The Scrum Down with Alex Corbisiero

The Scrum Down with Alex Corbisiero

The Scrum Down with Alex Corbisiero features regular guest Jonathan Fisher and input from other current Premiership Rugby players. A conversation on all things Rugby related from a player's point of view.

Episodes

London Irish to Administration and Season's Scrum Down to a Close

June 7, 2023 • 45 mins
As this season of the Scrum Down comes to the close, we are sadly marking it with the historic event of London Irish entering administration. In a season which has seen a fantastic Rugby product on the field and lots of success across different formats of the game, it has been blighted by the situations of Wasps, Worcester Warriors and sadly now, London Irish. Alex Corbisiero is joined by BBC Rugby Correspondent Chris Jones, to c...
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Season’s Conclusion and Possibly The London Irish with Chris Jones

June 1, 2023 • 41 mins
The Gallagher Premiership season may be over, but there is still a lot of confusion and questions over the future of London Irish. Corbs is joined by the BBC’s Chris Jones, to discuss the latest stories, following on from a conditional extension from the RFU possibly being broken, and how that may affect the fate of the club in the near future.
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The RFU Deadline and Premiership Final Preview with Alex Lowe and Ross Hamilton

May 24, 2023 • 45 mins
This week on the Scrum Down we continue to cover the developing ownership situation at London Irish, with only a matter of days remaining before the RFU's deadline for Irish to play in the league next year hits. To cover this, Alex Lowe joins again, fresh from a trip to Dublin where he watched the Champions Cup, and then we focus on Twickenham and the forthcoming Premiership Final between Saracens and Sale, and to preview the matc...
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The Highs and Lows of The Premiership Part 2

May 18, 2023 • 46 mins
Ross Hamilton is back on the Scrum Down to review the semi-final games in the Premiership over the weekend with Saracens and Northampton Saints facing off as well as Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers. And Alex Lowe is back as we keep on the pulse of the London Irish story, with more clarity on the ownership situation as well as the league preparing contingencies and setting deadliness for the situation to be resolved.
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The Highs and Lows of The Premiership with Alex Lowe and Ross Hamilton

May 10, 2023 • 51 mins
On this weeks Scrum Down we look at both the exciting and worrying sides of the Premiership, with Alex Lowe joining to talk about the concerns that are still causing problems at London Irish as well as the latest developments with Worcester Warriors and Wasps. And then Ross Hamilton joins to go through the Premiership semi-finals by the numbers as we anticipating an exciting set of matches with Saracens taking on Northampton and S...
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Trouble Arising in The London Irish with Alex Lowe

May 3, 2023 • 39 mins
Alex Lowe joins Corbs to discuss what’s happening at London Irish where the players have not been paid their wages for April. As we’ve had in previous episodes of the Scrum Down, Alex Lowe is the man in the know in the UK to bring us the inside info at the troubled clubs - as he has done with Worcester Warriors and Wasps so far this season. They discuss the status of the takeover deal, the best and worst case scenarios for the club...
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RFU Updates and Premiership Semi-Final Previews with Alex Lowe and Chris Jones

April 26, 2023 • 46 mins
On this weeks Scrum Down, Chris Jones and Alex Lowe both join to discuss the big rugby news topics in the UK. They carry on the discussion from last week following Jack Nowell’s tweet and subsequent disciplinary action, before looking ahead to the upcoming semi-finals and discussing if anyone can stop Saracens, they then discuss the RFU’s changes to the tackle height law in the community game following last years poorly handled an...
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State of The Premiership with Alex Lowe

April 20, 2023 • 44 mins
This week's Scrum Down sees the return of Alex Lowe to the podcast, to discuss the state of Premiership Rugby in the UK. From the playoff race to sending-offs and possible bans for Twitter comments, to the future of the league itself with a possible drop to 10 teams including an update on Worcester and Wasps as well as future collaboration with the RFU to strengthen the state of the game in England.
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USA's Kristi Kirshe on Eagles' World Cup Qualification and The Champions Cup

April 12, 2023 • 36 mins
On this weeks Scrum Down, Corbs runs through the past weeks action in the Heineken Champions Cup, discussing travel issues and wage disparities in the teams before touching on his thoughts on what English rugby needs to change and integrate between league and national team to benefit the sport. And then we are joined by USA 7s Eagle Kristi Kirshe to react to USA securing Olympic qualification, their growth as team this year on and...
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Chunya Munga of The London Irish

March 29, 2023 • 34 mins
London Irish’ Chunya Munga joins Corbs on The Scrum Down fresh off his 50th appearance for the club, the two react to Irish’s big win over Northampton, back to back Premiership Cup Final defeats, the success of the London Irish Academy, the run in to the playoffs ahead for London Irish with two big games remaining and much much more.
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Six Nations Championship Recap with Ross Hamilton

March 22, 2023 • 39 mins
For the final time in 2023, The Scrum Down focusses on the Six Nations which has been won by Ireland, who also won a Grand Slam. Corbs is joined again by Ross Hamilton to break down the numbers from the final round, evaluate the teams and see their progress throughout the tournament as well as look at some of the key stats that have determined the outcome of the competition.
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Six Nations by The Numbers Round 4

March 15, 2023 • 47 mins
We continue our series of ‘Six Nations by The Numbers’ joined by analyst Ross Hamilton to look at a huge 4th round of the Competition where England got a huge wake-up call, Wales finally found winning form and Ireland continued on their way towards a grand slam. Ross and Corbs disect the weekends matches before looking ahead to the next round of the competition.
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Six Nations Round 4 Preview

March 7, 2023 • 39 mins
Round 4 of the Six Nations take place this coming weekend - so continue our run of ‘six nations by the numbers’ podcasts, analyst Ross Hamilton is back with Corbs to look ahead to the key statistics that could make the difference between the teams in the tournament this weekend.
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94: Six Nations Breakdowns and Fallouts with Ross Hamilton and Chris Jones

March 1, 2023 • 46 mins
Ross Hamilton is back on the pod to go breakdown the key numbers and stats from each game from the 3rd round of the Six Nations with Alex reacting and adding his insight. And then to talk Six Nations news story’s Alex is joined by the returning Chris Jones of the BBC, they discuss the Welsh player strike drama from last week, the state of the Welsh Team and rugby in Wales, Marcus Smith being dropped and assess Borthwick’s rebuild...
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93: Six Nations Match-Up Analysis & Incoming LA 7's with Ross Hamilton and Joe Schroeder

February 21, 2023 • 44 mins
This weeks Scrum Down looks ahead to the third round of the Six Nations with analyst Ross Hamilton. We study the Six Nations match ups by the numbers to see where teams are performing best, how they’re styles match up and what will be the key statistics that could decide the games. And then Joe Schroeder from the Men's USA Sevens joins for a look ahead to the LA Sevens at the weekend as well as talking about the release of ‘The P...
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92: Six Nations analysis by the numbers, with Ross Hamilton and Luke Fitzgerald

February 14, 2023 • 51 mins
Following the 2nd round of matches at the Six Nations over the weekend, former Ireland international Luke Fitzgerald joins us on the Scrum Down to discuss Ireland - the standout team of the competition so far. After that, Rugby statistician and performance analyst Ross Hamilton is on the show to break down all of the key numbers across the weekend and to analyze the performance of each team in the six nations from a data point of ...
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91: Six Nations Opening Weekend with Blaire Cowan and Chris Jones

February 8, 2023 • 52 mins
The Six Nations began in dramatic fashion with Scotland keeping hold of the Calcutta cup following victory over England. To react to this and gloat, Corbs is joined again by former Scotland International, Blair Cowan - who earns the podcasts bragging rights after a correct prediction last episode. And then Chris Jones of the BBC joins to summarize the rest of the opening weekend, talk England coach changes and selection for Italy...
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90: RFU tackle height and Six Nations preview with Blaire Cowan, Luke Fitzgerald and Alex Lowe

January 31, 2023 • 64 mins
This weeks pod features 3 guests as Alex Lowe joins us to revisit the ongoing saga regarding tackle height and the RFU in the UK, before we transition into the 6 nations. Alex talks about the current situation with England’s team and their chances heading into the tournament, and we also get a Scottish and Irish perspective with former Scottish international Blair Cowan and former Ireland international Luke Fitzgerald joining to t...
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'89: USA Success at Hamilton 7's & RFU Rulings

January 25, 2023 • 49 mins

2:00 Alex Lowe

2:47 - Tackle Height changes and Upraor

6:33 - why is the RFU doing this now?

10:31 - Double Tackle Laws

13:00 - Will the rules reduce concussion?

14:22 - When will this filter into the professional game?

18:08 - Law Changes overshadowing the Six Nations

24:00 - Sam Sullivan & Cheta Emba

24:20 - Looking ahead to Sydney

25:13 - Looking back at Hamilton Silver

27:31 - Changes from last season

31:11 - Perfect time for possible Oly...

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'88: Eddie Jones Update + Borthwick's First Squad Revealed

January 16, 2023 • 54 mins

01:47 - Eddie Jones News

06:46 - Should the RFU have prevented Eddie Jones’ switch?

12:40 - A Strong Australia squad going forward

17:20 - Will Eddie Jones and Warren Gatland both fulfil their 5 year plans?

24:00 - Sinfield and Borthwick announcing 6 nations team

30:40 - England Squad Selections

38:42 - England's captaincy and Owen Farell

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