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Remembering Scott Hastings

5/18/20261 hr 1 min

How do you sum up the life and legacy of Scott Hastings? Chris, Ashy and Danny are joined by his close friend and former teammate Andy Nicol to share memories of the great man, both on and off the pitch, following his death over the weekend. Plus, as Steve Borthwick names his latest England training squad, the guys debate the inclusion of former South Africa Under-20 centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg. The Bristol Bears player qualifies for England through the five-year residency rule despite having no British heritage. And with a huge weekend of European finals ahead, is anyone backing against the French sides coming out on top?

Clips

Residency Rule Doesn’t Sit Right
Lawrence Left Out, Confirmed
Bristol’s Defense ‘Nonexistent’
Is Van Rensburg Worth It?
Post-Drubbing Laughter Sparks Ire
Try Records Under Threat
Hastings Could Play Today

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Chris Ashton· Guest0:00

    [upbeat music] Five Live's Rugby Union Weekly [upbeat music] So you told us to get here for 9:30 start, right?

  2. Danny Care· Host0:13

    So I left my house at 7:00 AM. We are now 10:04.

  3. Chris Jones· Host0:18

    We always have a bit of preamble before we start the pod.

  4. Danny Care· Host0:20

    So you should've got here at 9:15.

  5. Chris Ashton· Guest0:21

    [laughs] There was a chasing in WhatsApp late yesterday to say we c- you could really do with us being bang on time. So we turned up bang on time.

  6. Chris Jones· Host0:29

    And I do really appreciate it. I didn't think you would actually hit 9:30.

  7. Danny Care· Host0:33

    Well, he's not said- Given- ... he's not a hint of an apology.

  8. Chris Jones· Host0:35

    Oh, no, no, no. I, I'm, I'm, I'm- But we are men of our words. No, and I really appreciate that. Uh, and to m- in my defense, I was not meant to be doing the pod today.

  9. Danny Care· Host0:42

    Oh.

  10. Chris Jones· Host0:42

    Mr. Moggia's stranded in Bordeaux. He's at large.

  11. Danny Care· Host0:45

    [laughs] Stranded.

  12. Chris Jones· Host0:46

    [laughs] Yeah, at large in the southwest of France. Um, so it's all been a bit last minute, but we're here.

  13. Danny Care· Host0:51

    Yeah.

  14. Chris Jones· Host0:51

    And there is, there is so much to get into. And I'd even heard a rumor, and I haven't actually seen evidence of this, that you plugged the pod on TNT.

  15. Chris Ashton· Guest1:00

    That's what I do.

  16. Chris Jones· Host1:00

    'Cause normally this pod is kind of a vehicle for you guys to talk about your commercial and TV, uh, commitments.

  17. Chris Ashton· Guest1:07

    No.

  18. Chris Jones· Host1:07

    Not you actually, more, more Danny and Ugo.

  19. Chris Ashton· Guest1:09

    No, no, mate.

  20. Chris Jones· Host1:09

    So for you to actually bring up the pod on TV, I was blown away when I got that DM yesterday.

  21. Danny Care· Host1:13

    What was the context?

  22. Chris Ashton· Guest1:13

    Ugo's more than myself. But no, I was at the Allianz stadium on Saturday, uh, with TNT. And I just- That's a bit out.

  23. Danny Care· Host1:22

    You just did [laughs] two in one sentence.

  24. Chris Ashton· Guest1:23

    Yeah, smart. Uh- Just need a bit of detail ... and no, I just, when we were talking about Noah Calare and I, I said, "Well, if you'd listened to the Rugby

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