The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast

S2 BONUS Hors d’Oeuvres: France v Japan Preview

With Galthie's team known to all and sundry, we caught up bright and early to bring a preview France vs Japan as Les Bleus get their Autumn Nations campaign underway. Plus a look at some of our favourites from the Top14 and PROD2, who will be in action over the next few weeks!
 
00:00 - 01:15 Entrées
01:15 - 14:39 Creative Differences?
14:39 - 20:00 Centres Conundrum
20:00 - 24:15 Rise of Roumat
24:15 - 27:16 Prop Stars: The Rivals
27:16 - 34:42 Japan & Other Internationals

S2 EP12 - Cards & Clippers

The Top 14 finally lets us pause for thought, but not after a round that saw front runners Toulouse and Bordeaux humbled away from home. Bayonne are cooking, Vannes struggling, and even Racing 92 are showing signs of proving the doubters wrong! Pro D2 continues to deliver, and there's small the matter of Valence's upset against mighty Brive as well as 24 (!) yellow cards in a single round. And in breaking news, the elusive Barber of Rouen has popped up in an unlikely location...
00:00 - 05:05 Entrées
05:05 - 31:45 Top 14 Round 9 Review
31:45 - 36:55 Nationale Nibbles
36:55 - 51:45 Pro D2 Round 9 Review
51:45 - 1:01:15 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

S2 EP11 - A Dish of Béchamel Sauce

Massive away wins, apocalyptic weather, and disgruntled former players hitting social media after a few glasses of vin rouge... it's just another typical week in the world of French rugby. We run through all the Top 14 action, try and work out where Pro D2 is at, and there's backflips and karaoke in the Petit-Fours.
00:00 - 05:10 Entrées
05:10 - 35:40 Top 14 Round 8 Review
35:40 - 51:10 Pro D2 Round 8 Review
51:10 - 1:00:37 Petit-Fours & Disgestifs

S2 BONUS Hors d'Oeuvre - France Autumn Nations Squad

A midweek Hors d'Oeuvre you say? Fabien Galthie has announced his 42 man squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series tests against Japan, Argentina and the All Blacks, and after a tough old week at work we wanted to discuss a few points of interest...

S2 EP10 - Aurillac’s Ronan Loughnane

Despite Rich dialling in from a tin can on the moon, we are delighted to be joined by Aurillac's Irish Hooker and all round gent Ronan Loughnane, to talk us through all things rugby in the Auvergne, with hurling, cows and Cantal cheese all on the menu…There's the usual round up of all the action including some magical tries in the Top 14, and we salivate at France's halfback options ahead of their Autumn International squad announcement on Wednesday.
00:00 - 06:05  Entrées
06:05 - 27:50 Top 14 Round 7 Review
27:50 - 31:00 Pro D2 Round 7 Review
31:00 - 1:02:25 Ronan Loghnane interview
1:02:25 - 1:04:35 Pro D2 Round 8 Preview
1:04:35 - 1:07:00 Nationale Nibbles
1:07:00 - 1:16:45 France Autumn Internationals Squad preview
1:16:45 - 1:21:55 Petit Fours & Digestifs

S2 EP9 - Kieran Brookes, The ‘Catalan Cow’

We are delighted to be joined by England, Toulon and now Perpignan tight head Kieran Brookes to discuss Perpignan's start to the season, his time on the Riviera and settling into French Catalonia. Plus there's the usual weekly digest of the Top 14, including tight wins in the Vunipola and Rosbif derbies, you-know-who is back with a bang, and ProD2 serves up a low scoring classic. 
00:00 - 03:40 Entrées
03:40 - 27:25 Top 14 Round 6
27:35 - 54:00 Interview with Kieran Brookes 
54:10 - 55:50 Top 14 Round 7 previews
55:50 - 1:02:45 Pro D2
1:02:45 - 1:04:40 Nationale Nibbles
1:04:40 - 1:04:45 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

S2 EP8 - Breakfast with Dupont?

Five rounds have passed in the Top 14, and we try and determiner who the movers and shakers are going to be. Castres as Champions? Crisis at Toulouse? Montpellier still mad? There's a deep dive on Mathieu Raynal's attempts to shake up the laws of the French game from behind his giant cigar, Antoine Dupont is getting into property and Pierre Mignoni may have finally lost it...
00:00 - 02:45 Entrées
02:45 Top 14
02:45 - 18:15 Castres v Toulouse
18:15 - 27:50 Vannes v Racing
27:50 - 30:30 Montpellier
30:30 - 34:00 La Rochelle
34:00 - 36:00 USAP v Pau
36:00 - 38:35 Bayonne
38:35 - 45:10 Clermont v Toulon
45:10 - 49:05 Round 6 Previews
49:05 - 50:55 Nationale Nibbles
50:55 - 58:50 King Mathieu’s Law Changes
58:50 - 1:05:58 Petit Fours & Digestifs
 
 

S2 EP7 - Tipples, Twins & Teeth

Fresh off the back of trips to Italy and err, Ipswich, Rob and Rich return to discuss UBB's stunning win over Toulouse, whilst Pau impress and Perpignan get off the mark in the Top 14. Storm clouds are gathering in Paris with Racing under pressure and Stade Francais the first to make big changes. Elsewhere, Biarritz are riding a Basque wave at the top of ProD2, and what connects Italian liqueurs, Damian Penaud's teeth and Martin Offiah? The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast of course…
00:00 - 06:25 Entrées
06:25 - 33:33 Top 14 Round 4 Review (inc. Stade Francais coaching changes 28:50 - 32:05)
33:33 - 36:45 Nationale Nibbles
35:45 - 51:50 Pro D2 Round 5 Review
51:50 - 57:50 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

S2 EP6 BONUS - Trips & Glitz with Charles Richardson

French Rugby Fun keeps on coming this week! In this bonus episode, the Rosbifs share the story of their trip last weekend to Brive & Castres to watch Pro D2 and Top14 rugby in the flesh! And it wouldn’t be Rosbifs without divulging the best of the food, drinks, towns and bars from their weekend.
We are also delighted to be joined by Charles Richardson, Rugby Reporter for The Telegraph and one of only a couple of English writers invited to French Rugby’s grand awards ceremony, La Nuit du Rugby. Charles gives us the inside scoop on Antoine Dupont, Champagne & Foie Gras, and dancing with King Mathieu Raynal…
 
00:00 - 16:05 Brive Boys & Castres Carnage: Rosbifs Trip Review
16:06 - 45:31 La Nuit du Rugby: Charles Richardson Interview

S2 EP6 - Rosbifs Results Round Up

It's pure, unbridled rugby chat this week with an in-depth round up of the Top14 and ProD2, including reports from Castres and Brive where our Rosbifs report from on the ground. Elsewhere, there's a historic win for Vannes and a tough day out in Bordeaux for Owen Farrell and Racing 92. Join us tomorrow for a review of our first trip of the season into two proper rugby heartlands!
00:00 - 02:36 Entrées
Top 14 
02:36 - 11:10 Castres v Perpignan: Rosbifs Report
11:10 - 29:50 Top 14 Round 3 Review
29:50 - 33:05 Top 14 Round 4 Preview
Pro D2
33:05 - 40:45 Pro D2 Round 4 Review
40:45 - 50:20 Brive v Aurillac: Rosbifs Report
50:20 - 53:45 Pro D2 Round 5 Preview
53:45 - 55:44 Bonus Episode Preview