Chris, Tom, and Gareth are back for the penultimate pod of the autumn. They save the Wales chat for the end, as Gareth tries to make sense of the challenges facing the team. Chris questions whether England's coaching staff might be short on experience, while Tom argues that Scotland's clash with Australia is a must-win, believing it could define th…

Carl Roberts is joined by former Wales strikers Iwan Roberts and Helen Ward to discuss Wales' 4-1 victory over Iceland and their promotion to League A of the Nations League.By BBC Radio Wales

Is time running out for Warren Gatland? Wales have now lost 11 successive Test matches and conceded 50 points at home for the first time. Chris, Ugo and Ashy discuss what needs to change to get Welsh rugby back on track. Is the issue bigger than the head coach? England are also on a losing run. Are there still question marks around their identity u…

Comedian and rugby fanatic Mike Bubbins welcomes a legend of Welsh sport, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, to his bar to discuss her top five rugby memories. From a heartbreaking moment at the end of the seventies, to the day she borrowed a shirt from a spiky-haired super-star, Tanni’s selection is both fascinating and poignant.…

Former Wales defender James Chester joins Ashley Williams, Nathan Blake, Katie Owen and Carl Roberts to reflect on the goalless draw in Turkey in the Nations League, and to reminisce about his own international career.By BBC Radio Wales

Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins are joined by former Wales fly-halves James Hook and Elinor Snowsill to react to Wales' 52-20 loss to Australia and discuss Warren Gatland's future after an 11th straight defeat.By BBC Radio Wales

Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.By BBC Radio Wales

At the end of this month, MP’s will debate and vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Kim Leadbeater, the Labour member behind the proposal, says that the current ‘status quo is not fit for purpose’ as it leads to people ‘having very harrowing, very distressing deaths – both for themselves and for their family.’ But, is the legalisin…

Chris Jones, Chris Ashton and Matt Dawson react as England lose their fifth consecutive game as back-to-back world champions South Africa win at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium. Hear from captain Jamie George and coach Steve Borthwick. 08:20 Jamie George13:45 Steve BorthwickBy BBC Radio 5 Live

Lauren is joined by Alun Wyn Jones, Jamie Roberts and Tom Shanklin, who have almost 350 test caps between them to discuss the fallout following Wales’ defeat to Fiji and preview Sunday’s game against Australia, as Wales look to avoid setting the unenviable record of 11 consecutive defeats.By BBC Radio Wales

Harry Wilson joins Ashley Williams, Joe Ledley, Kaite Owen and Carl Roberts at the Wales training camp to look ahead to the final two Nations League games against Turkey and Iceland.By BBC Radio Wales

Chris, Tom and Gareth return after a clean sweep of defeats for the home nations. They begin with the narrative in Wales as more pressure is being heaped on Warren Gatland. Gareth asks whether the WRU are considering his future. Despite their poor showing against the All Blacks, Tom isn’t concerned for Ireland. And Chris tries to explain what is go…

Chris and Ashy bring you a special pod looking ahead to England's massive game against the World Champions South Africa at Twickenham. You'll hear from Ellis Genge on the challenge of facing the Boks up front and how they've been picking themselves up after the shock defeat to Australia. We also Jerry Flannery on how special it is to be working wit…

It was a weekend to forget for the Northern Hemisphere in the Autumn Nations Series. Ugo, Danny and Chris look back on a clean sweep for the Southern Hemisphere sides as the home nations all lost on home turf. To blitz, or not to blitz, that is the question facing England after they shipped 42 points against the Wallabies. Is it time for them to ad…

Comedian and rugby fanatic Mike Bubbins welcomes Wales legend Dan Biggar to his bar to pick his top five opponents.As a player Dan Biggar built a reputation as one of the fiercest competitors on the field, but who will he pick as his toughest rivals?By BBC Radio Wales

Gareth Rhys Owen and Lauren Jenkins speak with former Wales internationals Richie Rees and Siwan Lillicrap about Wales' defeat to Fiji - their 10th successive Test loss which equals the country's record losing international streak.By BBC Radio Wales

Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.By BBC Radio Wales

Jonathan Thomas looks at the history and work of the Salvation Army in Wales as it celebrates 150 years since its first mission to Cardiff, followed later by missions to Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare and many other towns around Wales. Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Roberts is the Army's current leader in Wales, and he gives his account of some of the movem…

Chris, Matt Dawson and Paul Grayson bring you reaction to a bonkers game at Twickenham as Max Jorgenson scored an 84th minute to inflict another defeat on England. Why aren't they able to hold onto a lead? England led by 12 points in the first half and then fought back to lead 37-35 with only two minutes to go, but couldn’t see it out. We hear from…

Lauren Jenkins is joined by Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies and Tom Shanklin to discuss the latest saga to hit the Welsh Rugby Union with it’s handling of contract negotiations with the women’s senior team, look ahead to Wales’ game against Fiji in the autumn internationals, and share their experiences of playing against the Fijians.…

Chris, Tom and Gro are all finally together as the Autumn Nations Series starts in earnest. Gro seeks positives to cling on to as Wales prepare to face Fiji, and we discuss whether Ireland are justifiably favourites against New Zealand on Friday night. Scotland face the stiffest test in world rugby, while after losing to the All Blacks, England are…

Gareth Rhys Owen sits down with Wales captain Dewi Lake ahead of the autumn internationals to discuss how Wales will play against three very different sides.By BBC Radio Wales

Carl Roberts, Iwan Roberts and Sam Vokes discuss the return of Dan James and Rubin Colwill to the Wales squad for the final Nations League matches against Turkey and Iceland, and the continued brilliance of Harry Wilson. Swansea finally end their goal drought, while Peterborough's bizarre disallowed goal at Newport plays tricks with Iwan and Sam's …

After a year out of the Wales squad, prop Nicky Smith is back in camp ahead of the Autumn internationals. Now plying his trade in the English Premiership with high-flying Leicester under head coach Michael Cheika, Smith catches up with Lauren Jenkins about what he's learned since the move.By BBC Radio Wales

Comedian and rugby fanatic Mike Bubbins welcomes Wales and British and Irish Lions legend Sam Warburton to his bar to discuss his all-time top five teammates. As a player who has played at the highest level, who will make the cut on Sam’s list? Expect some big surprises.By BBC Radio Wales

There's a new rugby autobiography hitting the shelves this week and it's already caused quite a stir. Ugo and Chris quiz Danny about his book and what he's got to say about Eddie Jones' England regime. We continue to pick the bones out of England's last-gasp defeat against the All Blacks and discuss the most effective way to nail a drop goal. But a…

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert discuss the fall-out after the Welsh Rugby Union are forced to apologise for its handling of contract negotiations with the senior women's side, react to Dai Flanagan's departure as Dragons head coach and look ahead to Wales v Fiji with ex-Fiji 7's coach Gareth Baber.…

Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.By BBC Radio Wales

Roy Jenkins looks at the life, work and continuing influence of Isaac Watts, the great hymn-writer who was born in Southampton 350 years ago. Of the six or seven hundred hymns he composed a good handful are sung each week in services across the denominations, and some have become fixed points in worship for Easter, Christmas and even Remembrance Su…

Chris, Ashy and Matt Dawson react to New Zealand’s dramatic win over England at Twickenham. They pick through the final stages and where the game got away from England. Was it the right decision to bring Marcus Smith and Ben Spencer off? We hear from Jamie George on the pod, who says England need to start closing out tight matches. All Blacks head …

Carl Roberts is joined by Iwan Roberts and Sam Vokes to discuss Wales' playoff victory over Slovakia and Swansea's goal drought. Meanwhile, Sam reveals a surprise guest who made an appearance in the Wycombe changing room.By BBC Radio Wales

The Nations Pod is back! GRO, like Wales, sits out this episode as it falls outside of the international Test window, but Chris and Tom eventually look ahead to the start of the Autumn Nation Series after battling yet more technical issues. How much pressure are England under to beat the All Blacks this Saturday? Steve Borthwick has named his team …

Carl, Helen Ward, Kath Morgan and match-winner Ceri Holland react to Wales’ extra-time win against Slovakia in their Euro 2025 play-off semi-final at the Cardiff City Stadium.Rhian Wilkinson's side will face the Republic of Ireland in a two-leg play-off final next month as they look to qualify for a first major tournament.…

To launch our coverage of the autumn nations series, Chris and Ashy head to Jersey to sit down with double World Cup winning South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus. We ask what makes him tick, how he stays motivated, and whether the Springboks can win a third World Cup. And given his emotional connection to South Africa, would he ever coach another inte…

Lauren Jenkins is joined by Alex Cuthbert and Richie Rees to review the weekend’s URC results and discuss some of Warren Gatland's selection headaches ahead of the international break. Three of the four Welsh regions came away with wins as Cardiff pulled off a remarkable second-half comeback to beat Ulster, Scarlets continued their winning streak w…

Carl Roberts, Nathan Blake and Elise Hughes take stock with the Wales players Rhiannon Roberts and Gemma Evans before the second leg of the Women's Euro 2025 play-off with Slovakia in Cardiff. Wales trail 2-1 after the first leg after disappointing performance in Poprad.By BBC Radio Wales

Delyth Liddell meets writer, gardener and amateur ecologist Carwyn Graves at the heritage apple orchard at the Bishop's Park in Abergwili, Carmarthen. They discuss faith, Carwyn's passion for Welsh food and why it matters to preserve Welsh heritage apple varieties. 'Tir: a History of the Welsh Landscape', Carwyn's latest book, explores Welsh histor…

Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.By BBC Radio Wales

Lauren Jenkins is joined by Alex Cuthbert, Ellis Jenkins and Ken Owens to dissect Warren Gatland’s selection following the announcement of Wales’ squad for the autumn and share their experiences playing on the international stage.By BBC Radio Wales

Wales midfielder Joe Morrell has faced one of the worst possible scenarios for a professional footballer - out of contract while rehabilitating from a long-term injury. The 27-year-old discusses the frustration of the last 10 months, watching from the sidelines during Portsmouth's title-winning season and then being told he wouldn't be offered a ne…

Carl Roberts, Joe Ledley and Nia Jones chat with Wales manager Rhian Wilkinson and players Ceri Holland and Hayley Ladd as they prepare for their Women's Euro 2025 play-off against Slovakia.By BBC Radio Wales

We’re with England at their training camp in Girona as they continue their prep for the autumn internationals. Chris sits down with new senior assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth to find out more about his new role, plus we get the latest on the fitness of Henry Slade and George Ford ahead of the first Test against the All Blacks. Alex Lozowski is…

Wales boss Warren Gatland is our special guest on the day he names his squad for the autumn internationals. It’s been a tough year for Gatland, so how is he approaching the upcoming Tests? And which of his players could play their way into Lions contention? Meanwhile it was a gripping weekend in the Premiership, with Newcastle pulling off a much-we…

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert sit down with Warren Gatland after the Wales head coach named his squad for the autumn internationals.By BBC Radio Wales

Sara and Kat Merchant bring you all the reaction to the Women’s World Cup draw. They chat to England captain Marlie Packer about the Red Roses being drawn against Samoa, USA and Australia and what it was like to have the draw live on The One Show. Ireland are in the same pool as the Black Ferns, can they stun the World Champions again? We speak to …

Wales back-row Aaron Wainwright recalls the heartache of being released by Cardiff City as a 16-year-old which signalled the end of his promising football career, but the start of his rugby journey.By BBC Radio Wales

Sara and Danny react to England's 36-man squad for the Autumn Nations Series which sees Henry Slade included despite not yet playing for Exeter this season. Sara chats to Steve Borthwick about why he included Slade and the return of fellow centre Alex Lozowski to the England fold. With Alex Mitchell missing out through injury, we get Danny to predi…

Carl Roberts is joined by Iwan Roberts and Sam Vokes in the immediate aftermath of Wales' 1-0 win over Montenegro.By BBC Radio Wales

Ugo, Danny and Ashy wrap up a try-laden derby weekend in the Premiership. There 12 tries at Kingsholm which ended with Finn Russell shushing the Shed for the second year running. There was another 10 tries at Sandy Park, three of them scored by Bristol's Gabriel Ibitoye who joins the pod to tell us why he's loving life at Bristol and whether we can…

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins, Philippa Tuttiett and Ellis Jenkins meet up at Rodney Parade following Dragons defeat to Lions to look back at the URC's weekend action as well as Wales' WXV2 win over Japan. Dragons CEO Rhys Blumberg also joins the podcast to discuss reports of a WRU proposal to own a stake in all four Welsh regions.…