TW2 Rugby Podcast

The gang come together for an on the whistle pod after Gloucester-Hartpury are crowned Premier 15s champions.

James, Imo and Caleb speak on the eve of the Premier 15s final

Fergus and Imogen return to look back on the semi-finals of the Premier 15s. We go through Gloucester-Hartpury v Bristol Bears & Exeter Chiefs v Saracens, and of course, we have Matt's Moment of Merritt.

Caleb, Imogen and Fergus look back on the final round of the regular season. After an emotional farewell at Twyford Avenue we say goodbye to Wasps as well as DMP Sharks. The semi-finals are confirmed and we look ahead to the weekend where two blockbuster encounters await. All the action from the Premier 15s in (roughly) 15 minutes...

Fergus and Imogen go through all the matches from the penultimate week of the regular season. A postponed match, a 12 try thriller and Matt's Moment of Merritt, what more could you want?!!

Fergus and Caleb are back for round 16 of the Premier 15s. Gloucester sack Harlequins from the circus, Hannah Botterman sees red and of course we have Matt's Moment of Merrit.

Caleb and Fergus return with all the latest from the Premier 15s. The league is back after the Six Nations break and there's plenty of signing news to dissect as well. As usual, Matt sends in his Moment of Merritt from the most recent round of fixtures.

Fergus, Imogen and Caleb are finally back in the TW2 for an in person recording! We reflect on Tottenham hosting the European finals next year and Spurs' decision to refund fans after a drumming away to Newcastle and the implications it could have if rugby followed. Caleb shares his ideal cities for a European rugby final and we solve the RFU marketing troubles...

James is joined by Martyn Thomas (again), author of 'World in their Hands', to draw a line from the first ever women's Rugby World Cup to this weekend, when England host France at Twickenham in the Six Nations Grand Slam finale. A slightly different episode - hope you enjoy!

Fergus and Imogen are joined by the always wonderful Matt Merritt, Rugby Pass columnist, to look back on Ireland v England, Scotland v Italy, and France v Wales.

Fergus and Imo look ahead to the penultimate round of the TikTok Six Nations

Fergus and Imo delve into some good old armchair rugby chats. We run through the BUCS National Championship Finals, the latest additions to Harlequins, the good charity vibes in Gloucester, and there's time at the end for Imo's top fantasy rugby picks.

James and Fergus are join by Dave Algie, Guardian of the Utrecht Shield, to talk about this unique fan-led prize.

Fergus and James are joined by broadcaster Claire Thomas to try and provide some clarity to the WXV, the women's tournament set to debut this autumn. We also discuss why the Six Nations isn't particularly competitive, especially as all three of this week's losing teams failed to cross the whitewash.

Fergus welcomes back Gary Heatly for this third appearance on the podcast. Together we run through all of the action from round 3 including dominant wins for England, France, and Italy.

Caleb, Imogen and Fergus bring you everything you need to know about round three of the Six Nations that kicks off later today. Perfect to listen to with your morning croissant.

The TW2 gives a f*ck about women's rugby and we'll shout as loud as we need to so that the people across the Irish Sea can hear us. James, Imogen and Fergus reflect on yet another disappointing and frustrating day for the women's game after Irish rugby was "likened to 'old boys club' with sexism commonplace," as reported by the wonderful Fi Tomas.

Oh and Simon Middleton has waded on on the kicking debate...

Fergus, Imogen and Caleb welcome the wonderful Nick Heath to the TW2. We run through how to create chemistry with different co-commentators, the nation's best pre match food, the direction of the Six Nations & AP 15s are heading in and so much more!

TW2 were delighted to welcome none other than the Red Roses very own Hannah Botterman to chat comeback from injury, England's revolution and the best #scran in camp.

Fergus sits down with Scottish Rugby royalty, Donna Kennedy. She is Scotland's most capped player and the first male or female to reach 100 caps in the blue jersey. We run through the opening two rounds of the tournament from a Scottish perspective, how this Scotland team can improve and how to get a win they so desperately need.

James, Fergus and Imo bring you there analysis fo the weekend after traversing the British Isles to attend both Scotland v Wales and England v Italy.

Fergus, James, and Imo sit down to preview all the action lined up for this weekend. We take a look at the team announcements, discuss Scotland's level of spice, and try to find a weakness in this formidable England side.

Fergus, Imo and Alex sit down for the return of the Thursday smorgasbords. We delve into some of the best stats of round 1 but really there's only one topic of discussion on the menu: Is TikTok an appropriate parter for the Six Nations?

Fergus, James and Imo look back on Sarah Hunter's send off at Kingston Park in Newcastle. We run through her career, Imo has a quiz and we debate whether England's greatest player should have had her finale at Twickenham in the final round of the tournament.

James, Fergus and Imo run you through all of the games from Round 1 and our reflections on what it will mean for the rest of the tournament. Also, an important #scrancheck from Kingston Park.

James, Fergus and Imogen regather around the mic to previews the women's Six Nations. Another walkover for England? Can Italy count an upset? Will Scotland finish 5th or 6th? Welcome back to the TW2 for your dose of women's rugby chat.

Happy Paddy's Day! In honour of the Irish the TW2 team were delighted to be joined by London Irish prop Ollie Hoskins to chat everything from European Cup structure to Vegemite. What's his favourite English phrase? Who is the most Irish Irishman in the squad? Find out here on the TW2.

Fergus and James sit down and review all the action from the final round of the Premier 15s before the break for the TikTok Six Nations. Exeter finish this block of games top of the league but have Quins hit a bump in road? With Matt on holiday we have a new present of the moment of the week...

Fergus, Imo, James and Alex run through all the action from round 13 including the Big Game at the big stoop. Alex, takes us through the latest Saracens performance and Matt provides his Moment of Merritt.

Fergus and Caleb review all the round 12 action of the premier 15s including a mega clash between DMP Sharks and Wasps and of course Matt's Moment of Merritt

Caleb, James and Fergus look back on round 11 in the Allianz Premier 15s. Can Saracens win the title? A new chapter for Loughborough? Do Saracens have the best catering? Oh, and of course we have Matt's Moment of Merritt.

Fergus, Imo and James sit down and run through the postponed fixtures that took place this weekend. We have Matt's moment of Merritt, celebrate DMP's first victory and reflect on Simon Middleton stepping down as Red Roses head coach

James and Fergus join you to go through all the results from Round 10 of the AP15s. We also speak to Josh Payne, Managing Director of Worcester Warriors Women, to talk about the huge story of Worcester and Sale being given provisional places in the Prem 15s for the 2023/24 season.  

Fergus, James, Alex host the preview of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations. We run through all of the games this weekend including a mouthwatering showdown at Twickenham for the Calcutta Cup. We run through all the teams, as well as our fantasy selections and Imogen reports live from Steve Borthwick's team announcement.

Fergus, Imo and James recap the tryfest that was round 9. 

Can Gloucester be stopped? What's up with Loughborough's form? What is Matt's Moment of Merritt?

You'll find the answers to all these question and more in this week's #Prem15sin15.

James, Fergus and Imogen venture out of the TW2 stronghold into central London to the launch of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations. We chatted to the head coach of every nation about the upcoming tournament, bringing you some snippets of them alongside our analysis of the weeks of rugby ahead.

Fergus, Imo, Caleb and James recap round 8 of the Premier 15s. We take a deep dive into Saracens v Worcester, Harlequins v Gloucester Hartpury and recap the big news that Worcester have announced last week.

Matt gives his moment of Merritt and we've got a new voice in the intro....

Fergus, Imo and Alex dissect the Scotland and England squads for the Guinness Six Nations. We're joined by Charlie Morgan from the Telegraph and Alasdair Reid of the Times to take a deep dive into Steve Borthwick's first squad and potentially Gregor Townsend's last Six Nations squad...

We take a trip around the rugby world in 80s looking at the big headlines, we've got our weekly quiz when the clock goes red and Imo and Alex debate nationalism.

Fergus Mainland and Alex Reed run you through all the action from the most recent round of the Prem 15s. The two of them were at the Harlequins/Wasps match at Twyford Avenue, Fergus recaps DMPs latest signings and of course we have Matt's Moment of Merritt.

Fergus, James, Reuven and Alex dive into the news of Owen Farrell's ban on this week's TW2 Pod. We also chat about the plight of South African players schedule, the rise of Benetton and how that might boost Italy going into the Six Nations, rounded off with a quiz: can you name every England men's captain since 2010?