The Ruck

The Times

The podcast they play in heaven. Join Alfie, Alex, Will and Charlie along with the best of The Times and The Sunday Times rugby writers as they ruck over the best games and biggest names from the domestic season and the international calendar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Ruck

Episodes (597)

Monday Will Spain host the World Cup? Plus England’s European struggles and the Red Roses lose
Mon Oct 12th Wild scores and thin crowds: how healthy is the Prem?
Mon Oct 5th Another Harlequins crisis and Venter bottles the media

The Ruck

Oct 19, 2026
58 minutes
79 MB

Spain have launched their bid to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup! The federations president Juan Carlos Martin 'Hansen' joins Alfie, Will and Elgan and explains why hosting the world cup would be transformative for rugby in the country. He also outlines plans for a professional Spanish franchise to join the URC and their hopes of competing in the 6 Nations. Plus, in the Champions Cup it was a poor weekend of results for the English clubs. Have Bath already blown any hope of winning the competition? And, the Red Roses finally...

The Ruck

Will Spain host the World Cup? Plus England’s European struggles and the Red Roses lose

The Times

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