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For The Love Of Rugby

For The Love Of Rugby

By: Crowd Network
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Summary

 England's most capped men love rugby. Ben Youngs is a scrum-half so he’s spent most of his 127 games chatting away to team-mates, opposition and referees. His mate Dan Cole is still in the England squad, and has cult hero status thanks to his no-nonsense approach to most of life’s events. They’ve spent 20 years together at Leicester Tigers, toured together for the British and Irish Lions, and now podcast together every week. They'll bring you their ultimate guide to rugby's biggest games, give you a behind the scenes tour of Twickenham, and tell you what really happens inside an England camp. They’ll also have guests, and they will be some of the biggest names in rugby.Crowd Network Rugby
Episodes
  • Going to the Pub with Mack Hansen: Rugby's Wildest Character

    Going to the Pub with Mack Hansen: Rugby's Wildest Character
    May 10 2026
    In quite possibly the loosest episode of For The Love Of Rugby, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are in Galway for a pint with one of Ireland rugby's favourite sons: the man, the myth, the Mack Hansen. From sunny Canberra to the wild west of Ireland, Mack opens up about his journey through rugby, life in Galway, and what it meant to tour his homeland of Australia with the British & Irish Lions. Dodgy trims, naked wrestling and tattoos of legendary coaches: this is how you become an off-pitch icon. 🏥 Use code LOVEOFRUGBY to get 20% off your first Thriva blood test: http://thriva.co/ 💳 Use code FTLOR100 to get £100 cash reward when you spend up to £500 in your first 30 days. Ts & Cs apply: http://tide.co/ftlor100 📋 Fill out the FTLOR listener survey: https://forms.gle/rPGCtcPe7NpnBgfh6 ✍️ Subscribe to Coley's newsletter: https://loveofrugby.substack.com/subscribe 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Supporting England, Farrell Motivation & Genius Sexton | Inside Ireland with Stuart McCloskey

    Supporting England, Farrell Motivation & Genius Sexton | Inside Ireland with Stuart McCloskey
    May 6 2026
    Ireland's player of the 2026 Men's Six Nations Stuart McCloskey hosts Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in his favourite Belfast pub for a deep dive into the Ireland rugby team. We get the lowdown on the world-class players in Andy Farrell's squad, the influence of Johnny Sexton & Paul O'Connell and the brewing rivalry with South Africa's Springboks. 🏥 Use code LOVEOFRUGBY to get 20% off your first Thriva blood test: http://thriva.co/ 💳 Use code FTLOR100 to get £100 cash reward when you spend up to £500 in your first 30 days. Ts & Cs apply: http://tide.co/ftlor100 📋 Fill out the FTLOR listener survey: https://forms.gle/rPGCtcPe7NpnBgfh6 ✍️ Subscribe to Coley's newsletter: https://loveofrugby.substack.com/subscribe 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Red Roses Secrets, Toughest Opponents & Rugby Aura | Ruby Tui & Shaunagh Brown Answer Your Questions

    Red Roses Secrets, Toughest Opponents & Rugby Aura | Ruby Tui & Shaunagh Brown Answer Your Questions
    May 6 2026
    Ruby Tui and Shaunagh Brown return to the For the Love of Rugby studio to answer your questions. Who’s the toughest opponent they’ve ever played against on a rugby pitch? How early do they arrive at the airport? Who do they think will win the PWR this season? And where does a former Red Rose and Black Fern do their big shop these days? It’s all revealed in the this episode. 📋 Fill out the FTLOR listener survey: https://forms.gle/rPGCtcPe7NpnBgfh6 ✍️ Subscribe to Coley's newsletter: https://loveofrugby.substack.com/subscribe 📹 Send us your rugby videos: https://forms.gle/TrB1MB2V2krVXdqd7 💭 Got a question for us? Fill in this form: https://forms.gle/4o1f7VCSFvj5aZb38 💗 Buy a bobble hat: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/for-the-love-of-rugby 🎶 Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
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I through that was saint best game. I could not pick the bast part ,but when Mac parcland with the one handed pass and cach

best game ever Barth vs Northampton

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Great guests and fainating insights. Really well put together and a clever idea. Fingers crossed he keeps going with plenty more episodes.

Great insights

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Literally laughing to myself whilst driving to work. Asokute blast. The lads make it feel like you're sat in a pub with them having a yarn over a pint. Will definitely listen regularly. Hear about it from Joe Marler's podcast and I'll be bouncing between the two.

Not sure if you check reviews on Audible, but if so lads, my two kids and I would love some garage England merch 😅. They love going to see Sale Sharks (don't hold that against us, we're Northern!). 😉 I'll be in touch on Instagram 😁

Laugh out loud fun!

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If your every stuck in traffic on the M1 or even if your not - just a great all round rugby pod

Great insight but with humour

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This is my absolute favourite podcast. Laid back and relaxing to listen to. Ben and Dan give a great insight into the professional rugby world, giving us a new perspective on things that we wouldn't normally see from the outside. Not only that, but the stories are hilarious and I often find myself re-listening to episodes to hear them again. I would highly recommend this podcast to all rugby fans, and any people trying to get into rugby too!

Great Insights and Hilarious Stories from two of the Best Characters in Rugby

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