Rugby Roundup with Big Mike

Big Mike’s Rugby Roundup reviews last weekend’s club action — Glasgow stay top of the URC and Toulouse lead the Top 14 — and recaps the Singapore Sevens where New Zealand (women) and Fiji (men) claimed titles. The episode also covers other domestic results and the announced venues for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.It previews the week ahead as the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship kick off, highlights three must-watch games, and points listeners to Big Mike’s social channels for more coverage.

Big Mike’s Rugby Roundup covers a dramatic weekend: Castilla y León Iberians lifted the Rugby Europe Super Cup, two previously unbeaten club sides suffered their first defeats, and several matches were decided in the last moments. The episode recaps key results across the United Rugby Championship, Top 14, Premiership, Japan League One, Division 2 and the Super Cup final.
It also previews the week ahead — Premiership Rugby Cup action, the return of Premiership Women’s Rugby, upcoming Sevens rounds in Singapore and Perth, and a look forward to the Six Nations, Super Rugby Pacific and Super Rugby Americas.

Big Mike reviews the latest rugby action: Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool play finished, the round of 16 draw is set and several surprise results reshaped the knockout picture.In Japan League One Division 1 the Saitama Wild Knights and Kubota Spears remain unbeaten, while Kobe Steelers and Brave Lupus continue to impress.The Rugby Europe Super Cup semifinals are complete with the Iberians facing Lusitanos in the final, and Big Mike also previews upcoming URC, Top 14 and Premiership fixtures and covers key news including the All Blacks coaching split.

Big Mike returns after a brief break with a rapid-fire roundup of club rugby from January 7, 2026. He covers the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, the URC (Stormers leading, Glasgow and Ulster close behind), Top 14 chaos with Toulouse on top, the Premiership (Northampton and Bath up front), and Japan League One where two squads remain unbeaten.The episode recaps recent results, highlights standout matches and form shifts, and previews the key fixtures to watch in the coming weekend.

Big Mike breaks down the opening weekend of Champions and Challenge Cup action, the latest Premiership Women’s drama with Gloucester-Hartbury’s narrow win, and the Cape Town Sevens results. He also reviews French Division 2, Rugby Europe Super Cup, and summarizes the big news: the pools for the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup.
Looking ahead, Big Mike previews the upcoming Champions and Challenge Cup matches, the return of Japan League One with key fixtures, and the final round of Rugby Europe Super Cup round-robin action — all wrapped up with his top three games to watch this weekend.

Big Mike’s roundup from December 2, 2025: South Africa demolish Wales 73-0 in Cardiff, Toulouse, the Stormers and Bath sit atop their leagues, and New Zealand claim both the men’s and women’s 7s titles in Dubai. Club and international rugby previews lead into the start of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.This episode also looks ahead to the Rugby World Cup 2027 draw, reviews key URC, Top 14 and Premiership results, and picks three must-watch matches for the weekend. Quick, clear and packed with fixtures, results and sevens action.

Big Mike recaps a wild weekend of rugby: South Africa’s card-strewn win in Dublin, All Blacks, England and France finishing their international seasons with big victories, and Japan’s last-minute penalty over Georgia that earns them a spot in Band 2 for the World Cup draw.He also covers club action as Toulouse dominate the Top 14, previews the URC and Premiership rounds, the revamped Sevens series, rankings updates and three must-watch matches for the coming weekend. Hosted by Big Mike on November 26, 2025.

Big Mike’s roundup: The 24 teams for the 2027 Rugby World Cup are confirmed. South Africa again impresses even down to 14 men, England upsets New Zealand, and Ireland and Argentina record dominant wins. Samoa edges Belgium on points differential to take the final World Cup berth, while club and international previews round out the episode.