The Six Nations - Wales

It's only been five years since Wales last won the Six Nations, and only two more beyond that since their last Grand Slam in 2019. But for Welsh fans it probably seems a lifetime ago with the current team struggling for wins against even mid-ranked nations and threatening to be perpetual wooden spoonists in the Northern Hemisphere's premier Rugby Union competition.

To say the fortunes of Welsh rugby can ebb and flow is quite the understatement. They produced arguably the best attacking force in the sports history to close out the 1970s, and for a decade from the mid-2000's a side that came close to those colossuses that preceded them. The highs form a stark contrast against the lows.

Today we briefly look at the origins of Welsh rugby and ask why industrialised, working class Wales of the late 19th Century didn't follow the North of England into Rugby League. Then, it's all about their recent success - Gavin Henson, Shane Williams, Dan Biggar, Alun Wyn Jones and Leigh Halfpenny and many more players besides, as we explain how Wales came closer than any team in our lifetime to dominating the Six Nations.

Super Bowl LX - Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots

The Super Bowl simply needs no introduction. It is, one way or another, the biggest event on the annual sporting calendar. Multi-million dollar advertisements, tickets in the tens of thousands of dollars and more, a half time show some people look forward to more than the football... and behind it all, you have two conference champions vying for the only things that universally matter in the game - the Vince Lombardi trophy, a Super Bowl ring and immortality.

Today, we focus on three main events of Jack's choosing - his favourite Super Bowl, his choice for the most important Super Bowl in history, and his greatest Super Bowl fairy-tale. Expect helmet catches, a league turned upside down, grocery store shelf stacking, and destiny fulfilled across the board.

Ben takes us on a preview of this season's event framed around the last time the Seahawks took on the Patriots, where the Seahawks famously did not run the ball and blew the chance to win back-to-back Super Bowls, a wound Seattle will be desperate to heal in Santa Clara on Sunday. And Jack, for one, very much hopes they will...

Plays Mentioned in the Episode:

The Helmet Catch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlyBEJ60Duc

Philly Special (mic'd up) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XmhBaUdges

Warner to Bruce 73yd touchdown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ui9eOuMScI

The Six Nations Series - Introduction

The Northern Hemisphere's biggest rugby competition is back. France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Wales will renew their decades long fight for European supremacy, starting with France vs. Ireland in Paris.

In this series we will dive into each of the nations histories in the competition, but for this episode we set the scene, talk about why we love the Six Nations, its past and what its future might hold.