The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast

S2 EP5 - The Wine Derby

Another round of the Top 14 has been and gone and we examine the best of the action, as nerveless kicks and massive hits take centre stage across the weekend. Pro D2 continues to dazzle with tight results everywhere, and the Rosbifs look ahead to their upcoming French voyage to Brive and Castres in the only way they know how... a really nerdy quiz.
00:00 - 05:51 Entrées
05:51 - 36:32 Top 14 Round 2 Review
36:32 - 38:42 Nationale Nibbles
38:42 - 49:35 Pro D2 Round 3 Review
49:35 - 1:05:01 Petit-Fours & Digestifs: Brive & Castres Quiz Special

S2 EP4 - Rams, Roast Beef & Racing 92

Round 1 of the Top 14 has been and gone and the delicious storylines (and bad alliteration) are back with Blistering Bordeaux, Valiant Vannes, and Miserable Montpellier all on show. Pro D2 serves up another dose of high drama as the Away Day win becomes flavour of the month, and there's bagpipes, butchers and boring wedding guests to discuss. 
00:00 - 05:05 Entrées
05:05 - 36:00 Top 14 Round 1 Review
36:00 - 39:20 Nationale Nibbles
39:20 - 50:30 Pro D2 Round 3 Review
50:30 - 57:50 Petit Fours & Digestifs

S2 EP3 - Top 14 Returns!

Join us to look ahead to another enthralling season of Top 14 action as we ramble through the teams, new recruits and potential fortunes of Rugby's premier club competition. Can Toulouse be toppled? Can Vannes beat the drop? Can Montpellier get even worse? We fail to answer all of these questions and more, plus there's Pro D2, Nationale, and celeb spotting down in Hyères... Strap in, the season's just getting started!
00:00 - 03:55 Entrées
03:55 - 51:47 Top 14 Season Preview
- 04:55 - 10:52 Can Toulouse be stopped?
- 10:52 - 23:35 Chasing pack
- 23:35 - 30:51 Racing 92 & Owen Farrell
- 30:51 - 38:55 Can Vannes beat the drop?
- 38:55 - 43:00 Relegation candidates
- 43:00 - 46:50 Can the Montpellier Madness get more Mad?
- 46:50 - 51:47 Best of the Rest
51:47 - 1:00:32 Pro D2 Round 1 Review
1:00:32 - 1:02:20 Nationale 1 Roundup
1:02:20 - 1:08:22 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

S2 EP2 - Pro D2 Season Preview with Illtud Dafydd

Astonishingly, the new Pro D2 season is already upon us! The Rosbifs welcome Illtud Dafydd, a Welshman living the dream of working in France and reporting on French Rugby for AFP. Illtud helps us run the rule over the contenders in the ‘Triple Ironman’ of domestic rugby leagues: Pro D2. Illtud brings the inside scoop on regional rivalries, crazy club Presidents and Siya Kolisi’s eating habits.
00:00 - 04:23 Entrées
04:23 - 51:04 Illtud Dafydd & Pro D2 preview
51:04 - 63:55 The Rosbifs Pro D2 debrief

S2 EP 1 - Lions Tour to France - Elgan Alderman Special

The Rosbifs are back for Series 2! Whilst we eagerly await the start of the 2024-2025 season, what better time to chew the fat with The Times Sports Reporter, and all round French Rugby aficionado, Elgan Alderman. The task at hand for us in this, a Lions season: devising the perfect Lions Tour of France Itinerary. Enjoy!
00:00 - 07:20 Entrées
07:20 - 45:18 Elgan Alderman & Lions Tour to France itinerary
45:18 - 52:45 The Rosbifs Lions Tour debrief
52:45 - 55:55 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
 

EP 21: Romeo Done

We bring the curtain down on 11 months of glorious French Rugby and Series 1 of our less glorious podcast. Join us for our finds of the season, favourite memories and the best petit-fours from the last 21 weeks. We'll be back in a couple of weeks for Series 2 with more guests, more tall tales and lots, lots more French Rugby. Merci!

EP 20 - Magnificent Sevens

A short pod for the short format... even with the Olympics in town, French rugby is the hottest ticket as the France Mens Sevens team claim an historic Gold Medal at the Stade de France, inspired by you-know-who. We discuss a day for the ages, GOATness, and just how good is this sporting storyline? 
00:00 - 02:33 Entrées
02:33 - 26:31 Olympics & The GOAT?
26:31 - 38:03 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

EP 19 - Vibes & Spreadsheets: Top 14 Team of the Year

The Olympics are here and whilst a certain Tony D has the eyes of a nation on him, our attentions turn to the nerdy pursuit of picking our Top14 team of the year. Join us to see whether the vibes or spreadsheets win out in the final selection, and for a tribute to one of the departing greats of French rugby.
Entrées: 00:00 - 05:45
Olympic 7s: 05:45 - 11:40
U20s World Championships: 11:40 - 20:00
Top 14 Team of the Year: 20:00 - 54:35
Quiz - Rosbifs x Tour de France: 54:35 - 1:07:20
Petit Fours: 1:07:20 - 1:10:28

EP 18 - Tour Report & Fixture Frenzy

France's players finally wrap up their mammoth 2023/24 season with a cracker in Buenos Aires but the U20s fancy just one more game after an astonishing win against New Zealand in their bid to equal the Baby Blacks’ 4 successive World Cups. We review who shone in South America, whilst there's the small matter of all the new season fixtures to chow down on. If that's not enough, then listen to the very end for the job opportunity of a lifetime...
00:00 - 03:45 Entrées
03:45 - 27:32 France Tour of South America - Review
27:32 - 37:10 U20s World Championship
37:10 - 47:12 Fixture Frenzy: Champions Cup 
47:12 - 53:36 Fixture Frenzy: Top 14 & Pro D2
53:36 - 01:02:12 Petit Fours & Digestifs
 

EP 17 - Argentina & U20s

In what has been a shocking few days for French Rugby, join us to reflect on some of the high points, namely a youthful France comfortably getting past Argentina and an even more youthful under 20s side making the U20s semi-finals. The Champions and Challenge Cup Pools have been drawn and there are potential mouthwatering trips aplenty on the horizon, and Sofiane Guitoune takes dental hygiene to admirable new levels.... 
00:00 - 04:40 Entrées - News headlines
04:40 - 07:00 Entrées
07:00 - 22:35 ARG v FRA - 1st Test Review
22:35 - 28:45 Uruguay & 2nd Test Preview
28:45 - 42:10 Under 20s World Championship
42:10 - 57:24 Petit-Fours & Digestifs (including Champions Cup 7 Challenge Cup Pools announcements (44:05 - 51:50))