#34 Bath’s Bomb Squad Delivers, Leinster Click Late, & Glasgow Stunned
4/15/20261 hr 18 min
Champions Cup semi-finals are locked and loaded after a weekend of knock out rugby. Bath produce one of the all-time European comebacks, overturning a 21-point deficit in an 84-point thriller against Saints, with the Bomb Squad delivering yet again and Finn Russell pulling the strings. Leinster grind it out for an hour before blowing Sale away, with Hugo Keenan reminding everyone he’s world class, while questions remain around their scrum. Toulon then rip up the script, ending Glasgow’s 12-game unbeaten run at Scotstoun to set up a huge semi, and Bordeaux take down Toulouse in a proper heav...
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First 90 secondsAndy Goode· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Pod, pod, pod, pod.
Jim Hamilton· Host0:06
Rugby Pod.
Andy Goode· Host0:06
[upbeat music] Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the Rugby Pod, where the Champions Cup semifinalists are locked in. Bordeaux's top 14 and Champions Cup double is still alive, and Leinster, of course, they've got their home semifinal again at the Aviva.
Jim Hamilton· Host0:26
That's right, Andrew. Leinster will have to do it with some bruised bodies after the sale match. Oh, my Joe McCarthy, you've got a pineapple on your head- [laughs] ... with blood sprouting out everywhere.
Andy Goode· Host0:35
Yeah.
Jim Hamilton· Host0:36
The mullet almost came clean off, uh, Hardis's nails, but we'll get into all of it, as well as Bath's comeback against the mighty Northampton. Some unbelievable tries in that match as well. Uh, but the Bath bomb squad delivered yet again. Fair play to Johan van Graan and the boys in blue and black and white, and it's all happening down in Bath.
Dan Biggar· Panelist0:54
And for everyone overlooking three times Champions Cup f- winners Toulon, Zach Mercer, Olive on, Big Sinks, and the boys went up to Glasgow, went up to your neck of the woods, Jim, just across from you, snapped a 12 match unbeaten run at Scotstoun and progressed to the next round of the Champions Cup.
Andy Goode· Host1:11
Yeah, we're gonna be going through it all, unpicking it, and dissecting it with Jim's dirty open cloth. Uh, we've got biting bans, legends coming home, and lions roaring again. So without further ado, settle back, enjoy, and make sure you've subscribed on Spotify.
Jim Hamilton· Host1:27
Hello, everyone. We're in Hong