Episodes

  • London Irish to Administration and Season's Scrum Down to a Close

    London Irish to Administration and Season's Scrum Down to a Close
    Jun 7 2023
    As this season of the Scrum Down comes to the close, we are sadly marking it with the historic event of London Irish entering administration. In a season which has seen a fantastic Rugby product on the field and lots of success across different formats of the game, it has been blighted by the situations of Wasps, Worcester Warriors and sadly now, London Irish. Alex Corbisiero is joined by BBC Rugby Correspondent Chris Jones, to chat through news of the administration, what can be done to protect other clubs in the league and how the league can be restructured and what may be next for London Irish
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    46 mins
  • Season’s Conclusion and Possibly The London Irish with Chris Jones

    Season’s Conclusion and Possibly The London Irish with Chris Jones
    Jun 1 2023
    The Gallagher Premiership season may be over, but there is still a lot of confusion and questions over the future of London Irish. Corbs is joined by the BBC’s Chris Jones, to discuss the latest stories, following on from a conditional extension from the RFU possibly being broken, and how that may affect the fate of the club in the near future.
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    41 mins
  • The RFU Deadline and Premiership Final Preview with Alex Lowe and Ross Hamilton

    The RFU Deadline and Premiership Final Preview with Alex Lowe and Ross Hamilton
    May 24 2023
    This week on the Scrum Down we continue to cover the developing ownership situation at London Irish, with only a matter of days remaining before the RFU's deadline for Irish to play in the league next year hits. To cover this, Alex Lowe joins again, fresh from a trip to Dublin where he watched the Champions Cup, and then we focus on Twickenham and the forthcoming Premiership Final between Saracens and Sale, and to preview the match we'll be joined by Performance Analyst Ross Hamilton.
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    45 mins
  • The Highs and Lows of The Premiership Part 2

    The Highs and Lows of The Premiership Part 2
    May 18 2023
    Ross Hamilton is back on the Scrum Down to review the semi-final games in the Premiership over the weekend with Saracens and Northampton Saints facing off as well as Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers. And Alex Lowe is back as we keep on the pulse of the London Irish story, with more clarity on the ownership situation as well as the league preparing contingencies and setting deadliness for the situation to be resolved.
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    47 mins
  • The Highs and Lows of The Premiership with Alex Lowe and Ross Hamilton

    The Highs and Lows of The Premiership with Alex Lowe and Ross Hamilton
    May 10 2023
    On this weeks Scrum Down we look at both the exciting and worrying sides of the Premiership, with Alex Lowe joining to talk about the concerns that are still causing problems at London Irish as well as the latest developments with Worcester Warriors and Wasps. And then Ross Hamilton joins to go through the Premiership semi-finals by the numbers as we anticipating an exciting set of matches with Saracens taking on Northampton and Sale Sharks facing off against Leicester Tigers.
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    52 mins
  • Trouble Arising in The London Irish with Alex Lowe

    Trouble Arising in The London Irish with Alex Lowe
    May 4 2023
    Alex Lowe joins Corbs to discuss what’s happening at London Irish where the players have not been paid their wages for April. As we’ve had in previous episodes of the Scrum Down, Alex Lowe is the man in the know in the UK to bring us the inside info at the troubled clubs - as he has done with Worcester Warriors and Wasps so far this season. They discuss the status of the takeover deal, the best and worst case scenarios for the club and players, whether the match will go ahead against Exeter this weekend and also the current situation at another troubled club - Worcester Warriors.
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    39 mins
  • RFU Updates and Premiership Semi-Final Previews with Alex Lowe and Chris Jones

    RFU Updates and Premiership Semi-Final Previews with Alex Lowe and Chris Jones
    Apr 26 2023
    On this weeks Scrum Down, Chris Jones and Alex Lowe both join to discuss the big rugby news topics in the UK. They carry on the discussion from last week following Jack Nowell’s tweet and subsequent disciplinary action, before looking ahead to the upcoming semi-finals and discussing if anyone can stop Saracens, they then discuss the RFU’s changes to the tackle height law in the community game following last years poorly handled announcement.
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    47 mins
  • State of The Premiership with Alex Lowe

    State of The Premiership with Alex Lowe
    Apr 20 2023
    This week's Scrum Down sees the return of Alex Lowe to the podcast, to discuss the state of Premiership Rugby in the UK. From the playoff race to sending-offs and possible bans for Twitter comments, to the future of the league itself with a possible drop to 10 teams including an update on Worcester and Wasps as well as future collaboration with the RFU to strengthen the state of the game in England.
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    45 mins