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Join Rob and Rich, two Englishmen ('Rosbifs'), as they dive into the heart of French rugby. From the glitz and glamour of the Top14, the madness of ProD2 and the highs and lows of Les Bleus on the international stage, this podcast is a love letter to France's brutal but beautiful game. There's stories from travels to France, dubious insights into French cuisine and culture, and even the odd bit of advice on getting you out to watch a game. Whether you're a die-hard French rugby nerd, curious about the towns and cities central to the game across the Channel, or just enjoy the odd tall tale from our special guests, The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast has you covered!
This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions such as…
- How do I follow French Rugby in the UK?
- How do I follow French Rugby if I don’t speak French?
- What happened to Le French Rugby Podcast?
- Is there anyone that talks about French Rugby in English?
- What is good about French Rugby?
- Why is rugby popular in France?
- How does French rugby have so much money?
- What Top 14 team should I support?
- Are there any podcasts about French Rugby, Top 14 or Pro D2?
- What is the best rugby experience in France?
- What is the best place to visit for rugby in France?
- How do I organise a trip to watch a Top 14 game?
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Ahead of a first trip to Agen, we catch up with their English Tighthead Beau Farrance, discussing all things injury comebacks, being a European Judo Champion and playing with your brother in PROD2.
There's also a whip through of all the action across the Top14, a bit of chat about retro Italian football shirts, and of course the mad weather down in Toulon!
0:15 Entrées: Or should it be Aperitivo?
05:28 Top 14 Round 3 Summary
19:18 Interview with Beau Farrance
48:38 Pro D2 Round 4
58:24 Petit Fours & Digestifs
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The Big Boys are back in town. The Top14 is back, and so are we with a special bumper edition to usher in the return of Europe's premier club competition. Can anyone topple Toulouse? Can Montauban muster the magic of last season and beat the odds to stay up? Just how much pressure are the big guns of Toulon and La Rochelle under to deliver silverwear? We run the rule over all the sides, signings and aspirations across the French top tier, as well as a full round of an incredible opening round of ProD2.
00:15 Entrées
02:32 Top 14 Returns!
11:27 Top 14 Season Preview: Title Contenders
22:08 Top 14 Preview: Chasing Pack
33:07 Top 14 Preview: The Bottom End
46:23 Top 14 Preview: New Boys Montauban
50:06 Top 14: Players to Watch & Best Signings
56:51 Pro D2 Round 1 Review
1:13:55 Pro D2 Round 2 Preview
1:17:30 Nationale Nibbles
1:19:45 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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France took a hammering down in Wellington, and having vociferously defended Galthie and co up now, those in Rosbif towers aren't happy about this one! A double dose of disappointment at the hands of New Zealand was confirmed in the U20s but in more exciting news, the fixture announcements are here, as are an angry swarm of bees in the Cantal...
02:15 - New Zealand v France 2nd Test Review
20:01 - 3rd Test Preview
22:46 - Other International Rugby
25:26 - France U20s v NZ U20s - U20s World Championship Semi Final
30:10 - Wainiqolo Wonders
31:26 - Top 14 Pitch Rankings
36:05 - Top 14 & Pro D2 JIFF Rankings
38:01 - Petit Fours & Digestifs
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With Rob away enjoying some well earned sunshine, Rich is joined by former Northampton man and Bayonne lock, Alex Moon. Alex gives us the lowdown on Basque history lessons, the role of the unsung squad members at Stade Jean Dauger, and what it's like playing second row in the Top14 Land of Giants.
Enjoy this interview special! We'll be back later in the week to round off the Top14, Access Match and a few petit-fours to boot.
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Rich is back from a solo venture taking in pretentious dutchmen, a glorious market town and Brive's remarkable loss at the hands of Montauban and Jerome Bosviel, among other things.
We recap how the Stade Amédée-Domenech was stunned into silence, Grenoble's phenomenal performance in the Alps, and all the permutations heading into the last round of fixtures in the Top14. There's also emotional send offs a plenty as some recent legends of French club rugby play their final games on home turf.
00:15 - Entrées: Rich's trip to Franch
10:10 - Match Day at Brive: Rich's Rosbif Review
13:43 - Brive v Montauban: Pro D2 Semi Final Review
23:20 - Grenoble v Provence: Pro D2 Semi Final Review
31:36 - Top 14 Round 25 Review
32:36 - Clermont v Stade Francais Paris
43:48 - Top 14 Retiring Legends Mini-Quiz
48:59 - French Rugby Fathers-in-law
52:04 - Match Day at Merignac: Rich's Rosbif Review
55:27 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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To celebrate the Lions Squad announcement, we have a bumper episode this week, as we're joined by The Times Sports Reporter and French rugby afficionado Elgan Alderman, to help us in the noble quest of piecing together a 21st Century France-based Lions XV .
We also have the small matter of an incredible Champions Cup semi-final weekend including Bordeaux's huge win over Toulouse, and of course a preview of all things Top14, ProD2 and our beloved Nationale.
Key chapters:
01:55 - UBB v Toulouse: Semi-Final Review
22:14 - Interview with Elgan Alderman
28:03 - French-based Lions XV of the Century
57:10 - Nationale Nibbles
58:33 - Top 14 Round 23 Mini-preview
01:01:06 - Pro D2 Round 29 Mini-preview
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The post trip blues have set in for Rob on return from a trip full of rugby, butter and chance encounters. Get the lowdown on the derby weekend, including San Sebastian as a host venue, an incredible result for Vannes against local rivals Toulon and a hammering in Paris that leaves Stade Francais on the brink. Grenoble confirm a home semi in ProD2 and the Nationale is confirmed.
00:00 - Entrées: #Inspired but Ageing
05:45 - San Sebastian: Match Day Experience
14:59 - Bayonne v Pau: Rob's Anoeta Summary
20:00 - Vannes v Toulon
25:00 - Bordeaux v La Rochelle
27:13 - Paris Derby
31:47 - European Semi Finals Preview
36:17 - Nationale Nibbles
41:30 - Pro D2: Derby Weekend Review
42:57 - Rob's Roving Reports - Biarritz v Beziers
48:14 - Rob's Roving Reports - Mont-de-Marsan v Dax
56:54 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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Rob is dialling in from somewhere in the Pyrenees, with Pau top of the agenda after their late defeat to a much changed UBB side amidst the rain and foie gras of the Stade de Hameau. We also look ahead to the most important derby weekend fixture with all eyes on La Defense and the faltering Parisian sides, as well as previewing an intriguing set of derby fixtures in ProD2. Nationale reaches it's regular season denouement, and there's even a guest appearance from a Tour de France stage winner.
00:00 - 04:15 - Entrées
04:15 - 20:21 - Pau Matchday and UBB
20:21 - 32:00 - Top14 Best of the Rest
32:00 - 43:00 - Round 22 Preview
43:00 - 46:25 - Nationale Nibbles
46:35 - 01:01:37 - ProD2
01:01:37 - 01:06:37 - Digestifs
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Rich is back from the Adriatic whilst Rob packs his bags for the Pyrenees, but there's time to dissect the Champions Cup Quarter Finals, including an absolute classic between Toulon and Toulouse down at the Stade Felix Mayol. Bordeaux continue to showcase their flair and fallibility, whilst Castres' European adventure comes to an abrupt end. Plus there's an all-French semi in the Challenge Cup to look forward to, a cracking round of ProD2 in the bank and febrile French atmospheres are infiltrating the children's theatre circuit.
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00:00 - Entrées: Montenegro & The Big Hungry Caterpillar
04:51 - Toulon v Toulouse
22:36 - UBB v Munster
29:13 - Northampton v Castres
37:24 - Challenge Cup QFs round up
39:24 - Top 14 Returns: Round 21 Preview
44:46 - Pro D2
53:12 - Nationale Nibbles
54:51 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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Does what it says on the tin... a quick journey through some of the key match ups in the last 16 of the Champions and Challenge Cups, with plenty of French interest.
00:00 - 02:29 Entrées
02:29 - 08:03 Northampton v Clermont
08:03 - 13:33 Toulon v Saracens
13:33 - 17:28 Castres v Benetton
17:28 - 24:00 La Rochelle v Munster
24:00 - 28:53 Bordeaux v Ulster & Toulouse v Sale
28:53 - 32:40 Challenge Cup
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We're back from a fleeting visit to beautiful Brittany and Le Stade de la Rabine, where the sun shone Vannes and Perpignan battled out a tense draw in front or two fervent sets of supporters. Elsewhere there were hammerings and comebacks in equal measure across the Top14, whilst ProD2 gave us some eye catching results...
00:00 - 14:23 Entrées: Match Day at Vannes
14:23 - 27:46 Vannes v Perpignan
27:26 - 44:15 Top 14 Round 20 Round Up
44:25 - 52:10 Pro D2 Round 24
52:23 - 01:01:11 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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The Top 14 is back and taking centre stage, with the top three seemingly locked in, the bottom two are slowly being cut adrift and as for the rest, who knows! A Devonian army arrived in Pau, the pressure mounts further on Ronan O'Gara and there's some Parisian positivity at long last. Plus, we eagerly look forward to the return of Pro D2, a trip to Brittany is on the horizon, and just who from this Toulon side would make the best cooking companions?
00:00 - 06:37 Entrées: Rosbif stuff & Rugby stuff
09:43 - 19:33 UBB v Toulouse
19:33 - 25:44 El Simmonds'ico: Pau v Montpellier
25:44 - 31:55 Parisian Positivity: Stade Francais & Racing 92 Win Again
31:55 - 35:25 End of the Road for ROG?
35:25 - 39:51 Top 14 Round 20 Preview
40:02 - 52:30 Pro D2 Returns
52:42 - 01:02:45 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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Fancy a 6 Nations podcast with no Lions Squad hot takes...?
France have secured a superb Six Nations Championship under the bright lights in Paris, and we do our best to sum up the tournament despite having a slightly disgruntled Scottish fan in our midst. Who were the winners, the losers, the stock risers and those who have pushed themselves to the fringes? The U'20s matched their senior counterparts to secure an unlikely title with some serious prospects on show, and no sooner are the post championship blues settling in, than the Top14 is back with us this with a full round preview to match.
00:00 - 06:46 Entrées: Plus ça change
06:46 - 22:37 France v Scotland Review
22:37 - 30:05 France Six Nations Review: Winners & Losers
30:05 - 43:29 France U20s Six Nations
43:39 - 58:58 Top 14 Returns!
59:09 - 01:03:07 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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France overpower Ireland in Dublin in a stunning showing of brain and brawn with some less heralded names to the fore. There were antics aplenty in a Bordeaux infused back row and we try to get under the hood of the 'bench that shall not be named'. Amidst the gloom of Antoine Dupont's injury, ProD2 provided the weekend with some much needed levity, and our boys over in Castres have been channelling their inner rockstars...
00:00 - 02:55 Entrées
02:55 - 22:50 Ireland v France Review
22:50 - 26:56 France v Scotland Preview
26:56 - 29:50 Antoine Dupont: Next Steps
29:50 - 33:51 France U20s Review
34:01 - 37:26 Nationale Nibbles
37:26 - 50:58 Pro D2 Round 23 Review
51:11 - 58:39 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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We are delighted to be joined by Wales Fly-Half, and one of the most talked about players in France, FC Grenoble's Sam Davies. The former Ospreys and Dragons out-half gives us a fascinating insight into challenges of ProD2, preparing for an Access Match and his decision to move to France from Wales, as well as where to find his outstanding gin on the slopes... Enjoy!
Plus there's the usual round up of all the action from the Top14, ProD2 and Nationale!
00:00 - 07:26 Entrées: Different vintages
07:26 - 13:27 Pro D2 Round 22 & Chat GPT Apologies
13:29 - 37:14 Sam Davies Interview
37:27 - 41:55 Pro D2 Wrap Up
41:55 - 44:15 Nationale Nibbles
44:22 - 51:19 Top 14 Round 18 Review
51:19 - 55:44 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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1What a difference a couple of weeks makes. Equal parts beautiful and brutal, Les Bleus' performance in Rome has certainly re-ignited tournament interest. We discuss the Italy game, as well another cracking week in the Top14 as a beleaguered Racing 92 produce their result of the season away at faltering La Rochelle. 9 tries isn't enough for a bonus point in Provence as Grenoble tighten their hold on the top of ProD2, and Chartreuse may just have produced something more extraordinary than it's potent digestif...
00:00 - 05:45 Entrées: Thumb Wars
05:45 - 21:30 6 Nations Round 3: Italy v France Review
21:30 - 39:00 Top 14 Round 17
39:14 - 41:12 Nationale Nibbles
41:12 - 50:49 Pro D2 Round 21
50:49 - 59:45 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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Ahead of France's trip to Rome to take on the Azzurri, we are joined by the Ellie and Eddie of the fabulous Spritz and Scrums Italian Rugby Podcast! We preview how Italy can cause a shock, the lasting legacy of Franco Smith and most importantly, how to skip the bar queue on matchday.
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With no 6 Nations to ponder, Top14 and ProD2 served up some a veritable feast of tries in a defining round as we enter the business end of the season. The Battle at the Bottom is looking congested following Vannes' stirring performance in Paris, whilst Toulouse re-assert their big-boy status with an imposing performance in Clermont. ProD2 dished up points aplenty, rumours abound that Galthie has surprises aplenty up his sleeve, and as Rugby25 hits the shelves, which French players have been hard done by...?
00:00 - 06:40 Entrées: Podcasts & Programming
06:40 - 10:30 Top 14: Looking Up or Looking Down?
10:30 - 25:05 Top 14: Battle at the Bottom
25:05 - 31:53 Top 14: Top of the Table
(Interlude 31:41 to 31:53)
31:53 - 33:50 Nationale Nibbles
33:50 - 49:25 Pro D2 Festival de Points
(Interlude 49:25 to 49:38)
49:38 - 01:04:38 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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The Jewel in the Rosbif crown, 'Le Crunch' was in town on Saturday with France falling by a single point at a raucous Twickenham, and we do our best to break down 80 minutes of chaos and where it leaves France now. ProD2 served up a round heavy on Away Day drama, plus there's U20s, Top14 preview and a bit of risky al fresco dining in the Petit-Fours.
00:00 - 05:05 Entrées: Strictly Come Crunching
05:05 - 27:05 Six Nations Review: Le Crunch
27:05 - 32:03 U20s Six Nations: England v France
32:15 - 41:00 Top 14 Round 16 Preview
41:00 - 54:15 Pro D2 Round 19
54:30 - 01:04:30 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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Les Bleus are back with a convincing win against Wales in the first round of the Six Nations, whilst England lie in wait at Twickenham. We get stuck into both of those fixtures and what is France's next move with a Romain Ntamack ban looming for the Le Crunch and beyond. Plus there's the usual round up of the remnants of domestic action, the Stuart Lancaster saga, and a new Biere Peche ambassador has come to the fore...
00:00 - 03:00 Entrées
03:00 - 09:17 6 Nations Round 1: France v Wales Review
09:17 - 23:08 A Certain Romain-ce
23:08 - 31:41 Apéritif: England v France Preview
31:41 - 38:54 U20s 6 Nations Round 1
39:07 - 41:06 Nationale Nibbles
41:06 - 42:53 Pro D2
42:53 - 49:52 The Fall of the House of Lancaster
49:52 - 56:26 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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