Six Nations: The Nations Pod
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Chris Jones, Gareth Rhys Owen, and Tom English are back to dissect the highs and lows of the Home Nations following the weekend’s action. Gro’s pleas not to start the pod with Wales go largely ignored, as Warren Gatland’s side hits a new low. Would a loss to Italy on Saturday actually be a blessing in disguise, forcing a total reset? Tom argues that England’s squad is over-hyped while concerns grow over the inexperience of their coaching staff. And how costly could Scotland’s habit of switching off during games be when they face Ireland? Plus, Chris moderates an impromptu game of "Bleakness Top Trumps."
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| 0:38.8 | Right, Rugby Union Weekly, Tuesday morning. |
| 0:41.2 | We are up and running in match week two of the 2025 Men's Six Nations Championship. |
| 0:48.8 | And it being Tuesday morning, it is Nations Pod Time, the pod that brings the four home unions together. BBC Wales Scrum 5's |
| 0:57.0 | Gareth Rees Owen, aka Grow. How are you? Really good. Excellent. Yeah, enjoyed the opening |
| 1:02.1 | weekend. And the Irishman called English that works in Scotland. Mr. Tom English of BBC Scotland |
| 1:08.6 | fame, the BBC Scotland rugby podcast, various other sports. |
| 1:13.0 | But at the moment, all of your interest and focus, Tom, is on this Scotland team with all roads leading back to Murrayfield. |
| 1:20.5 | Indeed, yeah. |
| 1:21.7 | Second home game in a row for Scotland. |
| 1:24.2 | One out of one so far. |
| 1:26.6 | And a very, very big game to come on Sunday. |
| 1:30.2 | Technically, we're up and running as well. You have a new microphone, the end of any technical |
| 1:34.7 | issues now. Well, let's be very clear about this. I have the same microphone. I have a new laptop. |
| 1:41.7 | For two years, I think, I have been telling you guys, |
| 1:45.4 | it's my laptop was the problem. |
| 1:47.8 | BBC issue laptop, which was not up to the job, |
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