The Sandy Park showdown & Edwards to England?

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming match at Sandy Park, team performances, and coaching news in rugby.

All eyes are on Sandy Park this weekend as Rob Baxter and Mark McCall go head-to-head for one last time. Danny, Ugo and Chris look back on Exeter’s impressive win at Leicester that sets up Saturday’s showdown with Saracens for the final play-off spot. Who will come out on top? Will anybody other than Northampton rotate this weekend? It’s now only one win in five for Bath, what is behind their recent slump? Newcastle produced one of the comebacks of the season to stun Sale for a first win since January. There were four home wins as the URC quarter-finals went to form, but who is favourite to life the title in June? Plus, what next for Shaun Edwards amid reports he could be leaving France? Should unions be making a move if one of rugby's most decorated coaches becomes available? There’s also Worcester's Championship play-off triumph to discuss and Jo Yapp's appointment as the first women's British & Irish Lions head coach.

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny, Ugo, Chris

Topics covered

• Rugby
• Play-offs
• Coaching
• Team performance
• Championship

Keywords

• Sandy Park
• Exeter
• Leicester
• Saracens
• Bath
• Newcastle
• Shaun Edwards
• Worcester
• Jo Yapp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northampton, Bath, Newcastle, Sale, URC, Worcester, British & Irish Lions

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