six Nations games with a special focus on the Calcutta Cup fixture at Murrayfield on Saturday. 
     
    John offers his thoughts on Scotland’s campaign so far, how he believes they’ll handle England’s blitz defence and which players he’d select for their starting back row line up. He also shares his memories of Scotland’s famous win in 2018, including where he was when the pre-match ’scuffle in the tunnel’ broke out, and reveals which surprising guests ended up in the dressing room to celebrate the victory.
     
    Lol and Steve also chat about the Premiership Cup semi-finals and what the future might hold for Ealing Trailfinders, plus they’re joined by the Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, as they discuss the latest team news from the England camp and examine exactly what England need to do to win this weekend. 
     
    And the QBE Predictor is back in action - will everyone agree with the forecast?
     
    In partnership with QBE Business Insurance and Voxpod Studios.

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    • 35 min

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