BBC Radio Scotland Rugby Podcast

Andy Burke and Tom English chat with former Scotland captain Andy Nicol about a summer of uncertainty at Scottish Rugby with the Chief Executive and the Women's National Team Head Coach both departing unexpectedly. With the URC season swinging into gear this weekend they also compare and contrast the prospects for Edinburgh and Glasgow. Andy also chats with Scotland's Meryl Smith about whether Scotland can deliver a victory over Australia in the WXV Global Series on Saturday after heavy defeats to Canada and New Zealand.

Tom hears how the former Scotland captain rose through the rugby coaching ranks to become attack coach to the All Blacks under the mentorship of Dave Rennie, former Glasgow, Australia and now New Zealand coach. The story of an 'outsider' chosen to coach the All Blacks' backs.

Andy Burke and the team review an opening day defeat for Scotland, as they lose 18-15 to Italy in Rome

After Scotland's Six Nations defeat to Ireland, Andy Burke gets reaction from Rory Darge and Gregor Townsend and Sportsound's Fraser Brown, Peter Wright and Tom English.

After Scotland start their 2025 Six Nations campaign with victory over Italy at Murrayfield, we get reaction from Gregor Townsend, Finn Russell and hat-trick hero Huw Jones.

Andy Burke and Colin Gregor talk to some of the players in Scotland's Six Nations squad including Pierre Schoeman, Fergus Burke, Ben White, Jamie Ritchie, Jack Mann & Ewan Ashman

In 2024, Glasgow Warriors lifted the URC Championship. Andy Burke sat down with Warriors fly-half Duncan Weir and operations manager John Manson to relive their journey to glory.

Tom and Andy are ditching talk of tries and team selections to hear from Scotland and British Lions prop Peter Wright who shares his journey through a prostate cancer diagnosis.

In a frank and informative discussion Peter shares the ups and downs of his journey as well as reflecting on the anxiety he felt throughout.

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Andy Burke and Tom English hear from John Jeffrey following the acrimonious end to his bid to become chairman of World Rugby and discuss the opening fixtures of the URC

Fraser Brown joins Tom and Andy to look back on his Scotland and Glasgow playing career and discuss what’s next for him in rugby.

George Horne joins Tom and Andy to discuss his tennis talents as a youngster, biding his time to become Glasgow’s number nine and his hopes for the URC run-in.

Tom English and Andy Burke look back on a poor Scotland performance against England in the Women's Six Nations and preview the weekend ahead in the United Rugby Championship

Tom and Andy are joined by lock Grant Gilchrist ahead of his 200th cap for Edinburgh Rugby plus Scotland Internationalists Chloe Rollie and Leah Bartlett chat about their upcoming game against England in the Women's Six Nations

Scotland prop Heather Lockhart and scrum half Jenny Maxwell join Thomas Duncan to discuss Scotland's upcoming game against England in the Women's Six Nations plus they look back on Scotland's performance against France

Scotland prop Heather Lockhart and scrum half Jenny Maxwell join Thomas Duncan to look ahead to Scotland's game against France, after they beat Wales in the Women's Six Nations

Tom and Andy look back on Scotland's Six Nations campaign plus we hear from the team's doctor James Robson as he steps down after 33 years in the role

Tom English and Andy Burke discuss Gregor Townsend’s team selection to face Ireland in Dublin in their final Six Nations match.

Tom English and Andy Burke are joined by Scotland and Glasgow Warriors hooker Fraser Brown to reflect on Scotland's defeat in Rome and the upcoming game against Ireland in Dublin

Tom English and Andy Burke discuss Gregor Townsend’s Scotland team selection to face Italy in Rome in the nation’s penultimate Six Nations match

Scotland and Glasgow Warriors' fly half Duncan Weir joins Tom English and Andy Burke to look ahead to Scotland's fourth round match against Italy in Rome in the Six Nations

Glasgow and Scotland hooker Fraser Brown hails a fourth Calcutta Cup victory and looks ahead to the next Six Nations match in Rome

Tom English and Andy Burke discuss Gregor Townsend’s team selected to face England at Murrayfield in the Calcutta Cup

Tom English and Andy Burke hear the thoughts of England's World Cup winning scrum half Matt Dawson ahead of the Calcutta Cup

Former Scotland rugby captain Rory Lawson joins Tom English and Andy Burke to dissect the continuing fallout from "Trygate"

Reaction as Scotland are denied a last-minute try as France win a tense Six Nations match at Murrayfield

Tom English and Andy Burke discuss Gregor Townsend's team selection ahead of Scotland facing France at Murrayfield in the Six Nations

Tom English, Andy Burke and France based Scottish rugby pundit Johnnie Beattie look forward to Scotland’s next game against France in the Six Nations

Scotland beat Wales in Cardiff in the Six Nations for the first time since 2002 in a nail biting match which saw the Scots survive a stunning Welsh comeback

Reaction and analysis from Tom English and Andy Burke as Gregor Townsend reveals his starting lineup for Scotland's Six Nations opener against Wales

Tom and Andy on the road and in the heart of the Scotland sqaud's hotel catching up with Kyle Rowe, Luke Crosbie, Andy Christie, Glen Young and new boy Aaron Reed.

Tom and Andy are joined by Glasgow Warriors' Fraser Brown to discuss Gregor Townsend's decision to appoint co - captains for Scotland ahead of this year's Six Nations tournament.

Tom English and Andy Burke sit down with Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend just after he names his Six Nations squad.

Tom and Andy discuss the announcement from SRU chief executive Mark Dodson that he will leave his role a year early this summer

Tom and Andy chat with Scotland and Gloucester fly-half Adam Hastings about his 'hellish' 18 month recovery from injury and an unusual present: - a visit to a witch doctor.

Andy and Tom share highlights of their coverage of Scotland in the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Reaction as Glasgow retain the 1872 Cup despite losing 19-14 to Edinburgh in front of almost 38,000 fans at Murrayfield

Andy Burke and Tom English present highlights from a year of the BBC Radio Scotland Rugby Podcast

Andrew Petrie and Tom English chat to Edinburgh's Ben Vellacott and Glasgow's Sione Tuipulotu ahead of the festive 1872 Cup

Andrew Petrie and Tom chat to Glasgow's Fraser Brown about the form of the Warriors and Edinburgh, respect for referees and the Owen Farrell debate in England

Chair of Scottish Rugby John McGuigan talks exclusively to Tom English about Siobhan Cattigan, the next 10 years of the game in Scotland, our national and club sides and much more.

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Glasgow Warriors' scrum-half Sean Kennedy talks about fatherhood, injury, coaching and getting his first start at Scotstoun for eleven years, with Tom English and Thomas Duncan

Tom chats to Edinburgh stand-off Ben Healy about the start to his career in the capital and watching Scotland face Ireland at the World Cup

Tom and Andy are joined by Edinburgh senior coach Sean Everitt to discuss his career with Sharks and Bulls in South Africa and his hopes for the new season in Scotland’s capital

Captain Rachel Malcolm joins us to discuss Scotland Women winning the inaugural WXV2 while Fraser Brown and Chris Paterson give their thoughts on the World Cup and the opening weeks of the URC.

Andy and Tom look ahead to Saturday's World Cup showdown with Ireland with Ali Price and Finn Russell

Andy and Tom hear from Scotland's Sione Tuipulotu about his Tongan heritage as the two nations prepare to face each other in the World Cup

Andy and Tom continue the build up to Scotland's World Cup clash with Tonga on Sunday as Gregor Townsend announces his starting XV

Andy and Tom chat to Blair Kinghorn as Scotland prepare for their second World Cup match with Tonga

Tom and Andy are joined by former international Johnnie Beattie to look back on Scotland’s defeat to South Africa in their opening World match

Andy and Tom are joined by former Scotland captain Rory Lawson and the nation's record point scorer Chris Paterson to look forward to Scotland's World Cup opener against reigning champions South Africa in Marseille

Ahead of Scotland's opening World Cup match against South Africa on Sunday, Andy Burke and Tom English are in Marseille and catch up with Gregor Townsend and Rory Darge

Ahead of Scotland's opening Rugby World Cup match against South Africa, Andy Burke and Tom English are in France to preview the tie and speak to Sione Tuipulotu

Andy and Tom are joined by former South Africa coach Richie Gray to look ahead to Scotland's first match in the Rugby World Cup against the Springboks

Reaction as Scotland beat Georgia 33-6 thanks to a dominant second-half display in their final World Cup warm up match at Murrayfield

Scotland and Glasgow Warriors hooker Fraser Brown discusses his injury, Scotland's World Cup preparations and looks ahead to the big kick off in France in September

On this week’s Scotland Rugby Podcast Tom and Andy have been speaking with Scottish Rugby’s performance director Jim Mallinder and head of pathways John Fletcher about the current state of Scotland’s Under 20s team and the pathway for young players in Scotland.

Tom and Andy catch up with Scotland forward Pierre Schoeman for a fascinating chat ahead of Scotland’s second World Cup warm-up match against France

Tom and Andy chat to BBC Rugby pundit Peter Wright as he reflects on his coaching and broadcasting career

Tom and Andy catch up with BBC Rugby pundit Peter Wright as he looks back on his playing career with Scotland and the British Lions in the Five Nations and the Rugby World Cup

Andy chats to Chris Paterson and Colin Gregor about the season just finished for Glasgow, Edinburgh and Scotland’s national teams in the Six Nations, URC and European Challenge Cup and look ahead to the Rugby World Cup

Andy and Tom chat to Glasgow Warriors' Duncan Weir ahead of his side's European Challenge Cup final against Toulon

Andy and Tom chat to Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend as he commits to a new contract with the national team. Plus we discuss his picks for the Rugby World Cup training squad.

Reaction as Munster grind out a win over Glasgow at Scotstoun in the URC quarter final

Andy and Tom chat to Scotland captain and Edinburgh star Jamie Ritchie and Toulon coach Richie Gray as Glasgow prepare for the European Challenge Cup final and Francesca McGhie reflects on the Women’s Six Nations campaign.

Andy and Tom chat to Scotland and Edinburgh star Stuart McInally about his World Cup dreams and retiring to become a pilot

Andy Burke and Tom English chat to Andrew Carswell about the campaign to give those, like his father Jim, who played for Scotland but didn’t receive caps, official recognition plus Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations and the latest from Glasgow and Edinburgh

Andy and Tom chat to Scotland and Glasgow star Huw Jones about his World Cup hopes and Warriors’ chances of silverware

A special edition this week as Andy and Tom are in conversation with Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Mark Dodson.

Andy and Tom discuss Stuart Hogg's retiral and are joined by Scotland international Lana Skeldon to chat about the Women's SIx Nations

Andy Burke and Tom English are joined by Scotland legend Stuart Hogg to look back on the Six Nations campaign and find out how it felt to win his 100th cap.

Pete Horne joins Andy and Tom to preview Scotland's last Six Nations match versus Ireland

Fraser Brown joins Andy and Tom to preview Scotland's Six Nations meeting with Italy.

Jade Konkel and Pete Horne join us to preview a huge weekend for Scottish rugby

Pete Horne and Fraser Brown join us to preview Scotland's Six Nations trip to Wales.

Scotland hooker Fraser Brown joins us to preview the Six Nations and Calcutta Cup opener

Darcy Graham on his brother's "miracle" recovery after a car accident left him in a coma.

Ian McGeechan and Jim Telfer on the ’97 Lions tour and their XV for this year’s series

Johnnie Beattie and Rory Lawson join Andy Burke to preview France v Scotland.

Former Scotland captain Rob Wainwright on Scotland, facing Lomu and his Lions memories.

Rory Best and Rory Lawson join Andy Burke to preview Scotland v Ireland.

Former Scotland captain Bryan Redpath shares his pride at son Cam's Calcutta Cup heroics.

Adam Hastings on Twickenham 2019, this weekend’s Calcutta Cup and his move to Gloucester.

Stuart Hogg on Scotland, Lions and the captaincy & Duncan Weir on returning to Glasgow

Fraser Brown joins Andy Burke and Tom English to discuss Scotland’s Six Nations squad.

Post-match reaction to Glasgow's loss at Exeter & discussion on brain injuries in rugby.

Ryan Wilson talks about Glasgow, Scotland ambitions and the gift of the gold tooth.

Gregor Townsend discusses the win over Wales and being linked with a Lions coaching role.

Scotland celebrate a Six Nations win in Wales for the first time in 18 years. We hear from Gregor Townsend, Jamie Ritchie and Stuart Hogg after the match's conclusion.

Andy Burke and Rory Lawson look ahead to Scotland's final Six Nations match against Wales

The guys look ahead to Bordeaux v Edinburgh and speak to the Scottish captain of Bolivia.

Rory Lawson joins Andy and Tom for the inquest into Edinburgh's collapse against Ulster.

Cockerill on success at Edinburgh & the Pro14 play-off against Ulster on Saturday.

SRU chief Mark Dodson on Pro14, Richard Cockerill, and Gregor Townsend for the Lions.

Greig Laidlaw talks about his move to Japan, his hope for more Scottish Lions, why Scotland can win the Six Nations and his ambitions to coach the national team in the future.

Scotland prop Gordon Reid talks about his career highlights, social media fame, personal loss and his refusal to be turned into "a robot" when it comes to speaking his mind.