Episodes

  • S4 EP9 - Dispatches from Dax & Postcards from Pau

    S4 EP9 - Dispatches from Dax & Postcards from Pau
    Oct 21 2026
    The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup are underway, and despite the naysayers there were some cracking fixtures, surprises and the big boys didn't have it their own way. In a weekend overshadowed by the tragic passing of Hyron Andrews, we reflect on a brave and fitting tribute in La Rochelle, report from Rob's trip to Pau and reflect on an all timer of a Pro D2 experience down in Dax. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby And of course, if you want to see photos from our trips to France, make sure you FOLLOW us on instagram - we are @RosbifsRugby on there! https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Chapters: 00:15 Entrées: Rob's French Stash Haul 05:10 Tribute to Hyron Andrews 07:30 Champions Cup Round 1: The Big Headlines & Big Issues 15:48 Gloucester vs Union Bordeaux Begles Review 19:06 Rob's Trip to Pau 27:06 Rob's Trip to Pau: Section Paloise vs Leicester Tigers Review 36:22 Bath vs Montpellier Review 40:07 Champions Cup Round 1: Round up 42:07 Toulouse vs Exeter Review 48:46 Challenge Cup Round 1: Round up 52:35 Top 14 Round 7 Preview 55:47 Rob's Trip to Dax 01:00:21 Rob's Trip: Dax vs Montauban Review 01:06:50 Pro D2 Round 7: Round up 01:09:46 Pro D2 Round 8 Preview 01:12:36 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • S4 EP8 - The Big French Champions Cup Preview

    S4 EP8 - The Big French Champions Cup Preview
    Oct 13 2026
    The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup are back, and in spite of much shade throwing in recent times we're bloody excited for it! We're previewing what might lie ahead for the French sides, recapping a cracking round of Top 14 and Pro D2 action and playing a riveting games of 'Blind XVs' following something Rob saw on TikTok... Rob & Rich have both been out and about on other podcasts doing specific previews of how the French teams will fare in this week's Champions Cup fixtures Check out Rob previewing Pau vs Leicester on The Rolling Maul: https://therollingmaul.buzzsprout.com/1833874/episodes/19953560 Rob also previewed Clermont vs Leinster, Munster vs Racing 92 and more on The Inter Pro Show: https://youtu.be/OJQUm1W4e40?si=KrgLy_NoVt5KtWcc Meanwhile Rich appeared on BBC Bristol's The Scrum with Dan Allbutt and Gareth Chilcott to preview the teams from the West Country against French opposition (Bath vs Montpellier, Gloucester vs Union Bordeaux Begles, and Toulouse vs Exeter): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00329tc Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby And of course, if you want to see photos from our trips to France, make sure you FOLLOW us on instagram - we are @RosbifsRugby on there! https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Chapters 00:15 Entrées: Guns for (Free) Hire 04:06 Top 14 Round 6 Review 19:07 Champions Cup 2026-2027 Preview 20:24 Hopes for the Champions Cup in 2026-2027 25:52 Which Top 14 Teams care about the Champions Cup? 30:48 Champions Cup Top 14 Team Picks Game - Who are the Key Players for each French side? 41:22 Challenge Cup 2026-2027 Preview 45:35 Champions Cup Round 1 - Things to Look Out For 47:20 Pau vs Leicester Tigers: Trip Preview 48:34 Pro D2 Round 6 Review 54:00 Pro D2 Round 7 Preview & Potential Trips for British Fans 57:21 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • S4 EP7 - Francisco Isaac: Portugal, Pathways & Pro D2

    S4 EP7 - Francisco Isaac: Portugal, Pathways & Pro D2
    Oct 7 2026
    Journalist Francisco Isaac joins us for this bumper edition of the pod to give the inside line on Franco-Portuguese rugby relations, emerging nations in France and what has caught his eye in the French rugby-sphere this season to date! We also have a round up of all the Top 14 action including drama in Vannes and Castres, Nationale marches on, and international a Rosbif of the year contender is leading international relations in the Petit-Fours... Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby And of course, if you want to see photos from our trips to France, make sure you FOLLOW us on instagram - we are @RosbifsRugby on there! https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Chapters 00:15 Entrées: Itching in the Kitchen Once Again 03:26 Top 14 Round 5 Review 25:53 Top 14 Round 6 Preview 28:50 Francisco Isaac Interview - Intro to Fransicso 28:50 - Spotlight on Rodrigo Marta: Top 14 Player of the Month 36:03 - Pathway for Portuguese Players into France 43:58 - Best Talent in Emerging Nations 55:03 - Emerging Nations Chances at 2027 Rugby World Cup 59:10 - Four Nations Alliance 01:05:00 - Pro D2 Season So Far 01:07:47 01:13:47 Pro D2 Round 6 Preview 01:16:27 Nationale Nibbles 01:18:05 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • S4 EP6 - Sunburn and Snails

    S4 EP6 - Sunburn and Snails
    Sep 30 2026
    Rich is back from a trip to Beziers and Perpignan, where the only thing hotter than the weather itself were two pulsating Stadium atmospheres. We've got a full report from a belting derby against Narbonne, USAP overcome UBB, plus a round up of all the rest of the action including all the razzmatazz from 'La Nuit du Rugby' in Paris. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby And of course, if you want to see photos from our trips to France, make sure you FOLLOW us on instagram - we are @RosbifsRugby on there! https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Chapters 00:15 Entrées 02:16 Rich's Adventures in France: Perpignan 09:51 Match Day Review: USAP vs UBB 17:39 Perpignan Post-Match 21:17 Top 14 Round 4 Review: Pau vs La Rochelle 27:57 Top 14 Round 4 Round Up 31:28 Top 14 Round 4 Review: Toulouse vs Montpellier 36:23 Top 14 Round 5 Preview 37:36 Rich's Adventures in France: Béziers 45:16 Match Day Review: Béziers vs Narbonne 47:44 Béziers Post-Match 50:41 Pro D2 Round 5 Round Up 54:04 Petit-Fours & Digestifs 57:19 La Nuit du Rugby Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • S4 EP5 - Cam Dodson

    S4 EP5 - Cam Dodson
    Sep 24 2026
    We have our first guest of the season, and it's a cracker with Cam Dodson talking us through all things Beziers, becoming a pro through the US College system, and the mythical allure of the Aurillac slope! We also have the usual ramble through the Top 14, Pro D2, and there's disciplinary problems and questionable local sports in the petit-fours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • S4 EP4 - An Eventful Few Days...

    S4 EP4 - An Eventful Few Days...
    Sep 17 2026
    It's rare that the world of French Rugby is the least chaotic thing taking place in our lives but with weddings, surgery and social media bans it's been a tasty time of it at Rosbifs Rugby! Amidst all that, Toulouse laid down a marker against Bordeaux, Pau brought the pain to Bayonne, and Agen produced arguably the Pro D2 performance of the season to date down in the Alps. We have an update on the great 'Nationale Points Mystery', there are new stash drops in the Cantal and Lot-et-Garonne, and it's the end of an era for an Toulouse Rugby Institution. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby Chapters 00:15 Entrées: Surgery & Smoke Pits 06:30 Top 14 Round 2 Review 08:31 Toulouse vs UBB 15:43 Clermont v Stade Francais 20:03 Perpignan v Castres 23:18 Pau v Bayonne 27:26 Racing v Lyon: How good is Jiuta Wainiqolo? 34:52 Vannes v Montpellier 39:20 Toulon v La Rochelle 42:47 Top 14 Round 3 Preview 44:07 Pro D2 Round 3 Review 48:05 Pro D2 Round 4 Preview 50:41 Nationale Nibbles 53:17 Petit Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • S4 EP3 - In Defence Of The Dart

    S4 EP3 - In Defence Of The Dart
    Sep 9 2026
    The Top 14 returned and there were plenty of nail biters, not least in a Sunday night blockbuster where La Rochelle squeaked past Toulouse at a raucous, and er, 'smoky' Stade Marcel Deflandre. There were statement wins for Provence and Brive in Pro D2 as new boys Nissa and Narbonne got off the mark, and whilst Beziers may not have had the best start to the season, one of their players has been serving up some homeland inspired culinary creations. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) 00:15 Entrées: Return to Rugby & Return to the Dark Ages 03:07 Fantasy Rugby: La Grand Mêlée 09:01 Top 14 Round 1 Review: UBB vs Racing 92 12:21 Pau's Win over Montpellier 18:14 Castres vs Vannes: A Competitive Return 26:36 Clément Poitrenaud & His Delicious Cigarette 28:16 La Rochelle vs Toulouse: A Thrilling Finale 33:23 Top 14 Round 2 Preview 36:08 Pro D2 Round 2 Review 44:09 Pro D2 Round 3 Preview 51:08 Nationale Nibbles 53:09 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • S4 EP2 - The Big Top 14 Season Preview

    S4 EP2 - The Big Top 14 Season Preview
    Sep 3 2026
    It's back! The Top 14 Returns and we're sitting down to preview what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting seasons of recent years. Can Vannes beat the drop on their return to the top tier? Can USAP avoid another Access Match? And can anyone stop Toulouse going 'Back 5 Back' in this 'Last Dance' season? There's all that, plus a review of Round 1 of Pro D2, some surprises in Nationale and there's greasy pole developments in Dax... Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Festivals & Stash Watch 05:48 Top 14 Returns: Recap of the 2025/2026 Season07:49 Toulouse Salary Cap Scandal11:35 Vannes & Perpignan: Will the bottom of the table be more competitive?21:19 Castres, Lyon & Bayonne: who else could be fighting Top 14 relegation?30:00 Top 14 Title Contenders: Toulouse, La Rochelle, Stade Français, Union Bordeaux Bègles40:10 Can Montpellier go one better in 2026/2027?43:01 Play off battle: Clermont, Pau, Toulon, Racing 9249:31 Top 14 Table Predictions51:09 Top 14 Round 1 Preview54:01 Player Watch: Best Young Players & Best Signings in the Top 14 55:38 Pro D2 Round 1 Review1:02:12 Pro D2 Round 2 Preview1:05:29 Nationale Nibbles 1:07:29 Petit Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 22 mins