By the Balls

Rugby #175

UK-based journalists John Davidson and Ross Heppenstall discuss the latest sports topics of the day and endeavour to give you the story behind the stories. Lots of opinion, insight and detail on the world of rugby league, rugby union, football and more.

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Episode 187: Implosions, Farces and Back to the Future
Mar 14, 2025 – 00:49:58
Episode 186: Vegas Baby
Feb 28, 2025 – 00:30:25
Episode 185: Karl Fitzpatrick
Feb 19, 2025 – 00:26:22
Episode 184: Richard de la Riviere
Dec 10, 2024 – 00:56:49
Episode 183: Samoa, Sua'ali'i and Code Wars
Nov 17, 2024 – 00:40:47
Episode 181: Matt Parcell
Oct 1, 2024 – 00:25:56
Episode 180: Matt Dufty
Sep 24, 2024 – 00:20:56
Episode 179: Viva Las Vegas
Aug 6, 2024 – 01:04:00
Episode 178: Rob Burrow, Tributes and Changes
Jun 21, 2024 – 00:40:47
Episode 177: Cups, Carty and Coming Up With A Plan
May 18, 2024 – 00:28:44
Episode 176: Rowley, Rohan and Richie
Apr 23, 2024 – 00:53:27
Episode 175: Money, Media and Mismanagement
Mar 15, 2024 – 01:00:04
Episode 174: Super League 2024 Season Launch
Feb 8, 2024 – 00:55:54
Episode 173: New beginnings
Jan 19, 2024 – 00:30:45
Episode 172: Brett Kearney
Dec 8, 2023 – 00:37:12
Episode 171: Whitewashes, Magic mayhem and more
Dec 2, 2023 – 01:14:26
Episode 170: Gareth Ellis
Oct 21, 2023 – 01:16:25
Episode 169: 2023 Super League Grand Final Preview
Oct 13, 2023 – 00:42:16
Episode 168: Broadcast deals, Relegation battles and playoff pushes
Aug 29, 2023 – 01:04:59
Episode 167: Anthony Broxton
Aug 3, 2023 – 01:25:00
Episode 166: Redemption, Revival and Relegation
Jul 12, 2023 – 01:01:16
Episode 165: Jon Brady
Jun 28, 2023 – 00:53:27
Episode 164: Bayley Liu and No Limits
May 29, 2023 – 00:32:40
Episode 163: Success, struggles and streaming
May 5, 2023 – 00:50:52
Episode 161: The Magnificent Seven
Apr 3, 2023 – 00:55:39
Episode 160: Tom Coyd
Mar 28, 2023 – 00:41:06
Episode 158: Triumph, tribulations and tributes
Feb 22, 2023 – 00:48:14
Episode 157: John Minards
Jan 20, 2023 – 01:11:38
Episode 156: We’re back
Jan 12, 2023 – 00:53:10
Episode 155: Rugby League World Cup Week 1 wrap
Oct 22, 2022 – 00:29:16
Episode 154: Terry O’Connor
Sep 20, 2022 – 00:57:12
Episode 153: 2022 Super League Grand Final Preview
Sep 19, 2022 – 00:45:59
Episode 152: Departures, Dream Teams and Deciders
Sep 6, 2022 – 00:53:42
Episode 151: Amy Hardcastle
Aug 4, 2022 – 00:37:41
Episode 150: Revivals, Relegation and Recruitment
Jul 24, 2022 – 01:12:47
Episode 149: Patrick Skene and Olsen Filipaina
Jun 30, 2022 – 00:51:51
Episode 148: Toulouse
Jun 12, 2022 – 00:26:24
Episode 147: Lindsay, dire Wire and IMG
May 17, 2022 – 00:59:45
Episode 146: Lee Addison
May 2, 2022 – 01:26:08
Episode 145: Super Round-Up
Mar 16, 2022 – 00:52:03
Episode 144: Cade Cust
Feb 25, 2022 – 00:21:26
Episode 143: Super League 2022 season preview
Feb 4, 2022 – 01:17:37
Episode 142: Paul Anderson
Jan 11, 2022 – 00:57:31
Episode 141: Two Tribes
Dec 30, 2021 – 01:06:51
Episode 139: Alan Robinson
Nov 11, 2021 – 00:54:05
Episode 138: Putain d'enfer
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Episode 137: Be My Guest
Oct 18, 2021 – 00:51:09
Episode 136: Grant Millington
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Hard-nosed journos Davidson and Heppenstall discuss the murky and marvellous world of Rugby League in the UK, a sport with more politics and mushy peas than Game of Thrones, but fortunately less nudity. Occasional forays into interviews with confused Aussie soccer players stranded in England, as well as Rugby Union commentary, but not enough to affect the star rating. Highly recommended!