{"podcast":{"title":"The Rugby Bunker","slug":"the-rugby-bunker-7484343","podcast_index_feed_id":7484343,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NSR8346935830","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7eea3982-841e-11f0-8877-1b607f3fd1da/image/999337bb2564acb72f40c7aadcdbd70a.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Rugby Bunker","episode_count":32,"summary":"The Rugby Bunker gives you the insight and tactical understanding you need, hosted by Ben Coles (The Observer) and featuring regular guests including Charlie Morgan (The Times). Listen for expert analysis from established rugby journalists, with regular features plus a range of guests, and improve your knowledge of the game each week by joining us in The Rugby Bunker.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T00:17:24.608357+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-bunker-7484343"},"episode":{"title":"Picking an England backline, plus the future of BUCS and Sevens | The Rugby Bunker","slug":"picking-an-england-backline-plus-the-future-of-bucs-and-sevens-the-rugby-bunker","published_at":"2026-05-21T15:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-bunker-7484343/picking-an-england-backline-plus-the-future-of-bucs-and-sevens-the-rugby-bunker","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-bunker-7484343","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2985612388.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2985612388.mp3","summary":"Ben Coles (The Observer) and Charlie Morgan (The Times) discuss Steve Borthwick's press conference from earlier this week, including the Benhard Janse van Rensburg call-up, and guess the backline England want to pick moving forward. They also break down the key tactics ahead of the Champions Cup final between Leinster and Bordeaux-Begles, before commentator Joe Byrnes joins the episode to discuss the latest BUCS season and players to watch, plus the upcoming Celestial Sevens tournament. Follow Ben's Substack: https://theofffieldreview.substack.com/ Ben's work for The Observer: https://observer.co.uk/contributor/ben-coles?type=read Charlie's work for The Times: https://www.thetimes.com/profile/charlie-morgan #rugbyunion #rugbyanalysis #rugby #rugbynews #englandrugby #steveborthwick #championscup #bucsrugby #sevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Ben Coles (The Observer) and Charlie Morgan (The Times) discuss Steve Borthwick's press conference from earlier this week, including the Benhard Janse van…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3270,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rugby-bunker-7484343/episodes/picking-an-england-backline-plus-the-future-of-bucs-and-sevens-the-rugby-bunker/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-bunker-7484343/picking-an-england-backline-plus-the-future-of-bucs-and-sevens-the-rugby-bunker.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}