This week on Total Rugby Radio show 182, from 17:45 UK time Thursday 11 September..
JOHN EALES: THE BLEDISLOE CUP
It’s all to play for between Australia and New Zealand in the Tri Nations this weekend, including the Bledisloe Cup, and we recall some special moments from the past with former Wallaby captain John Eales.
LONDON WASPS: UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
Technology is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the modern game and its players and English champions Wasps are no exception. We get technical with the club’s video analyst and two of the new generation of England forwards benefitting from his work - James Haskell and Tom Rees.
MUNSTER GO TO HARVARD..
In the last in our mini-series on rugby in the States, we’re with European Champions Munster on their pre-season tour of Boston, which included a match against the US Eagles.
ROMANIA’S TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND & THE PACIFIC
Romania are in the middle of a five-match tour of New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and we hear from their ambitious new coach Ellis Meachen, who has big plans and even higher expectations.
PUMA WHISTLE-BLOWERS
A week after visiting Andy Farrell and his son and team mate, we spend time getting to know another unique rugby family: Norberto and Federico Cuesta are the only father-son combination officiating at an elite level anywhere in the world.
NEWS ROUND UP
Includes a round up from the Oceania Under 19s in Fiji, the European Under 19s and the Singer Sri Lanka Sevens.
LITHUANIAN RUGBY
We were in Ricany last month as Europe’s mini-minnows battled it out for the region’s Division B title, and followed Lithuania on their journey.
