Six Nations: Lions watch with the Wallaby captain
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
What would Andy Farrell's Lions team look like if the first Test against Australia was next week? What positions are still up for grabs? And where is Farrell spoilt for choice? Ugo and Chris discuss all this and chat to the Wallabies captain Harry Wilson to get his take on the Lions after playing all four home nations during the Autumn Nations Series. Are there certain players he is keeping an eye on during the Six Nations? And after Netflix announced they will not be doing another series of Full Contact, how big of a missed opportunity is it to grow the game? What is the best way to capture a new audience while keeping loyal fans engaged - does the perfect balance exist? With the Superbowl this weekend, we ask what can rugby learn from the NFL and what a bit American promotion would do for the Lions tour.
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| 0:50.4 | two almost upon us three blockbuster fixtures how good. How good, Italy, Wales, England, France. |
| 0:56.5 | Oogamonia, which one you're looking for to most? Just quickly. Scotland, Ireland. |
| 1:00.1 | Scotland, Ireland, is it? Yeah, I think so. |
| 1:02.1 | Can make a case for all three? Yeah, of course. They're all huge in their own rights. |
| 1:07.7 | Yeah, can France continue their brilliance? Can England respond? |
| 1:16.0 | Scotland, Ireland, I mean, Scotland, a duer win, aren't they against Ireland? |
| 1:18.3 | But Ireland, I think, answer so many critics. |
| 1:23.9 | Can they continue their route towards a potential grand slam and that round four with France? |
| 1:30.2 | And then Wales in Italy, you're equally as focused on that just because of the consequence and the fallout potential off the back of the result. |
| 1:32.9 | Okay, so yesterday's pod was from the England camp with Richard Wigglesworth and Luke |
| 1:38.0 | Cowan Dickey. |
| 1:38.6 | Tomorrow loads more on the teams as all of the head coaches show their hands ahead of the weekend. |
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