The Squidge Rugby Lions Tour Retrospective

We open our coverage of the 2009 Lions tour with their opening match against an invitational side, the Royal XV. Three Red Kings' Tom Savage joins us to talk at length about coffee, Jungle Joe, Paul O'Connell's influence and a mystery king. We also occasionally talk about rugby.Thanks to Tom (@ThreeRedKings on Twitter, or @MajorTomSavage) for joining us again. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our, uh, remixed theme music.

We bring down the final curtain on the 2011 Rugby World Cup. We pick our favourite tries and games from the tournament, teams of the tournament, a dick-of-the-day XV. We also crown the player of the tournament, as well as the dick of the tournament. We then talk about what's next for the pod!Will's top tries playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsvcV-wGYU&list=PLBJ1pA4Lj_Bo2qTtzPLAwc-2FG9JFqRdm&ab_channel=MottiRugbyMottiRugbyThank you for joining us on this journey. That concludes our revisiting of the 2011 World Cup.Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

We've made it to the final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup! We talk a bit about Stephen Donald, Spanish soap operas and the French Haka response. We also chat to P Money again!Thanks for listening, and thanks as always to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

Blood & Mud's Josh Gardner joins us to watch the third place playoff between Wales and Australia, as if for the first time. We get sidetracked in talking about Brett Gosper's penis, Rugby Challenge and Steps' Greatest Hits. Also contains a detailed analysis of Wales' World Cup anthem, Sam Our Captain.Thanks to Josh (@joshgardner and @rucked_mag on Twitter) for joining us. You can listen to the Blood & Mud Podcast on all major podcast platforms, as I imagine you already do. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

We turn to the second semi-final of the World Cup, as New Zealand knock out Australia. We talk about the return of Ant Finger, Dimitri Yachvili conspiracies and 2020 hit film The Croods: A New Age.Thanks for listening, and we'll see you next week for the third place playoff. Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.

We finally reach the episode we didn't want to do. We address the most dramatic, controversial semi-final in the Rugby World Cup's history, dissecting everything from Sam Warburton's red card, Rhys Priestland & Adam Jones' injuries, whether Lawrence Dallaglio started coronavirus, Wales' mental strength, Julien Bonnaire's phyiscal strength and whether or not Maxime Medard should take bookings for kids' parties. Expect an emotional deep-dive into why sport can be so emotional.Thank you for braving this traumatising listen. Unless you are Alain Rolland.Thanks also to Tom Rosenthal for our theme music.