About this episode

The episode discusses insights from the opening weekend of the Nations Championship and personal experiences of the hosts.

What did we learn from the opening weekend of the Nations Championship? Ashy, Ugo and Danny look back on a dramatic first round of fixtures and ahead to what next weekend has in store. They ask why England appear to have made little progress since the Six Nations, whether Wales can build on their win over Fiji against Argentina, and how impressive Scotland were without their talisman, Finn Russell. Plus, there was also time to compare weekends, with Ashy enduring the great outdoors on a camping trip he absolutely hated, while Danny somehow found himself living the high life in the Royal Box at Wimbledon.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ashy, Ugo, Danny

Topics covered

• Nations Championship
• rugby analysis
• England rugby
• Wales vs Fiji
• Scotland performance
• personal anecdotes

Keywords

• Nations Championship
• rugby
• England
• Wales
• Scotland
• Finn Russell
• camping
• Wimbledon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: England, Wales, Fiji, Argentina, Scotland

Places: Royal Box

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