NEW YORK, NY - The Rugby Odds Season 5, Episode 31 

Featuring #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, 3X Olympic 7s coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy.

TOPICS IN 24 MINUTES:
RECORD 45-43
All-Time Champions Cup Memories
Healthier Saints Have a Prayer
Joe Schmidt/B&I Lions Kerfuffle
Mike Friday Calls Out King Egbelu
Birthday Boy George Hook
Challenge Cup Opinions
S.A. Teams Sweep Welsh
Seattle & LA Stunning Wins
Exclusive Highlights
Headlines With Hook
Grown A$$ Man
Player of the Week
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The Rugby Odds, Rugby Wrap Up, S5 E31

NEW YORK, NY - The Rugby Odds Season 5, Episode 32

Featuring #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, 3X Olympic 7s coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy.

TOPICS IN 24 MINUTES:
RECORD: 27-21
Bordeaux Europe’s Champions
Mike Friday Calls Out Officials
Saints Valiant in Defeat
George Hook’s 3 Favorite Rugby Memories
MLR Playoff Races
URC Quarter Finals
Premiership Critical Point
Sizzling Super Rugby
Exclusive Highlghts
Grown A$$ Man 
Player of the Week

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The Rugby Odds: Friday v EPCR Ref, Hook's Fave Memories, URC Playoffs, MLR & Prem Races, Super Rugby

The worship for Sunday 6 July 2025, was prepared by the Revd Andy Braunston, the URC's Minister for Digital Worship.

"Today we think of a story of a pagan general, an enemy of Israel, seek healing from Israel’s God and one of His prophets.  A healing freely given long before any profession of faith in the One who heals."

Sunday Worship 6 July 2025, with the Revd Andy Braunston

The worship for Sunday 13 July 2025, was prepared by Emma Howarth, the Training and Development Officer for the Mersey Synod.

"On this Sunday in July, an ordinary Sunday, a summer’s day, we come to worship God.  Today we leave busy lives and, perhaps, our troubles behind as we focus on a gracious and generous God who loves us."

Sunday Worship 13 July 2025, with Emma Howarth

The worship for Sunday 20 July 2025, was prepared by the Revd Angela Rigby, a URC minister currently serving churches in Kent.

"Our reading from Amos was a warning.  The people of Israel were experiencing a time of relative peace and prosperity, yet instead of using that time to ensure everyone’s needs were met, the divide between the wealthy and the poor was growing."

Sunday Worship 20 July 2025, with the Revd Angela Rigby

The worship for Sunday 27 July 2025, was prepared by the Revd Jessica Ashcroft-Townsley, minister to Kingsteignton URC and companion minister to the Somerset Group of churches.

"If you are anything like me, you have asked a parent, mentor, or minister at some point in your life, “How do I pray?” Or maybe even, “What is the right way to pray?”"

Sunday Worship 27 July 2025, with the Revd Jessica Ashcroft-Townsley

From the pressure cooker (kicker?) of Kingsmead to the doldrums of Scotstoun and the predictable fortresses of Loftus and the Aviva, the URC quarter finals are now behind us. One South African side will appear in a fourth consecutive final, but who will it be? Will wily Willie outwit the wing-center Hooker? The Champions Cup final was a humdinger, but was Pollock a pillock or a Saint? Finally, will the Antipodean fans be able to grasp the inanity of the Super Rugby Pacific knockout (kinda, but not really?) round? (Hint: we struggled.) Have a listen to find out. PS. A big congrats to Ant and Phil, winners of our SRP and URC draft leagues, respectively!

Music by @monstroid, 80s TV Show.

Episode 289: Jaden has a Little Winky

NEW YORK, NY - The Rugby Odds Season 5, Episode 34

Featuring #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, 3X Olympic 7s coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy.

A Special Guest joins us today! Hint: He's South African and his nickname is Shimmi. And his full name is Hanyani Shimange.

TOPICS (in 24 minutes):
RECORD: 21-31
“Shimmi” Bullish on Bulls
Ghost of the Aviva
MLR Playoffs
Mike Friday Goes Against Bath
Chiefs vs Crusaders Final?
Layfield: “Leinster Sucks”
Croke Park or Choke Park?
 Hook on Club Rugby World Cup
R360
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Grown A$$ Man 
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The Rugby Odds: Special Guest, URC & Prem Final, Super Rugby Semis, MLR Playoffs, Opinion, Picks

🌍 The Rugby Odds (S5E35) | Delhi Belly, Leinster’s Redemption & MLR Playoff Picks!

Featuring #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, 3X Olympic 7s coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy.

This week we go global with bold takes, gut checks (literally), and high-stakes picks from India to Ireland!

🇮🇳 Mike Friday joins us from the Rugby Premier League 7s in India — battling Delhi Belly but still bringing the heat with sharp insight and fearless analysis.
👑 King Gift Egbelu backs Jordie Barrett as the key to Leinster’s URC title run.
☘️ Irish rugby legend George Hook drops truth bombs on Leinster “saving face” and the British & Irish Lions
🎙️ Matt McCarthy wrangles the crew - almost.

🔥 This Episode Includes:
    MLR Semifinal Predictions 🏉
    Super Rugby Final Analysis 🔍
    Top14 Semifinal Breakdown
    Grown A$$ Man of the Week 💪
    Player of the Week Picks 🏆

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The Rugby Odds: Leinster Doesn't Choke, MLR Semis, Super Rugby Final, Delhi Belly, Opinion, Picks

Ant, Phil and Andy recap the two season finales for URC and Super Rugby as well as the non-Test between the B&I Lions (minus Leinster) and Argentina (minus most of their first choice French clubbers). The Lions head off to Australia with more questions than answers but Ant like a good Brit thinks this might be a good thing. The Super Clubs of Leinster and the Crusaders add more trophies to their storied histories, and the Bulls bullies get taught a lesson at Choke, I mean Croke, Park. Meanwhile, attention turns to the Test window, with an appetizer in the form of the BaaBaas in Cape Town who have already run up significant bills at Caprice in Clifton if rumours are to be believed.

Episode 280 -Test match rugby is back! (Kind of)

Elite Rugby Banter - the rugby pod where the commentary is as unpredictable as the bounce of the ball. Join Phil, Ant, and Andrew, three rugby nerds and fantasy draft managers, as they give their biased and unqualified but never dispassionate opinions on all things rugby related.

Andrew:
Rugby claim to fame: length of the field try against Bishops for the u12 C team
Teams supported other than the Springboks: Stormers, Scotland
Favourite rugby moment: every Breyton Paulse flick-flack

Ant:
Rugby claim to fame: Lightest hooker to play senior rugby for UCT 
Teams other than the Springboks: Sharks, Giltinis (RIP), Nambia
Favourite rugby moment: any Frans Steyn 50m kick, or Louis Carbonel pointing and laughing at the english before slotting a conversion, or RG fighting the whole Aussie team

Phil:
Rugby claim to fame: Smashed through a whole a Kingswood team to score a magical try (twice)
Teams other than the Lions: Springboks, England, Cheetahs
Favourite rugby moment: Lions comprehensive win over the Sharks in the 2011 Currie Cup final

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