#36 The Champ Story You Need to Hear and URC & Prem Title Races Blown Wide Open
From The Rugby Pod by The Ringer
April 28, 2026 · 1h 39m
About this episode
The episode discusses the latest developments in URC and Premiership rugby, featuring guests Nick Easter and Alun Walker, and covers topics like promotion, relegation, and grassroots stories.
The lads are back in studio covering all the latest from URC and Prem, as well as a proper grassroots story, joined by Harlequins and England legend Nick Easter and Chinnor stalwart Alun Walker. The lads get stuck into the Champ’s underdog rise, what life’s really like in the second tier, and the big debate around ring-fencing the Prem and whether promotion and relegation has a place in English rugby. There’s plenty to get into from the weekend too with the Stormers putting Glasgow to the sword, Leinster’s aura taking a hit after a loss to Benetton, and lots going on at the top of the Premiership with the top four race blown wide open. Add in Lions tour rumours to France, some big injuries, and lots more. Get stuck in. Sign up to NordVPN by going to https://nordvpn.com/rugbypod to get a Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 additional months free. It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Nick Easter, Alun Walker
Topics covered
- URC
- Premiership
- grassroots rugby
- promotion and relegation
- Championship
- injuries
- Lions tour rumors
Keywords
- rugby
- URC
- Premiership
- Championship
- Nick Easter
- Alun Walker
- promotion
- relegation
- grassroots
- injuries
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harlequins, England, Chinnor, Stormers, Glasgow, Leinster, Benetton, Premiership
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