{"podcast":{"title":"The Ruck","slug":"the-ruck-1115414","podcast_index_feed_id":1115414,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/d0e840b0-f5fe-47d3-b781-71019347fb0b","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-ruck","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0ecc1a8cbe70e43cf148/1767917470701-837c1e75-c823-43db-bad3-e27646e9eeac.jpeg","author":"Reynolds Alfie","episode_count":575,"summary":"The Ruck is the journalists' rugby podcast from The Times & The Sunday Times. Join Alfie Reynolds, Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and a selection of guests every week as they provide insight and reports throughout the season, including big-name interviews and forthright analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T18:20:55.688798+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruck-1115414"},"episode":{"title":"England's 6 Nations in ruins after their first-ever defeat to Italy","slug":"england-s-6-nations-in-ruins-after-their-first-ever-defeat-to-italy","published_at":"2026-03-07T23:43:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruck-1115414/england-s-6-nations-in-ruins-after-their-first-ever-defeat-to-italy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruck-1115414","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theruck/episodes/englands-6-nations-in-ruins-after-their-first-ever-defeat-to","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theruck/e/69acb83fe2ffe1fef6976ee1/media.mp3","summary":"England have lost to Italy for the first time! Following a historic day in Rome, Alfie Reynolds and Will Kelleher are in the Stadio Olympico to unpack an incredible occasion and hugely damaging England defeat. What does the future hold for Steve Borthwick? Can he continue as England head coach? How can a team that won 12 matches in a row suddenly look so lost? They also heap praise on Italy and discuss why this is a significant moment for Italian rugby and the 6 Nations as a whole. *** Allianz Future Fund | Allianz Insurance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"England have lost to Italy for the first time! Following a historic day in Rome, Alfie Reynolds and Will Kelleher are in the Stadio Olympico to unpack an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1945,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ruck-1115414/episodes/england-s-6-nations-in-ruins-after-their-first-ever-defeat-to-italy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruck-1115414/england-s-6-nations-in-ruins-after-their-first-ever-defeat-to-italy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}