For The Love Of Rugby

England are due a win, and Australia are next up at the stadium formerly known as Twickenham. Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson preview a huge round in the Autumn Nations Series as South Africa take on Scotland and New Zealand play Ireland in Dublin on a Friday night.

After some explosive quotes in Danny Care’s book we also ask if Eddie Jones’s England environment was toxic. Were the players afraid of him? And was Ben on a list of untouchable players?

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Ben Youngs ranks his top wingers in the world, and has Springbok legend Bryan Habana to back up his selections. 

Is there anyone better than Cheslin Kolbe? How many All Blacks are on the list? Who is the best winger in Britain and Ireland? And where would you put James Lowe?

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Dan Cole is podcasting from a very hot room in England camp as he joins Ben in his virtual studio. Coley gives us an insight into what was said after the game, his old roommate's departure and sticks up for his new room-mate George Ford.

He also gets an update from the outside world as Ben's fitness is questioned after the weekend's corporate gigs and sampling our very own FTLOR beer.

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Are England getting closer? Was this their big chance? Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson break down New Zealand’s dramatic win at Twickenham, which saw George Ford miss a last second drop goal to clinch the game.

They also explain the new box kick rule, heap praise on Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Mark Tele’a and tell us who Dan Carter thinks is a future All Blacks captain. Plus Ben uses Sage Insights to build his ultimate player from the opening weekend of the Autumn Nations Series. 

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Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson react to the news that Beauden Barrett is back at outside-half for New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. They ponder whether the England pack can overpower the All Blacks, and ask if George Ford will win the game from the bench.

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Dan Cole takes a break from England camp to speak to Ben Youngs about playing New Zealand on Saturday. Ben Spencer starts at scrum-half, there’s potential for a new 20 minute red card and Coley takes us down memory lane as he lists off the great All Blacks he’s faced at Twickenham. 

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Dan Cole, Ben Youngs and Handre Pollard look ahead to the Autumn Nations Series, with two of them set to play international rugby and one of them gearing up for a month of corporate hospitality at the stadium formerly known as Twickenham.

How many games will England win? What makes Rassie Erasmus the best coach in the world? And will this be the last time Coley plays for his country?

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Our top secret location has been infiltrated by a mysterious figure from Ben and Dan’s past with an urgent update to share.

He's here to tell his side of the story after drinking 200 espressos, losing his Mercedes in floodwater in Leicester, and the infamous Christmas-tree gate.

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Who is George Martin? What does he stand for? What defines him as a man?

England’s second row enforcer is known for his blue scrum cap and superb beard, but do we really know anything about him? This is the definitive George Martin interview that people will be quoting for years.

He played for England at nineteen, lived in America as a child, does more analysis than most forwards we’ve ever met. Plus he is madly in love with Dan Cole, so he’s got great taste too. 

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What is the strategy at the very top of English rugby? Conor O’Shea is Executive Director of Performance Rugby at the RFU, but what does that mean?

The former Harlequins and Italy coach joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to answer some big questions. How do we get young players more game time? Who holds him accountable? And do we really think Nick Easter was making notes on his phone? 

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Joe Marler, Dan Cole and Ben Youngs deliver the definitive guide to scrummaging. How does a collapsed scrum feel? What are the dark arts? And how plastic bags can help props avoid herpes?

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Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and Squidge Rugby pick their all-star coaching line-up for next year’s British and Irish Lions tour to Australia. They try and work out how Andy Farrell’s side will play, how much of the Irish system he’ll be able to implement in a short space of time, and whether Felix Jones can coach the attack, defence or be on tour at all.

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England and Northampton Saints winger Tommy Freeman joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in the studio. He opens up about the relationships between the young England stars in the Saints backline, what George Furbank is like as captain, and why he loves an aerial battle. 

There’s a great chat about why playing 13 is so difficult, and Tommy tells us what he really thought of England’s blitz defence when he first started learning it. 

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In this episode, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole ask who is the best pound for pound big hitter in rugby. What are the perfect conditions to play in? Would Coley take a drop goal to end his career? Would he grow a ginger moustache? And what dog would he be, if for some reason he had to be a dog?

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In this episode, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole ask if a pre-match playlist can kill the mood of an entire stadium, while also pondering whether they can claim a try that probably isn’t theirs. 

England have a new defence coach, South Africa win the Rugby Championship for the first time in five years, Christian Wade socres a hat-trick and Coley has a rant at wingers who don’t know how to scrummage.

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Presale is over. General sale has started, which means all tickets are now on sale. You don’t need any codes. Come and enjoy the FTLOR Draft live in London. 

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The new Leicester Tigers coach Michael Cheika joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to tell them what he expects from his players this season. It’s a leadership masterclass from one of the best coaches in world rugby, who also has business advice and a story about Beyonce. 

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Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are off the bench and back from Exeter after winning their opening game of the season. Michael Cheika has a winning start, the Leicester team bus sounds great, and Ben gives his wet pants to an unlucky fan.

There’s detailed analysis of their pre-match routine, and round five of the Rugby Championship as Argentina beat South Africa.

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Ben Youngs shoots back at All Blacks legend Israel Dagg, Dan Cole doesn’t like the idea of a British and Irish league and the FTLOR listeners have some great questions ahead of the new season. Should prop Doug be allowed to eat KFC as a pre-match meal?

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It’s a Lions year, and Dan Cole and Ben Youngs have invited two-time captain Martin Johnson into the studio. He talks 1997’s Living With Lions, his regrets over not winning the series in Australia in 2001, and why he still loves rugby as much as he ever did.

There are stories from England’s World Cup winning side, plus tips for you to use at any level. It’s the best Martin Johnson interview you’ve heard in ages, even if he and Coley go on a 15 minute tangent about American Football.

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What's the secret to a successful half-back combination? George Ford joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to chat telepathic relationships, how you design a gameplan in your local Costa, and why the Monday morning review meeting can get in the bin.

They also discuss why the half time teamtalk is so hard to get right.

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Ben Youngs and Dan Cole review Australia’s record defeat to Argentina and ask if they’re good enough to play the Lions next summer? There’s another clash between South Africa and New Zealand, plus a discussion about England’s new ‘enhanced contracts’, what they mean and how they will work. Plus your emails and a story about Steve Borthwick having to sing happy birthday. 

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England prop Joe Marler joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in the studio. He’ll tell you why he loves Steve Borthwick, collisions and maintaining mass. 

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Ben Youngs and Dan Cole take a break from the Oasis queue to review the latest clash between South Africa and New Zealand in the Rugby Championship. 

There’s a guide to taking down a driving maul, the latest on Louis Rees-Zammit’s NFL adventure as he joins the Jacksonville Jaguars, and an honest chat about how you replace a world class defence coach. Oh and Dan’s parents have just started watching Game of Thrones. Not awkward at all. 

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How’s your pre-season going? In this episode, Dan Cole and Ben Youngs have tips for your pre-season, your best stories and tales of their own fitness camps in Portugal, the East Midlands and beyond.

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This episode contains huge spoilers for fans of Winston Churchill and World War Two. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are back together to review another weekend of Rugby Championship games, and answer your questions

How do we feel about Twickenham changing its name? How do you tell the difference between the Curry twins? And what laws we would like to throw in the bin ahead of the new season? Plus there’s a quiz! Who doesn’t enjoy a quiz?

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The Rugby Championship is underway and Argentina go and beat the All Blacks in New Zealand. South Africa hammer Australia, Ben embarks on potentially his last pre-season camp and Dan breaks down which swimming strokes are necessary.

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What is the best rugby stadium in the world? The Stade de France is having a great Olympics, but is it no.1 on our list? Ben Youngs and Dan Cole countdown their favourite rugby venues based on the standard of dressing room, atmosphere, history and how easy they are to commute to.

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“You can welly a welly but you can’t wang a wang” - Those are the wise words of Dan Cole in this question and answer episode with his great mate Ben Youngs. 

England’s most capped men answer your questions, which include: Why is Joe Marler so cringey? What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever seen in a scrum? And how quickly can a new coach make an impact?

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How do rugby contracts work? This is our most requested episode, and features stories about Jonny Wilkinson, Steve Borthwick, Sam Burgess, Richard Cockerill, Steve Diamond and more. 

Simon Cohen has sat on both sides of the negotiating table, and has had to deal with Ben Youngs and Dan Cole when they want more money. Oh and next time you’re in Nando’s, do look out for England internationals securing their long term future, probably between free refills.

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On today's podcast, Dan Cole gets his hand on a book full of Ben Youngs' most daft quotes. The pair also remember the time they had a very awkward encounter with Gareth Southgate and did Coley really get in a fight with Johnny Sexton on the British & Irish Lions tour?

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England’s most capped men are back together, and Ben Youngs reveals he’s been in hospital for a heart operation that involved his groin. 

Who did Dan sit next to on his flight home from New Zealand? Did George Martin understand Oppenheimer? And which England players were still drunk when they arrived at Auckland airport?

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George Ford is back in his tactics bunker for his latest episode with ex-England team-mate Ben Youngs. They discuss how Ciaran Frawley managed Ireland over the line in Durban, the history of the cross-field kick, how you make an impact from the bench and they tell you why Kevin Sinfield is so valuable to the England team. 

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Did England miss an opportunity to make Eden Park history? Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson break down the second test against New Zealand and another narrow defeat for Dan Cole's England. 

There's drama in Durban as Ireland beat world champions South Africa with the last kick of the game, Wales have turned themselves into driving maul experts and we ask if Beauden Barrett can be player of the series when he only played twenty minutes in each game. 

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George Ford and Ben Youngs get stuck into the big tactical topics. They build an England game plan to beat New Zealand at Eden Park, explain the growing influence of George Furbank and tell you how Marcus Smith will be feeling this week. 

They talk about the way Joe Schmidt will try and rebuild Australia, and suggest that Ireland need to score more quickly against South Africa this weekend. 

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Dan Cole reads about Winston Churchill and hangs out with Lemar. That’s the sort of man we’re dealing with. In this episode, he chats to Ben Youngs about his four days in Dunedin for England’s first test against New Zealand, and bemoans a lack of late night cheesecake. 

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Anthony Watson joins Ben Youngs to break down England’s first test against New Zealand in Dunedin. There were so many positives, but what could they have done differently in the last 20 minutes?

We also cover Ireland’s first test of their summer series against South Africa, and the latest defeat for Wales in Australia. 

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Sam Whitelock and Anthony Watson join the pod for the ultimate preview as England face New Zealand in the first test in Dunedin on Saturday.

We’ll tell you why Damian McKenzie is the new All Black fly-half, what Scott “Razor” Robertson will bring in his first game as head coach, and how England can defeat New Zealand in their own back yard.

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Dan Cole is the last man standing from England’s disastrous tour of New Zealand for the 2011 World Cup. In this episode, he joins Ben Youngs for the inside story of the time Manu Tuilagi jumped off a boat in Auckland Harbour and THAT night out in Queenstown, which definitely didn’t blow over. And they tell you everything you need to know about Dunedin, home to the first test on Saturday. 

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Ben Youngs and Dan Cole react to the news that Michael Cheika is now in charge of Leicester Tigers. Coley is in Auckland where England players have been fishing, and training hard ahead of the first test against New Zealand.

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Handre Pollard joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in the studio to answer your questions submitted in our recent Reddit AMA!

Do the Springboks ever fight in training? How did he learn to become one of the all-time great kickers? And what is he expecting when Ireland come to South Africa next week?

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How do England beat New Zealand? How will South Africa play against Ireland? And what even is this Australian side?

Rugby’s biggest YouTuber Squidge Rugby joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole ahead of the summer series for a tactics special. You’ll come away with enough information to sound really knowledgable in the pub with your mates.

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Mere hours after Dan Cole and Ben Youngs played international games on opposite sides of the world, the pair are reunited on the pod - all for the love of rugby.

Coley takes us inside the England camp after their emphatic victory over Japan and, more importantly, teaches us the secret of his magic penalty try-saving ear-rubbing trick.

After an unforgettable week with the BaaBaas, Ben gives us the rundown of his pink-socked cameo at Twickenham and how his old mate Danny Care stitched him up…

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Marcus Smith was very impressive, but what about Coley as England’s last line of defence? Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson review the fastest opening 12 minutes they’ve seen in a long time, analyse England’s best tries and ask if any changes should be made for the first test in New Zealand. 

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Ben Youngs has been selected to play for rugby’s most famous club - the Barbarians! Of course he’s taken his microphone to give you the inside story about what happens when you assemble a team of 23 of the world’s greatest players for the most sociable week in rugby.

Hear from the most-capped All Black of all time, Sam Whitelock, on the eve of his final game of rugby; Scott Sio reveals what it’s like to scrummage against Dan Cole; and Ben catches up with his old mate Danny Care as they tick the BaaBaas off their bucket list.

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Dan Cole is in Tokyo as England prepare to kick off their Summer Series with a test match against Japan. Ben Youngs had an incredible time touring Japan for the 2019 World Cup, so they've delivered one of their famous guide episodes. Get ready for the ultimate toilet experience, sushi making us squeamish, and possibly our greatest Joe Marler story yet.

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Double World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in the studio to share how his boot kicked England out of two tournaments. Yes, it still hurts.

Handre takes us inside the South Africa camp and tells us everything we’ve ever wanted to know about being a Springbok. What’s Rassie Erasmus really like? What’s the secret of the bomb squad? And how did he become the ultimate big-game player?

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You have to feel for Bath. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole say they were the better side against Northampton, but it's Saints who win a classic Premiership Final at Twickenham. Courtney Lawes gets the dream send-off, Alex Mitchell and Ben Spencer went head to head, Sam Underhill should have been named man of the match, and how will Beno Obano be feeling after his red card?

Plus, we announce our Premiership awards. Who makes the FTLOR team of the year?

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George Ford is back by popular demand! He joins Ben Youngs and Dan Cole in their secret Northern studio to answer YOUR questions…

From being kidnapped by the army when on England duty to what it’s really like to be best mates with Jonny May, George lifts the lid on what happens off the pitch when you’re one of rugby’s greats!

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Ben and Dan have nine Premiership winners medals between them... so who better to take you behind the scenes of the big day?

Join them at the team hotel and getting stuck in lifts, join them on the team bus and turning up late to Twickenham, follow them into the changing rooms and of course we'll hear about THAT Freddie Burns drop-goal.

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