About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of one-sided matches in the Premiership Rugby and player movements.
There was an astonishing 54 tries across the five Prem matches this weekend, but is it a positive when so many matches were one-sided? Is the Prem in danger of becoming a two-tiered league or are teams just in transition? Ugo, Danny and Chris try to make sense of a crazy weekend which saw Saracens’ Noah Calouri bag another five tries against Sale in a huge win on Sunday. How costly could that defeat be for Sale? Exeter put on a show for their potential new owners despite a late Northampton winner and Finn Russell has been snapped up by Eddie Hearn and joins Henry Pollock at Matchroom. Could more players follow suit and what would success look like?
People in this episode
Hosts: Ugo, Danny, Chris
Topics covered
- Premiership Rugby
- match analysis
- team performance
- player transfers
- rugby news
Keywords
- Premiership Rugby
- tries
- two-tiered league
- Noah Calouri
- Eddie Hearn
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Saracens, Sale, Exeter, Northampton, Matchroom
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