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Big Mike presents his Rugby Roundup. All of the scores and scrumbers from the past week of rugby around the globe. Then lets look forward to everything happening in the upcoming week. All of this and more, each week on the Roundup.
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Big Mike hosts the Rugby Roundup on February 24, 2026, reviewing a weekend full of shocks and big results across the Six Nations, Super Rugby Pacific, Japan League One and European club competitions.
Top highlights include the Brumbies' 50–24 upset of the Crusaders in Christchurch, Ireland's 42–21 win over England at Twickenham, and Kobe Steelers toppling the previously unbeaten Panasonic Wild Knights, plus tables, club results and upcoming fixtures.
Big Mike reviews a massive week of rugby across Super Rugby Pacific, Six Nations, Top 14, Japan League One and more. Highlights include the Highlanders' upset over the Crusaders, Scotland's win at Murrayfield, Lyon's demolition of Montalban, and a nail-biting Kobe Steelers victory. Mike previews the upcoming fixtures, Super Rugby Americas' expansion, and his top three matches to watch.
Join Big Mike for results, analysis and personal notes from Big Mike Rugby as he breaks down the biggest moments and the weekend to come.
Big Mike’s Rugby Roundup for February 11, 2026: a weekend of big Six Nations blowouts, Italy’s dramatic win over Scotland, Germany’s huge upset of Romania in the Rugby Europe Championship, and the Saitama Wild Knights continuing their dominance in Japan’s League One. Plus domestic cup action, women’s rugby highlights, Sevens results, and the return of Super Rugby Pacific.
Big Mike also previews the weekend’s fixtures and names his Big 3 games to watch: Brave Lupus vs Kobe Steelers (Japan), Ireland vs Italy (Six Nations), and Blues vs Chiefs (Super Rugby Pacific).
Big Mike’s Rugby Roundup reviews last weekend’s club action — Glasgow stay top of the URC and Toulouse lead the Top 14 — and recaps the Singapore Sevens where New Zealand (women) and Fiji (men) claimed titles. The episode also covers other domestic results and the announced venues for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
It previews the week ahead as the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship kick off, highlights three must-watch games, and points listeners to Big Mike’s social channels for more coverage.
Big Mike’s Rugby Roundup covers a dramatic weekend: Castilla y León Iberians lifted the Rugby Europe Super Cup, two previously unbeaten club sides suffered their first defeats, and several matches were decided in the last moments. The episode recaps key results across the United Rugby Championship, Top 14, Premiership, Japan League One, Division 2 and the Super Cup final.
It also previews the week ahead — Premiership Rugby Cup action, the return of Premiership Women’s Rugby, upcoming Sevens rounds in Singapore and Perth, and a look forward to the Six Nations, Super Rugby Pacific and Super Rugby Americas.
Big Mike reviews the latest rugby action: Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool play finished, the round of 16 draw is set and several surprise results reshaped the knockout picture.
In Japan League One Division 1 the Saitama Wild Knights and Kubota Spears remain unbeaten, while Kobe Steelers and Brave Lupus continue to impress.
The Rugby Europe Super Cup semifinals are complete with the Iberians facing Lusitanos in the final, and Big Mike also previews upcoming URC, Top 14 and Premiership fixtures and covers key news including the All Blacks coaching split.
Big Mike returns after a brief break with a rapid-fire roundup of club rugby from January 7, 2026. He covers the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, the URC (Stormers leading, Glasgow and Ulster close behind), Top 14 chaos with Toulouse on top, the Premiership (Northampton and Bath up front), and Japan League One where two squads remain unbeaten.
The episode recaps recent results, highlights standout matches and form shifts, and previews the key fixtures to watch in the coming weekend.
Big Mike breaks down the opening weekend of Champions and Challenge Cup action, the latest Premiership Women’s drama with Gloucester-Hartbury’s narrow win, and the Cape Town Sevens results. He also reviews French Division 2, Rugby Europe Super Cup, and summarizes the big news: the pools for the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup.
Looking ahead, Big Mike previews the upcoming Champions and Challenge Cup matches, the return of Japan League One with key fixtures, and the final round of Rugby Europe Super Cup round-robin action — all wrapped up with his top three games to watch this weekend.
Big Mike’s roundup from December 2, 2025: South Africa demolish Wales 73-0 in Cardiff, Toulouse, the Stormers and Bath sit atop their leagues, and New Zealand claim both the men’s and women’s 7s titles in Dubai. Club and international rugby previews lead into the start of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.
This episode also looks ahead to the Rugby World Cup 2027 draw, reviews key URC, Top 14 and Premiership results, and picks three must-watch matches for the weekend. Quick, clear and packed with fixtures, results and sevens action.
Big Mike recaps a wild weekend of rugby: South Africa’s card-strewn win in Dublin, All Blacks, England and France finishing their international seasons with big victories, and Japan’s last-minute penalty over Georgia that earns them a spot in Band 2 for the World Cup draw.
He also covers club action as Toulouse dominate the Top 14, previews the URC and Premiership rounds, the revamped Sevens series, rankings updates and three must-watch matches for the coming weekend. Hosted by Big Mike on November 26, 2025.
Big Mike’s roundup: The 24 teams for the 2027 Rugby World Cup are confirmed. South Africa again impresses even down to 14 men, England upsets New Zealand, and Ireland and Argentina record dominant wins. Samoa edges Belgium on points differential to take the final World Cup berth, while club and international previews round out the episode.
Big Mike breaks down a blockbuster weekend of Autumn Nations rugby: South Africa’s defiant win over France, tight results for New Zealand, Ireland, England and Argentina, and Uruguay’s rise in the world rankings.
He also recaps the first matches of the 2027 World Cup final qualification (Samoa, Belgium strong), previews this week’s top international fixtures, and names his Big Three games to watch.
England and New Zealand opened the international window with commanding wins, Toulouse lead the Top 14 into the break, and Gloucester-Hartbury look set to dominate the Premiership Women’s Rugby after two rounds. Key club and international results reshuffled rankings and momentum.
This week features major tests — France vs South Africa, All Blacks vs Scotland, England vs Fiji — and the final RWC 2027 qualification tournament in Dubai (Samoa, Namibia, Belgium, Brazil). Big Mike breaks down the weekend’s action and previews the must-watch games.
Big Mike reviews a packed weekend of rugby: Canterbury win the NPC, Australia narrowly beat Japan, and the Stormers and Munster remain unbeaten in the URC. He rounds up Top 14, Premiership and Pro D2 results and updates from the Rugby Europe Super Cup and women’s Premiership.
Looking ahead, Big Mike previews the November international window with headline tests including England v Australia, Ireland v New Zealand in Chicago, and Scotland v USA, plus domestic and cup fixtures to follow.
Big Mike recaps the week’s top rugby stories: Paraguay secures a spot in the final World Cup qualification tournament, Canterbury and Otago book the NPC Grand Final, and Munster and the Stormers sit unbeaten in their competition.
He also reviews key club results across the URC, Top 14 and Premiership, previews upcoming test matches and the NPC final, highlights the return of Premiership Women’s Rugby, and names his three must-watch games for the weekend.
Big Mike’s roundup highlights the weekend’s biggest rugby stories: New Zealand’s NPC semi-finalists are set, with Otago, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay advancing — Otago reaching the top-flight semis for the first time since 2006.
Paraguay stunned Brazil 39-19 to take a 20-point lead into the deciding leg and sit within one game of the final World Cup qualification tournament, while Bordeaux suffered a shocking 56-13 loss in the Top 14. Munster and the Stormers remain unbeaten in the URC.
Also noted: Australia A vs Japan A on the weekend and ongoing headlines around the controversial Rugby 360 competition.
This episode of the Rugby Roundup (8 October 2025) recaps the Springboks winning the Rugby Championship, Waikato lifting the Farrah Palmer Cup, and the Waratahs claiming the inaugural Super Rugby Australia title in Perth, plus key club results from the URC, Premiership and Top 14.
Looking ahead, the show previews NPC quarterfinals, the Rugby Europe Super Cup kick-off, and the Sudamerica 3 playoff between Brazil and Paraguay as teams vie for World Cup qualification spots.
England’s Red Roses win the Women’s World Cup at Twickenham, South Africa move clear at the top of the Rugby Championship, Chile qualify for the 2027 Men’s World Cup, and club competitions deliver shocks and big finals across the URC, Top 14, Premiership, NPC and Super Rugby Australia.
This episode of the Rugby Roundup covers the weekend’s international and club action, key results and standings, upcoming fixtures and the top games to watch next.
The Rugby Roundup covers the Women’s Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham (England vs Canada), Canada’s semi upset of New Zealand, England’s win over France, and the final weekend’s fixtures.
Also featured: the Chile–Samoa World Cup qualifier draw and winner-takes-all replay, Fiji claiming the Pacific Nations Cup, the Griquas lifting the Currie Cup, major club results across France, New Zealand, the Premiership and Super Rugby Australia, Otago’s Ranfurly Shield drama, and the launch of the WXV Global Series from 2026.
This episode covers the big rugby stories of the week: the Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals (New Zealand vs Canada and England vs France), big results in the men’s Rugby Championship that leave the table wide open, and Pacific Nations Cup finals with Japan facing Fiji.
We also review domestic action across France’s Top 14, the Currie Cup final in South Africa, NPC and Super Rugby Australia results, plus World Cup qualification playoffs including the Samoa vs Chile two-leg tie.
Highlights, scorelines and what to watch this weekend are wrapped up in a concise roundup to prepare you for the next round of fixtures.
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