#100: On the last episode of the podcast Illtud Dafydd and Steffan Thomas ask why is Wayne Pivac the right man to succeed Warren Gatland as Wales head coach? Who will be in his back-room staff? Who will replace him at the Scarlets? How are the

#99: Pumas punished, All Blacks citings, Santa Fe swansong

Jun 12th, 2018 36m 55s

#99: For the penultimate episode of the podcast Illtud Dafydd and Steff Thomas ask how impressive were Wales in beating Argentina? Should All Blacks Ofa Tuungafasi and Sam Cane have been banned for their tackle on Remy Grosso and will Warren Ga

#98: Washington win for Wales, Physical Baby Blacks, Paul Tait on los Pumas

Jun 5th, 2018 47m 48s

#98: Illtud Dafydd and Steff Thomas ask what did we learn from Wales' win in Washington? Should the Baby Blacks have seen two red cards in their victory over Wales' U20s and what's Warren Gatland expecting from the first Test against Argentina?

#97: Leinster's Double, World Rugby U20s, Top14 Final, Springboks v Wales

May 29th, 2018 36m 8s

#97: Illtud Dafydd and Steffan Thomas reflect on Leinster winning the double, they look ahead to the World Rugby U20s Championship as well as some new tackle law variations. They're joined by Paul Eddison to preview Saturday's Top14 Final betwe

#96: Plastic Pitches, Gustard Goes, Guinness Pro14 and Aviva Premiership Finals

May 22nd, 2018 35m 52s

#96: Illtud Dafydd and Steff Thomas ask who's answerable for players' injuries on plastic pitches? Who replaces Paul Gustard as England's defence coach as he joins Harlequins and how frustrated will Luke Charteris, Josh Adams and Tomas Francis

#95: Cardiff Blues and Leinster European Champions, Russia to RWC2019, Super Rugby Changes to Fiji?

May 15th, 2018 28m 37s

#95: Illtud Dafydd and Steffan Thomas reflect on Cardiff Blues winning the Challenge Cup and Leinster claiming the Champions Cup. They ask how much of a mess has lead to Russia taking Romania's Rugby World Cup spot, what's stopping a Suva-based

#93: JDVI Review, Ulster latest, Pro14 on Premier Sports, More South Africans sides to Europe?

May 2nd, 2018 52m

#93: Illtud Dafydd & Steffan Thomas review Judgement Day VI before Richard Mulligan from The Newsletter gives the latest on Ulster's on and off-the-field situation before they assess Premier Sports' announced coverage of the Pro14. They also sp

#92: European semis review, George North to Ospreys, Bryan Habana retires, JDVI Preview

Apr 25th, 2018 56m 59s

#92: Illtud Dafydd & Steffan Thomas are joined by the Times' Elgan Alderman to review the Champions and Challenge Cup semi-finals, assess George North returning to Wales with the Ospreys, reflect on Bryan Habana's career before previewing Judge

#91: Bristol Bears, Israel Folau's comments, European semi-finals

Apr 17th, 2018 38m 47s

#91: Illtud Dafydd & Steffan Thomas ask why have Bristol re-branded as the Bears? What impact will Israel Folau's homophobic statements have on his relationship with his team-mates and where does Vincent Clerc rank among modern day wingers as t

#90: European quarter-finals review, Juan Martin Hernandez retires

Apr 3rd, 2018 26m 45s

#90: Illtud Dafydd is joined by journalist Mike Pearce as Steffan Thomas misses out with a throat illness. They reflect on the European quarter-finals review and ask are the fixtures as good as Six Nations Test matches? Who will make it to the

#89: Adam Jones retires, Wales 7s, European Quarter-Finals Preview

Mar 26th, 2018 30m 18s

#89: On this week's podcast (a bit early as we're excited!) Illtud Dafydd & Steff Thomas ask how good was former Wales prop Adam Jones? Are Justin Tipuric and Hallam Amos setting a precedent as 15-a-side internationals playing sevens? How big i

#88: Six Nations 2018 Review with Owain Jones, Who is John Mulvihill? Uzair Cassiem to Scarlets

Mar 21st, 2018 50m 37s

#88: Former Rugby World editor Owain Jones joins Illtud Dafydd & Steffan Thomas to pick their favourite moments from the 2018 Six Nations Championship before asking who is the new Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill and how big of a stateme

#87: Champions Cup on Channel 4, Eddie Jones' comments, Six Nations Round Five Preview

Mar 15th, 2018 34m

#87: Illtud Dafydd and Steff Thomas are joined by SportBeat's Paul Eddison to ask how good will it be to have Champions Cup on free to air TV in the UK and Ireland? Why did Eddie Jones make *those* comments about Ireland and Wales before previe

#86: Guinness Pro14 TV deal, What to expect from Blade Thomson, Too many Welsh changes for Italy?

Mar 7th, 2018 50m 45s

#86: Illtud Dafydd and Steffan Thomas are joined by the Daily Telegraph's Ben Coles to assess live Guinness Pro14 games leaving terrestrial television, they preview Blade Thomson's move to the Scarlets and look ahead to Round Four of the Six N

#85: Ireland v Wales Preview, Rugby in Irish Schools, Gatland's old heads

Feb 20th, 2018 42m 46s

#85: Illtud Dafydd and Steffan Thomas are joined by the Irish Independent's rugby correspondent Rúaidhrí O'Connor to preview Ireland v Wales Preview. They talk rugby in the Irish schools systems, Warren Gatland reverting to the old heads and wh

#84: Six Nations round Two Review, Gert Smal to Cardiff Blues, Super Rugby's back!

Feb 14th, 2018 1h 6m

#84: Illtud Dafydd and Steff Thomas are joined by Rugby World's Paul Williams to review round two of the Six Nations before assessing the possibility of South African Gert Smal taking over as Cardiff Blues head coach as well as previewing the n

#83: A short sharp Six Nations Round Two Preview

Feb 8th, 2018 17m

#83: A short sharp Six Nations Round Two Preview for this week's podcast sees Illtud Dafydd and Steffan Thomas joined by Westgate Sport Agency's Alex Bywater. Can Wales' inexperienced side win in Twickenham? Will Eddie Jones' mind games get to

#82: Six Nations Round One Preview, Chris Boyd to Northamtpon

Jan 31st, 2018 33m 37s

#82: Illtud Dafydd and Steffan Thomas are joined by David Arnott (@thepenGW) to preview the opening round of the Six Nations. Can Scotland win in Cardiff for the first time since 2002? They also assess with Chris Boyd's appointment as Northampt

#81: European Quarter-finalists, Steve Tandy leaves the Ospreys, Six Nations Preview

Jan 24th, 2018 40m 15s

#81: Illtud Dafydd and Steff Thomas are joined by Ged from the Attacking Scrum podcast to reflect on the Scarlets and the Cardiff Blues reaching the last eight of the European Champions and Challenge Cups, they pick out who could succeed Steve

#80: Public criticism by coaches, Clermont's injuries, Europe's back

Jan 10th, 2018 37m 13s

#80: Illtud Dafydd & SteffanThomas are joined by Sports Beat's Paul Eddison. They ask is Bernard Jackman's public criticism of his Dragons players justified? How long is Clermont's injury list? Who'll make it through to the Champions Cup quarte

#79: New Year's Derbies, A growing Welsh injury list, Josh Adams

Jan 3rd, 2018 22m 51s

#79: Illtud Dafydd & Steffan Thomas review the New Year's Eve Welsh derbies, assess Wales growing 370+ caps injury list and predict a Six Nations squad berth for Worcester winger Josh AdamsTwitter: twitter.com/therugbyconvoFacebook: Facebook

#78: Festive Welsh derbies, No Young for Wales, Brunel for France

Dec 29th, 2017 26m 45s

#78: In the final podcast of 2017 Illtud Dafydd & Steffan Thomas discuss the Festive Welsh derbies, Dai Young ruling himself out of the Wales head coach role and Jacques Brunel replacing Guy Novès as France bossTwitter: twitter.com/therugbyco

#77: Champions/ Challenge Cup Round 3 & 4, Sam Warburton's injury, Geordan Murphy to Cardiff Blues?

Dec 11th, 2017 33m 35s

#77: Illtud Dafydd & Steff Thomas reflect on Round 3 of the Champions and Challenge Cups and ask are La Rochelle title contenders? How big of a blow is Sam Warburton's injury? Why are the Cardiff Blues in talks with Geordan Murphy to take over

#76: Wales' Autumn Review, Pacific Islands' All Blacks, European Rugby Round Three Preview

Dec 4th, 2017 28m 28s

#76: Illtud Dafydd & Steff Thomas review Wales' Autumn Internationals Series, they ask why are All Blacks with Pacific Islands heritage looking to to play for Samoa, Tonga and Fiji before previewing Round Three of the Champions and Challenge C

#75: Loughor Bridge Centres; Principality Stadium atmosphere; Wales v South Africa Preview

Nov 29th, 2017 42m 39s

#75: Illtud Dafydd and Steff Thomas ask have the Scarlets or the Ospreys got the best deal out of the Scott Williams/ Kieron Fonotia signatures? Is the Principality Stadium too nice of a place to go as a player? How can Wales beat South Africa?