{"podcast":{"title":"Rugby Union Weekly","slug":"rugby-union-weekly-443156","podcast_index_feed_id":443156,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p04q5p2n.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04q5p2n","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0lwzd23.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":334,"summary":"Rugby Union Weekly is presented by Ugo Monye, Chris Jones and Danny Care. Between the bickering and tangents they'll bring you special guests and cover the biggest stories in the game. Get in touch with the pod via 5 Live Sport on social media or email rugbyunionweekly@bbc.co.uk , and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T08:18:49.557524+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rugby-union-weekly-443156"},"episode":{"title":"Quarter-finals, TMO controversy & rugby's GOAT","slug":"quarter-finals-tmo-controversy-rugby-s-goat","published_at":"2026-04-06T18:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rugby-union-weekly-443156/quarter-finals-tmo-controversy-rugby-s-goat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rugby-union-weekly-443156","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nbx08d","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nbwyln.mp3","summary":"The quarter-finals in the Champions and Challenge Cup are set. Ashy, Ugo & Chris look back at the round of 16. There were stunning solo tries and plenty of TMO controversy, but did the weekend deliver? We also preview the blockbuster showdowns in Bordeaux and Bath this weekend as the best teams in France and England go head-to-head. Who is best placed to go all the way? Should seedings from the pool stages last until the semi-finals? Which try-scoring scrum-half is mirroring Ashy’s runs? And after Ugo's boxing presentation debut it sparks a debate around what rugby can learn from boxing when it comes to promoting the sport.","meta_description":"The quarter-finals in the Champions and Challenge Cup are set. Ashy, Ugo & Chris look back at the round of 16. There were stunning solo tries and plen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3494,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rugby-union-weekly-443156/episodes/quarter-finals-tmo-controversy-rugby-s-goat/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rugby-union-weekly-443156/quarter-finals-tmo-controversy-rugby-s-goat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}