The Telegraph Rugby Podcast

The Lions have won their series against Australia after producing a sensational comeback in Melbourne on Saturday!

Charles and Charlie unpack the game and where it was won for Andy Farrell's side, and where it was possibly lost by the Wallabies.

We ask if Jac Morgan was lucky not to be penalised for his clearout in the final minutes of the game and if Dan Sheehan's try was within the rules of the game.

As for Australia, we...

Charles Richardson is joined by Charlie Morgan to reflect on the Lions win over the First Nations Pasifika XV in their final midweek match.

The match was seen as a final opportunity for some fringe players to stake their claim for Test selection on Saturday morning but few put their hand up in the narrow victory.

Owen Farrell impressed playing at inside centre and we ask if his performance was enough to see him break into the...

The Lions are 1-0 in the Test series against Australia!

Alan and Charlie reflect on the match in Brisbane where the Lions overpowered the Wallabies. The Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs checks in from the Suncorp Stadium and is full of praise for Tom Curry, who was sensational after having his selection doubted.

There's also praise for his back row partner Tadhg Beirne, who was named the official ma...

Alan and Charlie reflect on the Lions thrashing of the Australia/New Zealand invitational on Saturday morning in Adelaide.

The Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs checks in after Andy Farrell's post match press conference to deliver news of Garry Ringrose's injury which has ruled him out of the opening test next Saturday.

There's praise for Huw Jones who could start at outside centre in Ringrose absence, elsewhe...

Alan and Charlie unpack the latest Lions win down under over the Brumbies in Canberra!

Andy Farrell picked what many considered to be his strongest side on Wednesday morning but the de facto Test team failed to fully click in a number of areas.

The biggest concern came in the first half when full-back Blair Kinghorn was taken off with an injury leaving the Lions looking very light at full-back. Our Chief Rugby Correspondent G...

Alan and Charlie pick the bones out of the latest Lions win down under, their third in a row, but by far their most unconvincing.

The Telegraph's chief rugby correspondent Gavin Mairs joins the show from Sydney to offer us his thoughts on the disjointed performance and who in particular played themselves out of the test picture.

Despite the performance, there is praise for the set piece, both the scrum and lineout were impres...

The Lions are 2/2 down under!

Alan and Charlie reflect on another comfortable win for Andy Farrell's side who put 50 points past the Queensland Reds on Wednesday morning. The Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs joins the guys from the Suncorp Stadium to reflect on the win and also discuss the impact Elliot Daly's injury could have on the squad and where it leaves their options at full back.

There's also high pr...

The Lions are up and running Down Under! 

Join Alan Dymock and Charlie Morgan for reaction and analysis to the British and Irish Lions' emphatic 54-7 win over the Western Force.

We also check in with the Telegraph's Chief Rugby Correspondent Gavin Mairs from the Optus Stadium to get his verdict on the win.

There is praise for Henry Pollock, who was involved in almost everything both good and bad, while Ireland's Joe M...

The Telegraph Rugby Podcast is back ahead of the 2025 British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia!

Alan Dymock, Charlie Morgan and Charles Richardson pick the bones out of an opening game defeat for Andy Farrell's side who were beaten 28-24 by Argentina in Dublin.

They take a look at what went wrong on the night, and what positives there were to take out of the game with a number of players putting their hand up for test spot d...

Ben, Charlie and Charles look back on the final round of the Six Nations which saw France crowned champions following a comfortable home win over Scotland.

Elsewhere England produced a stunning display away in Cardiff to end their campaign in style, and heap more misery on Wales, meanwhile Ireland laboured to a win away in Rome

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We take a closer look at the general health of the England squad following the tournament and whose st...

Ben, Charlie and Charles reflect on a decisive round four of the Six Nations where France dispatched Grand Slam chasing Ireland in Dublin.

Charles was in Dublin to witness the scintillating display from the French and in particular their flying winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey.

We also discuss how damaging the defeat could be for the Irish who were expected to dominate the Lions tour this Summer, will Andy Farrell have to re think...

Ben, Charlie and Charles build up to the return of the Six Nations this weekend after the final fallow week of the tournament.

Next up for England is a home clash with Italy, and we discuss if we will see something different from England's attack at the weekend following a pragmatic approach last time out against Scotland.

We kick things off with the standout tie of the round between Ireland and France, a win for either side ...

Ben, Charlie and Charles reflect on round three of the Six Nations where England saw off Scotland by a single point to win the Calcutta Cup!

Despite the win, there was a chorus of boos from the home crowd, who were voicing their discontent at England's style of play and overall performance. We discuss if the criticism of England's win is fair, or if fans should be a little more realistic with their expectations given England's r...

Ben, Charlie and Charles look ahead to round three of the Six Nations and in particular the Calcutta Cup clash between England and Scotland.

Gregor Townsend's side are chasing a fifth consecutive win in the fixture but need to improve from their last outing against Ireland. England will be hoping to build on their last gasp win over France in round two.

Former Scotland fly-half Duncan Hodge was the star of this fixture 25 yea...

Ben, Charlie and Charles reflect on the second round of the 2025 Six Nations where England came from behind to see off favourites France at Twickenham!

Fin Smith impressed on his first Six Nations start, the Northampton man was named man of the match and we discuss how his performance will influence Steve Borthwick's selection at fly half for the remainder of the tournament.

Elsewhere Scotland's miserable run against Ireland ...

Ben, Charlie and Charles reflect on the opening round of Six Nations where Ireland came from behind in Dublin to see off England in the standout fixture of the weekend

It was a familiar story for Steve Borthwick's side who produced an impressive opening half before fading in the second and ultimately surrendering their lead again.

We take a look at what worked, what didn't, and what can be done this weekend against France to ...

Ben, Charlie and Charles are back ahead of the 2025 Six Nations and ahead of kick off we are joined by a very special guest, England head coach Steve Borthwick!

He joins us to look ahead to England's campaign, discuss this weekend's opponents Ireland and also his memories of the tournament growing up

Elsewhere the guys analyse Borthwick's team selection this weekend and his decision to opt for a 6/2 split on the bench

We a...