• S2 BONUS Hors d’Oeuvres: France v Japan Preview
    Nov 8 2024
    With Galthie's team known to all and sundry, we caught up bright and early to bring a preview France vs Japan as Les Bleus get their Autumn Nations campaign underway. Plus a look at some of our favourites from the Top14 and PROD2, who will be in action over the next few weeks! 00:00 - 01:15 Entrées 01:15 - 14:39 Creative Differences? 14:39 - 20:00 Centres Conundrum 20:00 - 24:15 Rise of Roumat 24:15 - 27:16 Prop Stars: The Rivals 27:16 - 34:42 Japan & Other Internationals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • S2 EP11 - A Dish of Béchamel Sauce
    Oct 29 2024

    Massive away wins, apocalyptic weather, and disgruntled former players hitting social media after a few glasses of vin rouge... it's just another typical week in the world of French rugby. We run through all the Top 14 action, try and work out where Pro D2 is at, and there's backflips and karaoke in the Petit-Fours.

    00:00 - 05:10 Entrées

    05:10 - 35:40 Top 14 Round 8 Review

    35:40 - 51:10 Pro D2 Round 8 Review

    51:10 - 1:00:37 Petit-Fours & Disgestifs

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • S2 BONUS Hors d'Oeuvre - France Autumn Nations Squad
    Oct 25 2024

    A midweek Hors d'Oeuvre you say? Fabien Galthie has announced his 42 man squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series tests against Japan, Argentina and the All Blacks, and after a tough old week at work we wanted to discuss a few points of interest...

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    33 mins
  • S2 EP10 - Aurillac’s Ronan Loughnane
    Oct 22 2024

    Despite Rich dialling in from a tin can on the moon, we are delighted to be joined by Aurillac's Irish Hooker and all round gent Ronan Loughnane, to talk us through all things rugby in the Auvergne, with hurling, cows and Cantal cheese all on the menu…There's the usual round up of all the action including some magical tries in the Top 14, and we salivate at France's halfback options ahead of their Autumn International squad announcement on Wednesday.

    00:00 - 06:05 Entrées

    06:05 - 27:50 Top 14 Round 7 Review

    27:50 - 31:00 Pro D2 Round 7 Review

    31:00 - 1:02:25 Ronan Loghnane interview

    1:02:25 - 1:04:35 Pro D2 Round 8 Preview

    1:04:35 - 1:07:00 Nationale Nibbles

    1:07:00 - 1:16:45 France Autumn Internationals Squad preview

    1:16:45 - 1:21:55 Petit Fours & Digestifs

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • S2 EP9 - Kieran Brookes, The ‘Catalan Cow’
    Oct 15 2024

    We are delighted to be joined by England, Toulon and now Perpignan tight head Kieran Brookes to discuss Perpignan's start to the season, his time on the Riviera and settling into French Catalonia. Plus there's the usual weekly digest of the Top 14, including tight wins in the Vunipola and Rosbif derbies, you-know-who is back with a bang, and ProD2 serves up a low scoring classic.

    00:00 - 03:40 Entrées

    03:40 - 27:25 Top 14 Round 6

    27:35 - 54:00 Interview with Kieran Brookes

    54:10 - 55:50 Top 14 Round 7 previews

    55:50 - 1:02:45 Pro D2

    1:02:45 - 1:04:40 Nationale Nibbles

    1:04:40 - 1:04:45 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • S2 EP8 - Breakfast with Dupont?
    Oct 9 2024

    Five rounds have passed in the Top 14, and we try and determiner who the movers and shakers are going to be. Castres as Champions? Crisis at Toulouse? Montpellier still mad? There's a deep dive on Mathieu Raynal's attempts to shake up the laws of the French game from behind his giant cigar, Antoine Dupont is getting into property and Pierre Mignoni may have finally lost it...

    00:00 - 02:45 Entrées

    02:45 Top 14

    02:45 - 18:15 Castres v Toulouse

    18:15 - 27:50 Vannes v Racing

    27:50 - 30:30 Montpellier

    30:30 - 34:00 La Rochelle

    34:00 - 36:00 USAP v Pau

    36:00 - 38:35 Bayonne

    38:35 - 45:10 Clermont v Toulon

    45:10 - 49:05 Round 6 Previews

    49:05 - 50:55 Nationale Nibbles

    50:55 - 58:50 King Mathieu’s Law Changes

    58:50 - 1:05:58 Petit Fours & Digestifs

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • S2 EP7 - Tipples, Twins & Teeth
    Oct 1 2024

    Fresh off the back of trips to Italy and err, Ipswich, Rob and Rich return to discuss UBB's stunning win over Toulouse, whilst Pau impress and Perpignan get off the mark in the Top 14. Storm clouds are gathering in Paris with Racing under pressure and Stade Francais the first to make big changes. Elsewhere, Biarritz are riding a Basque wave at the top of ProD2, and what connects Italian liqueurs, Damian Penaud's teeth and Martin Offiah? The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast of course…

    00:00 - 06:25 Entrées

    06:25 - 33:33 Top 14 Round 4 Review (inc. Stade Francais coaching changes 28:50 - 32:05)

    33:33 - 36:45 Nationale Nibbles

    35:45 - 51:50 Pro D2 Round 5 Review

    51:50 - 57:50 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

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    1 hr
  • S2 EP6 BONUS - Trips & Glitz with Charles Richardson
    Sep 26 2024

    French Rugby Fun keeps on coming this week! In this bonus episode, the Rosbifs share the story of their trip last weekend to Brive & Castres to watch Pro D2 and Top14 rugby in the flesh! And it wouldn’t be Rosbifs without divulging the best of the food, drinks, towns and bars from their weekend.

    We are also delighted to be joined by Charles Richardson, Rugby Reporter for The Telegraph and one of only a couple of English writers invited to French Rugby’s grand awards ceremony, La Nuit du Rugby. Charles gives us the inside scoop on Antoine Dupont, Champagne & Foie Gras, and dancing with King Mathieu Raynal…

    00:00 - 16:05 Brive Boys & Castres Carnage: Rosbifs Trip Review

    16:06 - 45:31 La Nuit du Rugby: Charles Richardson Interview

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    48 mins