BBC Radio Scotland Rugby Podcast
Tom English and Andy Burke with all the news, analysis and interviews on what's happening in the World of Scottish rugby
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 10/14/26 | How far can Edinburgh & Glasgow go in Europe? | Andy Burke is joined by Scotland's record points scorer Chris Paterson and former Scotland Sevens captain Colin Gregor to discuss Edinburgh's sensational start to the season and how far they and Glasgow can go in Europe. Plus Scotland's Women are back in the WXV, away to Australia next weekend. | 40m 25s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | Encouraging start for Edinburgh, work to do for Glasgow | Will Edinburgh continue their current form and make it three from three when they come up against Zebre in the URC? Is there anything to be worried about at Glasgow? Tom and Andy have you covered. | 46m 32s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | Edinburgh and Glasgow start well whilst Scotland's women disappoint | Andy Burke and Tom English lookback on a great weekend for Edinburgh and Glasgow in the URC. They answer audience questions and talk with new Edinburgh stand - off James Grayson. And are Scotland's Women's team going backwards after another heavy defeat in the WXV? Tom and Andy have you covered. | 42m 32s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | URC Preview and SRU's summer of discontent | Andy Burke and Tom English chat with former Scotland captain Andy Nicol about a summer of uncertainty at Scottish Rugby with the Chief Executive and the Women's National Team Head Coach both departing unexpectedly. With the URC season swinging into gear this weekend they also compare and contrast the prospects for Edinburgh and Glasgow. Andy also chats with Scotland's Meryl Smith about whether Scotland can deliver a victory over Australia in the WXV Global Series on Saturday after heavy defeats to Canada and New Zealand. | 47m 57s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 | Blair on life as the All Blacks' attack coach | Tom hears how the former Scotland captain rose through the rugby coaching ranks to become attack coach to the All Blacks under the mentorship of Dave Rennie, former Glasgow, Australia and now New Zealand coach. The story of an 'outsider' chosen to coach the All Blacks' backs. | 42m 40s | ||||||
| 2/7/26 | Six Nations: Scotland's campaign gets off to the worst possible start as they lose to Italy in Rome | Andy Burke and the team review an opening day defeat for Scotland, as they lose 18-15 to Italy in Rome | 35m 46s | ||||||
| 2/9/25 | Six Nations: Scotland suffer defeat to Ireland | After Scotland's Six Nations defeat to Ireland, Andy Burke gets reaction from Rory Darge and Gregor Townsend and Sportsound's Fraser Brown, Peter Wright and Tom English. | 25m 12s | ||||||
| 2/1/25 | Six Nations: Scotland open with win against Italy | After Scotland start their 2025 Six Nations campaign with victory over Italy at Murrayfield, we get reaction from Gregor Townsend, Finn Russell and hat-trick hero Huw Jones. | 29m 09s | ||||||
| 1/23/25 | Six Nations: We hear from the Scotland squad as opener looms | Andy Burke and Colin Gregor talk to some of the players in Scotland's Six Nations squad including Pierre Schoeman, Fergus Burke, Ben White, Jamie Ritchie, Jack Mann & Ewan Ashman | 40m 34s | ||||||
| 1/1/25 | Glasgow Warriors journey to URC glory | In 2024, Glasgow Warriors lifted the URC Championship. Andy Burke sat down with Warriors fly-half Duncan Weir and operations manager John Manson to relive their journey to glory. | 26m 43s | ||||||
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| 11/25/24 | 'I consider myself a tough guy but cancer scared me' - Peter Wright | Tom and Andy are ditching talk of tries and team selections to hear from Scotland and British Lions prop Peter Wright who shares his journey through a prostate cancer diagnosis. In a frank and informative discussion Peter shares the ups and downs of his journey as well as reflecting on the anxiety he felt throughout.Details of support with cancer are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. | 31m 38s | ||||||
| 9/25/24 | John Jeffrey "hurt, bitter and betrayed" by Scottish Rugby | Andy Burke and Tom English hear from John Jeffrey following the acrimonious end to his bid to become chairman of World Rugby and discuss the opening fixtures of the URC | 37m 34s | ||||||
| 4/30/24 | Brown on hanging up his boots and what comes next | Fraser Brown joins Tom and Andy to look back on his Scotland and Glasgow playing career and discuss what’s next for him in rugby. | 34m 49s | ||||||
| 4/23/24 | Horne on tennis, title hopes and scoring records | George Horne joins Tom and Andy to discuss his tennis talents as a youngster, biding his time to become Glasgow’s number nine and his hopes for the URC run-in. | 45m 19s | ||||||
| 4/16/24 | Frustration for Scotland's Women in the Six Nations plus the weekend ahead in URC | Tom English and Andy Burke look back on a poor Scotland performance against England in the Women's Six Nations and preview the weekend ahead in the United Rugby Championship | 40m 31s | ||||||
| 4/9/24 | Women's Six Nations: Scotland's toughest test plus Gilchrist 200 not out for Edinburgh | Tom and Andy are joined by lock Grant Gilchrist ahead of his 200th cap for Edinburgh Rugby plus Scotland Internationalists Chloe Rollie and Leah Bartlett chat about their upcoming game against England in the Women's Six Nations | 53m 32s | ||||||
| 4/2/24 | Scotland in the Women's Six Nations: A look back on France and a look ahead to England | Scotland prop Heather Lockhart and scrum half Jenny Maxwell join Thomas Duncan to discuss Scotland's upcoming game against England in the Women's Six Nations plus they look back on Scotland's performance against France | 30m 42s | ||||||
| 3/26/24 | Scotland in the Women's Six Nations: A lookback on Wales and a look ahead to France | Scotland prop Heather Lockhart and scrum half Jenny Maxwell join Thomas Duncan to look ahead to Scotland's game against France, after they beat Wales in the Women's Six Nations | 30m 40s | ||||||
| 3/19/24 | Scotland's Six Nations reviewed | Tom and Andy look back on Scotland's Six Nations campaign plus we hear from the team's doctor James Robson as he steps down after 33 years in the role | 50m 13s | ||||||
| 3/14/24 | Scotland in the Six Nations: Townsend’s Scots face date with destiny in Dublin | Tom English and Andy Burke discuss Gregor Townsend’s team selection to face Ireland in Dublin in their final Six Nations match. | 28m 39s | ||||||
| 3/12/24 | Can Scotland go out with a bang in Dublin in the Six Nations? | Tom English and Andy Burke are joined by Scotland and Glasgow Warriors hooker Fraser Brown to reflect on Scotland's defeat in Rome and the upcoming game against Ireland in Dublin | 43m 39s | ||||||
| 3/7/24 | Townsend names team to face Italy in Rome | Tom English and Andy Burke discuss Gregor Townsend’s Scotland team selection to face Italy in Rome in the nation’s penultimate Six Nations match | 36m 01s | ||||||
| 3/5/24 | Duncan Weir on THAT drop-goal as Scotland head back to Rome | Scotland and Glasgow Warriors' fly half Duncan Weir joins Tom English and Andy Burke to look ahead to Scotland's fourth round match against Italy in Rome in the Six Nations | 42m 01s | ||||||
| 2/27/24 | Brown on Calcutta Cup, bonus point worries and facing Italy | Glasgow and Scotland hooker Fraser Brown hails a fourth Calcutta Cup victory and looks ahead to the next Six Nations match in Rome | 40m 41s | ||||||
| 2/22/24 | Six Nations: Can Scotland continue Calcutta Cup dominance? | Tom English and Andy Burke discuss Gregor Townsend’s team selected to face England at Murrayfield in the Calcutta Cup | 29m 19s | ||||||
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Chart history for BBC Radio Scotland Rugby Podcast
Peaked at #126 in PE, currently #126 in PE.
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| PE | — | #126 | #126 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.