Six Nations: Sherratt's debut and Russell starts
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Wales interim head coach Matt Sherratt is on the pod fresh after naming his team to face Ireland this weekend. He's made eight changes following the defeat to Italy and says the team "picked itself". What can Welsh rugby fans expect from Sherratt's team after less than a week in situ? We also get to the bottom of his nickname 'jockey'. Chris then heads to the Scotland team hotel to catch up with Tom English and Andy Burke from the BBC's Scotland rugby pod. They discuss Finn Russell's selection, the three changes after the defeat to Ireland and look at the battle between the two packs. Will Scotland create more Calcutta Cup history on Saturday or will it finally be England's day?
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| 0:53.0 | Right, another day, another rugby union weekly with weekend three of the Six Nations edging closer. |
| 0:54.6 | We're in the Scotland camp as they named their team for Calcutta Cup. |
| 0:58.0 | We're going to talk about Ireland who have named their team for the visit to Cardiff. |
| 1:01.9 | But first up, a very special guest on the pod, the interim boss of Wales. |
| 1:06.7 | Matt Sherrett is with us. |
| 1:08.3 | Matt, brilliant to have you on. |
| 1:10.7 | I imagine not some of you expected to be, what, 10 days, two weeks ago or so. |
| 1:14.6 | No, not somewhere I expected to be at all. As I said last week, I was very relaxed, led on the sofa, watching TV, planning to watch Wales Island with my brother-in-law in the pubs in |
| 1:29.4 | Cardiff on Saturday. So |
| 1:31.1 | I've taken a fair bit of stick for |
| 1:33.2 | pulling out of that, but I think they can |
| 1:35.2 | appreciate that. I'm going to be pretty |
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