For The Love Of Rugby

The world’s biggest rugby star Ilona Maher joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in the For The Love Of Rugby studio. The Olympic medalist reveals how she handles the pressure of being a rugby icon, the legacy she wants to leave in the game, and why Coley is the most popular rugby player in the USA. Get tickets for our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 Get 12 cans of Black Heart for £15: brewdog.com/loveofrugby If you want to nominate your local club to take part in our new game, here is the link: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and Anthony Watson bring you their ultimate guide to the 2025 Six Nations Championship.  Is it now or never for Scotland?  Five-time Six Nations winner Conor Murray joins us as he prepares for an Ireland camp without Andy Farrell, Liam Williams tells us some of the young Wales players are too quiet and Squidge Rugby tips France to potentially win a grand slam. Plus England have a new captain in Maro Itoje, but they also have one of their most important players back as they bid to win away in Dublin on the opening weekend.  Get tickets for our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 If you want to nominate your local club to take part in our new game, here is the link: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of England's greatest-ever wingers Anthony Watson joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to announce his retirement from rugby. A five Test capped British & Irish Lion who made pivotal contributions in the series against New Zealand in 2017 and South Africa in 2021, Ant retires having won 56 England caps scoring 23 tries, leaving him 8th on the all-time top try scoring list. Ant will be joining For The Love Of Rugby throughout the Men’s Six Nations to provide the best analysis of rugby’s greatest championship. 🍺 Come to our BrewDog pub quiz: https://drink.brewdog.com/uk/rugby-quiz 🎟️ Live Show tickets: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-live 🤑 Win money for your rugby club: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Cole joins Ben Youngs to react to the news of his omission from Steve Borthwick's England Rugby squad for the 2025 Men's Six Nations. The pair analyse the reasons behind Maro Itoje replacing Jamie George as captain, why Ben Spencer can feel hard done by, and what we can expect from an exciting new crop of players including Tom Willis, Caden Murley and Oscar Beard. 🍺 Come to our BrewDog pub quiz: https://drink.brewdog.com/uk/rugby-quiz 🎟️ Live Show tickets: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-live 🤑 Win money for your rugby club: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Marler drops by the For The Love Of Rugby studio to tell Ben Youngs and Dan Cole about life after retiring as an England rugby player. We learn about the real reason he called time on his international career, his final game for Harlequins, and his new role as Performance Director of Team England Rugby. Yep, we're surprised too. Listen to Joe's podcast, Things People Do: https://podfollow.com/thingspeoplepod 🥼 To find out more about Thriva and personalised blood testing, go to https://thriva.co and use the code LOVEOFRUGBY for 20% off! 🍺 Come to our BrewDog pub quiz: https://drink.brewdog.com/uk/rugby-quiz 🎟️ Live Show tickets: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-live 🤑 Win money for your rugby club: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh from their back-to-back last-minute tries for Leicester Tigers, Dan Cole & Ben Youngs battle flood and snow to reconvene and relive some vintage Premiership Rugby antics. Plus, we pay tribute to the latest entrant to Jamie George who enters the 300 Club, receive some questionable fan art, and take inspiration from Luke Littler to give back to grassroots rugby. 🍺 Come to our BrewDog pub quiz: https://drink.brewdog.com/uk/rugby-quiz 🎟️ Live Show tickets: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-live 🤑 Win money for your rugby club: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who’s the strongest? Who’s the fastest? And who lets genetics do all the work? Strength and conditioning guru Tom Tombleson joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in studio for a January fitness special that might help you and your teammates out at the start of a new year. Tom was an England coach for a decade and worked with Stuart Lancaster, Eddie Jones and Steve Borthwick at international level.  Get tickets for our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 Check out our new partners Thriva and get 20% off your first blood test using the code LOVEOFRUGBY. LINK: thriva.co If you want to nominate your local club to take part in our new game, here is the link: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Check out our new partners Thriva and get 20% off your first blood test using the code LOVEOFRUGBY. LINK: thriva.co Dan Cole and Ben Youngs start potentially the last calendar year of their professional careers with a blood test. Ben sets out his manifesto in case he’s ever in charge of World Rugby, and then quickly realises it needs more thought. Plus Dan recalls his best ever individual performances - which are 13 years apart. Get tickets for our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 If you want to nominate your local club to take part in our new game, here is the link: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Cole and Ben Youngs review their first year in podcasting, which includes splitting the country in two, recording in New Zealand and Japan and our favourite Freddie Burns story. In this episode you’ll hear from Martin Johnson, Courtney Lawes, Handre Pollard and Michael Cheika plus the best of Ben’s tales from the memoirs of a former England player. Get tickets for our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 If you want to nominate your local club to take part in our new game, here is the link: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Cole and Ben Youngs review their first year in podcasting, but probably too soon after they come home from the supermarket at Christmas. In this episode, you’ll hear from Ellis Genge, Joe Marler and George Ford as we bring you some of our favourite moments of 2024. Plus there are behind the scenes stories of early records in Ben’s kitchen and the time we managed to not record the best rugby podcast of all time.  Get tickets for our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 If you want to nominate your local club to take part in our new game, here is the link: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get tickets for our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 Dan Cole and Ben Youngs play Christmas games that could light up your dinner table this festive period. Plus they’ve finally accepted Sam Underhill’s requests to play George Ezra live on stage in Bath. Vote for us at the Sports Podcast Awards: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-rugby-podcast/ If you want to nominate your local club to take part in our new game, here is the link: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do rugby players do at Christmas? Ben Youngs and Dan Cole bring you the first of two Christmas episodes this festive season. They crack open the chocolates, talk you through pigs and blanket at the club, parties, karaoke, Secret Santa and the fact that George Chuter dressed up as Father Christmas every year. Plus Ben wins some money for a club to go on tour.  If you want to nominate your local club to take part in our new game, here is the link: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Get tickets for our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s been a while since Dan Cole ranted about traffic or his fellow motorists, but he’s back with a bang in this episode. Ben Youngs goes through the best of your listener questions, and they pick an all-time Premiership XV with only one representative from each club.  Nominate your local rugby club to potentially win money here: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get tickets for our live shows: https://rb.gy/edowu9 In this episode, Dan Cole and Ben Youngs deliver a short history of the breakdown, from chaos to violence, right through to the modern day. What does a ruck sound like? Has Ben ever won a turnover penalty? And does Dan deserve to be called The Ruck Inspector? This is the definitive guide to rucking.  Nominate your local rugby club to potentially win money here: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nominate your local rugby club here: https://forms.gle/9PrSEohCYiLB4D9R6 In this episode, Joe Marler returns to the FTLOR studio to answer your questions. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole spend most of the episode giggling or confused as Joe contemplates how many jelly babies he can eat in 10 minutes, and queries the legitimacy of every message that gets sent in. He’s also desperate to get the train home.  Get tickets for our live shows: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-presents-draft-night Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Youngs and Dan Cole take their podcast kit to Manchester to document a weekend as Premiership rugby players. They room together, share maltesers and give you an hour by hour guide to away games. Which is mainly just eating.  Ben takes part in a Crufts-style event for Topps Tiles, Pat Lam’s one thousand touches sounds exhausting, and there is no neat way of eating popcorn.  Get tickets for our live shows: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-presents-draft-night Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get tickets for our live shows: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-presents-draft-night After splitting England in two, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are friends again. They’re here to answer your questions, which include: What would the Lions team be if you could only pick props? They look ahead to Ireland against Australia and Dan gives the inside story of the final Sunday in England camp, and another killer question from George Martin.  Official Insights provided by Sage.  Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson review England’s final game of the Autumn Nations Series as they finally get a win by beating Japan at Twickenham. Scotland entertain and make a real statement against Australia, while the misery continues for Wales as they lose every single game in 2024. Official Insights provided by Sage.  Get tickets for our live shows: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-presents-draft-night Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ben Youngs hangs out with Adam Ashley-Cooper, Drew Mitchell, Matt Giteau and The Prof in the first week of their UK tour. The lads are already losing their voices after hitting Cardiff pretty hard over the weekend. If you want more, go to https://www.kickoffsandkickons.com/ Get tickets for our live shows: https://fkpscorpioent.com/en/events/for-the-love-of-rugby-presents-draft-night Sign up to have a chance of winning a mini-keg of our beer in collaboration with People’s Captain: https://peoplescaptain.co.uk/ Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveOfRugby 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices