{"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":"Will defence ever dominate rugby again? Your questions answered","slug":"will-defence-ever-dominate-rugby-again-your-questions-answered","published_at":"2026-03-19T20:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-bunker-7484343/will-defence-ever-dominate-rugby-again-your-questions-answered","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-bunker-7484343","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2765429369.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2765429369.mp3","summary":"Following a number of excellent submissions, Ben Coles (The Observer) and Charlie Morgan (The Times) are back to answer your questions following the end of the men's Six Nations. 02:25 Will England stick with three locks? 07:31 Who are the Under-20 players to look out for? 11:59 Why do England talk about being a developing side? 19:52 What is Borthwick's ceiling as head coach? 25:56 How much did the Lions tour take out of the players? 34:19 Why is the Six Nations schedule so similar? 37:35 Is Cadan Murley's stock up or down after the Six Nations? 41:10 Is Ronan O'Gara available? 43:45 Is Steve Borthwick naming his England team so early 'naive'? 47:34 Will defence ever win again over attack or is the genie out of the bottle? 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 #rugby #sixnations #rugbyanalysis #englandrugby #steveborthwick #ronanogara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Following a number of excellent submissions, Ben Coles (The Observer) and Charlie Morgan (The Times) are back to answer your questions following the end o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3162,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rugby-bunker-7484343/episodes/will-defence-ever-dominate-rugby-again-your-questions-answered/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/will-defence-ever-dominate-rugby-again-your-questions-answered.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}