Six Nations: Coaches special

Rugby Union Weekly

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🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The pod is daily once again for the Six Nations and to kick things off we are in Rome! Ugo and Chris chat to all the head coaches at the launch. They speak to Ireland's new interim head coach Simon Easterby and find out how he's settling into the role, what changes he will make - if any - and how he is dealing with the pressure of being defending champions. Warren Gatland wants to block out all negativity and build a siege mentality, but do Wales have what it takes to end their terrible losing run? Are Scotland still one of the favourites for the title despite losing their captain to injury? We put the question to Gregor Townsend and hear how Steve Borthwick has dealt with his own injury setbacks in the build-up. Fabien Galthie has some fashion advice for Ugo and, as is now tradition, we ask all the coaches to pick one player from another nation to have in their team.

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0:57.0	Hugo, we're in Rome, it's here.
0:59.0	Yeah, can I tell you of the last time I was in Rome?
1:02.0	It was this time last year and I got a kidney stone.
1:05.0	Oh, you were telling me, oh, that sounds so painful.
1:06.0	It was by far the most painful experience I've had in all my life.
1:10.0	But it is nice given you didn't make it to Dublin last year.
1:12.6	Yes.
1:13.6	They've put on this event so you get a nice trip.
1:15.6	Yes, exactly.
1:16.6	Redemption of what was last year.
1:17.6	But it's been, we've come, and we've come with a purpose.
1:20.6	A purpose to speak to every Six Nations coach over the course of this first Rugby Union weekly,
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