{"podcast":{"title":"Rugby Unity","slug":"rugby-unity-7315104","podcast_index_feed_id":7315104,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67b5539aef66dc14d103716d","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/contentrfc","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67b5539aef66dc14d103716d/1745993050152-0538e3c1-8b06-40b3-900a-3b037a8dc484.jpeg","author":"contentRFC","episode_count":144,"summary":"Hosted by Eddie Jones, Ewen McKenzie, and David Pembroke, Rugby Unity is the global rugby podcast that tackles the game’s biggest issues — on and off the field. This is where strong opinions meet smart analysis. Eddie Jones and Ewen McKenzie bring decades of international coaching experience at the very top level, while David Pembroke draws on 35 years as a rugby journalist and strategist. Together, they cut through the noise with insights you won’t hear anywhere else. Rugby Unity is more than a podcast. It’s a community of fans, players, coaches, and leaders committed to securing rugby’s future prosperity worldwide. One sport. Millions of voices. This is Rugby Unity. Get in touch: info@rugbyunity.com.au Have your question answered on the show: Rugby Unity Survey Get FREE exclusive content: Substack Dive into the world of rugby: YouTube | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:18:28.406382+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rugby-unity-7315104"},"episode":{"title":"World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin on Rugby’s Global Calendar, the Strategic Plan + RWC USA 2031","slug":"world-rugby-ceo-alan-gilpin-on-rugby-s-global-calendar-the-strategic-plan-rwc-usa-2031","published_at":"2026-03-26T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rugby-unity-7315104/world-rugby-ceo-alan-gilpin-on-rugby-s-global-calendar-the-strategic-plan-rwc-usa-2031","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rugby-unity-7315104","url":"https://shows.acast.com/contentrfc/episodes/69c2251afce4b829c55d0a50","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67b5539aef66dc14d103716d/e/69c2251afce4b829c55d0a50/media.mp3","summary":"World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin joins David Pembroke to discuss the real hard questions facing our sport at the moment – rugby’s global calendar, player safety and cashflow are just the tip of the iceberg. Gilpin breaks down the real tension World Rugby is trying to solve: accuracy and flow, without treating it as a trade-off, and why too many law tweaks make life harder for officials moving between competitions. He explains the Mark Robinson match officiating review, what “shape of the game” stakeholders are pushing for, and why the strategic plan (targeting an early May launch) is centred on fans, player welfare, and growing the sport’s commercial engine. There’s also a big look ahead: strong early Rugby World Cup 2027 ticket demand in Australia, the long runway to USA 2031 and 2033, and how rugby can win in a brutal “attention economy”. ● Alan Gilpin’s rugby journey from Gloucestershire to World Rugby ● Six Nations weekend: Scotland v France, Italy’s big moments ● Match officiating: accuracy versus flow is not a trade-off ● Law trials across comps make consistency harder for referees ● Mark Robinson review: TMO use, philosophy, elite officiating model ● World Rugby strategy: fans, player welfare, commercial growth, USA 2031 PLUS: Gilpin argues rugby’s future is more fans consuming more rugby, more often. SIGN UP TO THE BIG 3 HERE: https://tinyurl.com/big3rugbyunity  👈👈 Ask Eddie Jones and Ewen McKenzie anything! Fill out the form below 👇 https://tinyurl.com/rugbyunityquestions 👈👈 👉 Want more from Rugby Unity? Subscribe to our Substack for exclusive content, blogs, behind-the-scenes insights, and full podcast access — all in one place: Rugby Unity | Substack   📧 Get in touch: info@rugbyunity.com.au Thanks to Eleven labs for providing a grant to Rugby Unity so t…","meta_description":"World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin joins David Pembroke to discuss the real hard questions facing our sport at the moment – rugby’s global calendar, player safet…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3561,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rugby-unity-7315104/episodes/world-rugby-ceo-alan-gilpin-on-rugby-s-global-calendar-the-strategic-plan-rwc-usa-2031/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rugby-unity-7315104/world-rugby-ceo-alan-gilpin-on-rugby-s-global-calendar-the-strategic-plan-rwc-usa-2031.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}