What is The Rugby Pod?
The Rugby Pod is a weekly rugby union podcast hosted by three former internationals — Andy Goode (17 England caps), Jim Hamilton (63 for Scotland) and Dan Biggar (112 for Wales) — with a producer, Rob. Its feed moved from Acast to Megaphone hosting in April 2021, and The Ringer (Spotify) is its publisher.[1] [2] [3]
What does it cover?
The Premiership, the URC, the Six Nations, the international windows and the Lions, weekly, with interviews with current and former internationals and a video edition on YouTube.[1] [2]
What is its reach and standing?
The show’s own site claims “20M+ monthly audience”, a million YouTube followers and the title of most-listened-to rugby podcast in the world — none of it audited; Apple’s UK store shows 509 episodes and about 5,150 ratings. Sponsors listed are Vodafone, Go.Compare and GHA Discovery; no betting sponsor appears.[1] [4]
Since when?
The earliest episode in the feed, “Episode 1 – Introductions”, is dated 28 July 2016, with Goode, Hamilton and Andy Rowe; Apple lists activity from 2015. The original production company is not stated.[4] [5]
Why does it matter in rugby?
Because it is among the highest-profile player-hosted rugby shows in the English language, and a guest slot is a marker of standing in the northern-hemisphere game. Its audience claims are its own; cite them as such.[1]
References
- The Rugby Pod — home (hosts, audience claim, sponsors). Accessed September 2026.
- The Ringer — The Rugby Pod. Accessed September 2026.
- Podnews — The Rugby Pod (feed history). Accessed September 2026.
- Apple Podcasts — The Rugby Pod. Accessed September 2026.
- Apple Podcasts — The Rugby Pod, Episode 1 – Introductions, 28 Jul 2016. Accessed September 2026.