{"podcast":{"title":"The Rugby Pod","slug":"the-rugby-pod-743069","podcast_index_feed_id":743069,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ringer-the-rugby-pod","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/144cf59c-9300-11eb-aedd-1be475feceb5/image/a6bceeba1431b3d75e0789cc62f29fea.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":499,"summary":"The Rugby Pod with Big Jim Hamilton, Andy Goode, Dan Biggar, Producer Rob and weekly guests is the most listened to Rugby podcast in the world. We cover all the latest news, rumours insight and stories, but with plenty of humour, opinions and the best interviews from the game, including current and former internationals. Follow us on social media and send us in your questions to chat through each week.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-pod-743069"},"episode":{"title":"#33 Knockout Rugby Delivers, SA Teams OUT Already, Quarter Final Previews","slug":"33-knockout-rugby-delivers-sa-teams-out-already-quarter-final-previews","published_at":"2026-04-07T09:57:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-pod-743069/33-knockout-rugby-delivers-sa-teams-out-already-quarter-final-previews","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-pod-743069","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6758457852.mp3?updated=1776151180","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6758457852.mp3?updated=1776151180","summary":"Knockout rugby is back and it delivered, with niggle, tries, and drama across the Champions Cup. Northampton edged a 13-try thriller against Castres with Furbank pulling the strings, while Bath saw off Saracens to set up a huge all-English quarter-final. Sale got the job done against a flat Quins side, but injuries are stacking up ahead of Leinster, who look dangerous but not flawless after a messy win over Edinburgh. The big favourites though are set for a clash with Bordeaux and Toulouse blowing teams away and looking like the sides to beat. Meanwhile all the South African teams crash out early, plus, Storm Dave chaos in Glasgow, Toulon heartbreak for the Stormers, and plenty of chat on England selection, transfer rumours and what’s next as the competition really heats up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Knockout rugby is back and it delivered, with niggle, tries, and drama across the Champions Cup. Northampton edged a 13-try thriller against Castres with…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4570,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rugby-pod-743069/episodes/33-knockout-rugby-delivers-sa-teams-out-already-quarter-final-previews/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rugby-pod-743069/33-knockout-rugby-delivers-sa-teams-out-already-quarter-final-previews.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}