About this episode

The episode discusses Noah Caluori's readiness for England, the potential for new try records, and previews the Champions Cup semi-finals while addressing the impact of artificial pitches in rugby.

Is Noah Caluori ready for England? Have we entered a new era for try records? Can Bath topple the best club team in Europe? Chris Ashton, Danny Care and Chris Jones dissect the big talking points from the weekend, including another thriller between the Prem's top two, and look ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals. Plus, after Pat Lam criticised Newcastle's pitch, we discuss what it is really like to play on an artificial surface.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Ashton, Danny Care, Chris Jones

Topics covered

• England rugby
• try records
• Champions Cup
• Bath rugby
• artificial pitch
• Newcastle criticism

Keywords

• Noah Caluori
• try records
• Champions Cup
• Bath
• Newcastle
• artificial pitch
• rugby news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bath, Newcastle

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