The Rig Biz Podcast

After 5 years of trying we're delighted to be joined by the wonderful Spencer Matthews to celebrate his incredible life so far which has taken him from being the bad boy on Made In Chelsea to overcoming serious addictions to now being the ultimate chassis' running incredible distances and undertaking serious challenges. Today we discuss all his incredible stories and much more.....enjoy!
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Today we're joined by Englands most capped ever captain and our 2nd most successful leader of all time in World Rugby Hall of Famer Will Carling, who led us to 3 Grandslams and a World Cup Final. However his career wasn't without controversy, getting sacked as captain by the RFU President for physically and verbally assaulting them, getting slated by Sir Ian McGheechan for not trying when he played for the Lions, quitting as a Harlequins player when he disagreed with the coach and much more. However, he was part of Englands resurgence as a great rugby team in the late 80...

Guys, get hold of tickets for our last ever show with the wonderful England and Lions legend Anthony Watson plus some special guests, followed by Ireland vs England on a 25ft Screen. 

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Happy Boxing Day to you all and we hope you had a fabulous Christmas, today we bring you a little Boxing Day Special, where we review the best bits of 2024, give each other Christmas presents and then get live updates from Archie's epic Great Western Christmas Day run.
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Today we're joined by 3 times ex amateur boxing champion and now 2 times Boxing Trainer of the year Shane McGuigan to get all his greatest stories and insight from helping 9 boxers become world champions! From growing up the son of one of Britains greatest ever boxers in Barry McGuigan, to working with the likes of; David Haye, Carl Frampton, Daniel Dubois and even Freddie Flintoff. He reveals why he left Dubois for dead, why Anthony Joshua is now hopeless and much more.....
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We're delighted to be joined for a 3rd time by the legendary broadcaster and current host of Soccer Saturday; Simon Thomas to discuss his crazy last couple of years, celebrate the Rig Biz and pick out some crazy stories from his days working for Blue Peter. Be warned Archie has just come from a client lunch at Blacklock and is incredibly drunk!
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After 5 years of bringing you the biggest names and loosest banter on the circuit, we're joined for the very last time by our most popular ever guest in The Fridge aka James Haskell. Everything's discussed from; dating, the royal family, Tindall nearly killing Payno, Greg Wallace, Vauxhall's sauna's and much more.....
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For the last time ever we're joined by our most ever capped guest in Freddie Burns to give us an update on life in Japan and a review of the Autumn Nations Cup. We hear about tragic dating stories with local girls, sex hotels, Fake Taxi escapades, a ridiculously loose night out with the All Blacks and much more....
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Today we're joined by Wales and Lions legend Alex Cuthbert to discuss the shocking state of affairs of Welsh Rugby after they suffered a record breaking 11th straight defeat and we try and pick apart why they're so shit. Plus we have some wonderful stories from his career including why Sladey got bullied at Exeter and the most terrifying bollockings ever witnessed by Shaun Edwards....plus much more!
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Today we're joined by URC player of the year and Young Springbok Player of The Year Evan Roos to discuss his incredible career so far and also preview the huge clash at Twickenham this weekend. We discuss; how to charm South African ladies in Cape Town, the craziest initiations Archie is now overseeing at the Falcons, why he hates Durban, the day Eben Etzebeth nearly ruined him, almost killing his landlords dog at a messy house party and the terrifying story of how he nearly died on the way back to South Africa after playing England last year at Twickenham...

Archie's on a rampage as he ends up revealing the dirt on his VIP weekend at Twickers with Jack Whitehall, gives his honest thoughts on Borthwick and reveals why Alistair is a very happy man after Trump is re-elected as President of America. Plus AC phones The Northcote pub to make sure they're going to be well stocked for our live show in February and also there's a return to Club House Stories and if that's not enough a new golf section - where AC phone's his fans and asks for their best golf chat plus much more ridiculousness as...

Today we're joined by LIV and Sky Sports presenter and current professional golfer Rachel Drummond to discuss her incredible career in the game, whereby Archie spends the whole episode desperately trying to flirt and impress her! Plus he takes us through what is surely the most ludicrous Halloween plans that have ever been created and gives us his predictions and thoughts on the rugby this weekend....
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We're truly honoured to be joined by arguably the greatest centre of all time in Conrad Smith for an exclusive interview to hear about his incredible journey that took him from being a 'skinny hockey chassis' called 'Snakey' to becoming a 2 Time World Cup winning All Black legend. We discuss everything from his nightmare roomates to his love in with Ma'a Nonu to All Black initiations to playing for the greatest Barbarian side of all time and much much more....
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RATED R WARNING - This is by far and away our most graphic podcast, so if you're easily insulted or upset or turned on for that matter then we advise you not to listen. 

Today we're delighted to be joined by the most famous Only Fans Star in the World in Bonnie Blue who's made headlines by sleeping with nearly 200 18 year olds at Freshers, fucking a builder at a Premier League game, sleeping with a father and son, getting her phone stolen during a gangbang, making viral videos with Lily Phillips all whilst making over half a million p...

What an honour it is to bring you a rugby legend in Nathan Hughes today all the way from Tokyo and boy is he in good spirits as he takes us through all the gossip from his incredible career so far in the game! Sit back, relax and enjoy some of the greatest stories we've ever been told - RATED R

As Boxing continues to grow in importance in this country we're joined by WBO Champion of The World Chris Billam-Smith to discuss his incredible journey which has taken him from walking out on Eddie Hearn to become Champion of the World. We discuss; if he's ducking a fight with the terrifying Jai Opetaia, whether it's time for Anthony Joshua to walk away from the sport, what really went wrong with Eddie Hearn, why he bans himself from wanking, how to curate the perfect walk in to the ring, why Archie is an embarrasment to the sport and much much more.....<...

We're Back once more to bring you the biggest names in Sport and they don't come much bigger than World Cup Winner and 3 Times British & Irish Lion Matt Dawson. In this no holds barred interview he shares with us his greatest stories from his incredibly decorated career in rugby - from beating up Prince Harry after the World Cup Final in 2003, weird phone calls and requests from Clive Woodward, getting spanked on a Barbarians tour by a cactus so badly that he was bleeding for days, his disgust at getting fired from Question of Sport, his regrets at writing a...

We're back with a LIV golf special whereby we're today we're bringing you all the C.H.A.T with 2 of the greatest personalities and players in the sport of golf in Louis Oosthuizen & Dean Burmester. The lads reveal to us why LIV is so much more fun than the PGA, unveil all the dirt on their fellow players and what they're really like off the course, educate us on their late night brandy drinking sessions, take us through their incredible career highs and lows and Archie gets a chance to share his R Rated technical advise to help improve...

Today we're joined by a hero amongst men, World Cup winner and Ex IRB Player of The Year Schalk Burger to hear all the greatest stories from his illustrious career and also preview the most anticipated Test Series in over a decade when the Boks take on Ireland. From his ruthless schoolboy cricket initiation, to getting shot at by the South African army, getting pissed with Eddie Jones during the 2007 World Cup after training, escaping death when he was diagnosed with a cyst on his spine, the incredible story behind a secret week long piss up in the mountains in...

As the rugby season comes to a close, we turn our attention to the Cricket World Cup and in doing so we're joined by an England legend and World Cup winner in Ryan Sidebottom. Ryan has some incredible stories to share with us from his 20 year professional career including; the night Graeme Swann had phone sex with his wife, becoming best mates with Robbie Williams, his messiest nights out with Freddie Flintoff, Samit Patel's food poisoning in the Caribbean, the best sledger he's ever played with, the crazy night that Allen Stanford organised a private stripper night for the England...

Today we're joined by broadcasting royalty in the wonderful Mark Durden-Smith to discuss his incredible 30+ year career working on TV with some of the biggest celebrities in the world. From getting bustled out of an interview by Gwyneth Paltrow's security guard, to making front page headlines by abusing Prince Harry, partying with Katie Price, getting loose with Phil Tufnell, presenting the Premiership Rugby Show with David Flatman for 10 years, his nightmare rugby tour to Zimbabwe and much more....
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Today we're joined by Ex England & Surrey Captain Adam Hollioake to discuss his incredible sporting career which took him from the heights of cricket to then become an undefeated MMA fighter & Boxer back in Australia. We discuss his greatest stories from; illegally partying with Freddie Flintoff to what it was like getting personally abused by the late great Shane Warne, the tragic story of how he lost his brother to surviving a terrorist attack whilst coaching in Afghanistan to the day he lost £21 million pounds and much much more......
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Today we're joined by Welsh and Lions legend Alex Cuthbert to discuss his incredible 14 year career in the game and celebrate his best stories from on and off the pitch! Alex reveals the brutality of Gatland's World Cup training camp last year which led to his injury, the messiest pre-season trip he's ever been onto with Wales in Istanbul, the day Andy Powell won £150k on a football bet to spite being dropped from the Wales squad, the stingiest room mate he's ever shared with, the real reason Rob Howely dropped him for the second Lions test in Australia, the n...

The loosest man in professional rugby and huge fan of the podcast is joining us today to celebrate his incredible career so far & shower us in some of the most outrageous and entertaining stories we've ever been graced with.

From being abused multiple times by Eddie Jones in England camps, to having Bath Head Coach Johan Van Graan in a headlock at the Christmas party, to having a very public accident on the physios table to getting mugged for £20k and much much more this is a real treat to listen to! So please sit back, relax and e...

Today we bring you a heroic figure in South African rugby, the legendary captain of the 2007 World Cup winning team and all round rugby superstar John Smit. John takes us through his incredible career in rugby from the highs of uniting South Africa through the World Cup to the lows of the dirtiest intiations he was forced to do and having his manhood exposed on national TV after leaked video footage was released from the infamous military camp the Boks were forced to go on in 2003. We hear about who he thinks will be the next captain of SA, how...

We're back for series 2 and we're kicking it off with Wales and Lions legend Tom Shanklin and I must warn you, albeit we're 174 Eps in, I don't know if we've ever had a funnier guest with better stories than this one! Tom takes us through his incredible career from; Clive Woodward begging him to come and play for England, to him doing the greatest prank of all time on David Flatman when they were living together in London, to revealing the brutal initiation of 'Russian Poolette', the story of when he shat himself doing fitness training, how unprofessional Wales' first...

We're honoured to be joined in person by Billboards “most successful rock band of the decade” - Nickelback all the way over from Canada via Los Angeles. The band have written some of the greatest rock songs in history including 'Rockstar' & 'How You Remind Me' and have sold over 50 million records worldwide. However, their vast success in the mid-2000's led to them being 'cancelled' and hated by millions around the world and memes abusing the band and their music became the most shared on the internet. 

Today we uncover; the stories of how they became the most hated...

We're truly honoured to be joined by England's most capped player of all time and one of the greatest scrum-halfs in the history of the game Ben Youngs, to discuss his incredible career on and off the pitch. Now that Youngsy is retired from England he's an open book as he shares with us the loosest and most hilarious stories from his career; from Eddie Jones prancing around with a Samurai sword, to Jim Hamilton getting abused at Leicester, to Henry Tuilagi knocking out his teammates after winning the Prem final we hear it all. Including; naked bus journeys, the...

We're honoured to be joined by Ex European Player of The Year, Ex England International and triple European champion Steff Armitage to hear about his incredible career, which saw him win more personal and team honours than anyone else in the country but only manage 5 England caps. 

Steff reveals all the secrets as he tells us that; England teammates voted to not let him back in the team for the 2015 World Cup, reveals why he fucking hates Martin Johnson, enlightens us to how laid back training was at Toulon, discloses a story about forcing his Billionaire owner Mourad B...

We're honoured for our 170th Episode to be joined by one of the greatest names in the history books of rugby in Lorenzo Bruno Nero Dallaglio, World Cup winner, 7s World Cup winner, World Rugby hall of famer, multi-grandslam winner & British & Irish Lion. Lawrence is in wonderful form as he opens up about his incredible life both on and off the field, from recording backing vocals for Tina Turner to being approached by monks at Ampleforth to captaining Wasps to their greatest ever period to losing the England captaincy over allegations of him being a drug dealer to winning the...

Today we're joined by a Fijian legend in Josh Matavesi to take us through his incredible career, which saw him represent top teams in; England, Wales and France and of course playing nearly 50 times for Fiji. Josh is still playing semi-pro rugby in Cornwall and we open up by hearing about the craziest initiations we've ever heard in nearly 170 Episodes of this podcast, we then hear about sleeping on the floor in Fiji, getting eating alive by giant bed bugs, the practice of getting high on kava after a match, why his brother chose to play for Fiji at the...

We're honoured today to be joined by one of the most expensive players in IPL history, the wonderful Chris Morris, who made over $6 Million at the IPL and also represented South Africa in all 3 formats nearly 100 times. Now he's retired, he's in the mood to have fun and shares with us some of the greatest never told before stories from; Sandpapergate, abusing David Warner, chirping with Virat Kholi, suffering from the almost deadly 'shits' during the IPL final, going to strip clubs with his teamates the day before the World Cup in India, playing hockey growing up, the best sledges...

We're delighted today to be joined by the greatest women's rugby player of all time in Charlotte Caslick, but more impressive than her on field antics are her crazy stories from off it! Charlotte has managed to amass a huge social following from her incredible personality and her love of life, which often leads her to get into the police, authorities and opposition teams! From getting put into isolation in Tokyo, to almost arrested in Darwin, to partying the night away in Rio (condom machines included) we hear all of her crazy stories from an incredible career so far travelling...

Today we're delighted to be joined by Irish centre Stuart McCloskey, fresh from his teams epic victory in the south of France. We discuss his countries secret 2 day party in Paris after the world cup, how he fell in love with Archie, find out what captain Peter O'Mahony's like on the bum funnels, why Stephen Ferris' is a bit creepy in his 'old age', why you should never try and take on Bundee Aki in a fight, find out what Belfast is like for a night out, why Jacob Stockdale is the most boring roommate in history and also why...

We're back for the Six Nations and who better to start the series off with than the legendary, World Cup winner; Will Greenwood. Will is on incredible form as he shares with us some hilarious stories from; the day Alistair Campbell got de-bagged in front of the world's media in NZ, when one of his teammates nearly committed treason by insulting the Queen at Buckingham palace, the terrifying story behind the day he nearly died playing for the Lions vs South Africa (resulting in 4 days unconscious in intensive care), what Johnny Wilkinson was really like on a night out (you...

We're going on our UK tour next month - please come along and see us live in;
London - 14th Feb - Jason Fox
Leeds - 15th Feb - TBA
Oxford - 20th Feb - Tom Varndell
Bristol - 21st Feb - Dave Flatman

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We've managed to wrestle England superstar Ollie Lawrence away from his family on Boxing Day to come and entertain the masses on the award winning Rig Biz Pod! He reveals to us how our podcast powered the boys to victory in France, why he wants to play 13 for England, how Alfie Barbeary embarrassed himself at the Christmas party, what it's like partying with Finn Russell and much more.....
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15th – Leeds – Walkabout Leeds
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For our last episode of the year we're delighted to be joined by a legend on the game in Elliott Stooke, a man who's graced; Bath, Wasps, Bristol, Gloucester, Montpellier and England. He takes us through some ridiculous and hilarious stories including; Alfie Barbeary beating up the Bath Head Coach whilst drunk at the Christmas Party, drunken nights out with Marland Yarde and Cipriani for the Barbarians, the crazy true story behind how Wasps went bust and how the players found out, starting at a naked Finn Russell, getting abused by Eddie Jones at England camp, why things fell apart...

We're delighted that Ex-Irish Grand Slam champion and Leinster legend Dan Leavy has taken some time away from his busy 'Silly Season' schedule to join us on the podcast today. Dan was forced to retire at the age of 27 after suffering a horrific knee injury and nowadays runs a very successful Whiskey company. Today he opens up about the crazy highs and lows of his career, from partying in Bilbao after winning the champions cup & getting loose in Dublin all night after winning the Six Nations grand slam to the demons and pain he battled for 3 years after suffering his...

We're delighted to be joined by an Ex Harlequins & Sale legend in Mel Deane, who is nowadays better known as a trainer to the stars in the likes of; Rio Ferdinand, Niall Horan, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hardy, Nick Frost and more...
In this episode he reveals all of his greatest stories from ten years playing alongside some of the biggest names in rugby from Jason Robinson to Jason Leonard to Brian O'Driscoll and also treats us to some hilarious tales that his clients have shared with him over the years. So sit back, relax and enjoy another wonderfuly ridiculous...