{"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 v France: which Champions Cup quarter-final was better?","slug":"england-v-france-which-champions-cup-quarter-final-was-better","published_at":"2026-04-13T13:34:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruck-1115414/england-v-france-which-champions-cup-quarter-final-was-better","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruck-1115414","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theruck/episodes/england-v-france-which-champions-cup-quarter-final-was-bette","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theruck/e/69dcf0cf715b7d1039d4391e/media.mp3","summary":"Alfie Reynolds, Elgan Alderman and Charlie Morgan look back on the Champions Cup quarter-finals. They ask which was better...Bath and Northampton's epic high-scoring tussle at The Rec? Or the heavyweight clash between Bordeaux and Toulouse? Was Henry Pollock unlucky to be shown a yellow card so late in the contest? And, despite defeat, will Northampton be confident of getting revenge in the Prem final? Are Leinster going under the radar and could they actually win the Champions Cup this season? And, the boys look back on the opening round of the Women's 6 Nations as the Red Roses made it 34 wins in a row! *** Allianz Future Fund | Allianz Insurance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Alfie Reynolds, Elgan Alderman and Charlie Morgan look back on the Champions Cup quarter-finals. They ask which was better...Bath and Northampton's epic h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2399,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ruck-1115414/episodes/england-v-france-which-champions-cup-quarter-final-was-better/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-v-france-which-champions-cup-quarter-final-was-better.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}