S13 Ep28: 16th February 2026 - SIX NATIONS ROUND3 PREVIEW

Jonathan Beardmore· Host0:00

[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to this. It is the Eggchasers Rugby podcast. The podcast about rugby that doesn't take itself or the game too seriously. I'm JB here in the rugby dungeon with the man with many barns, Tim Cocker.

Tim Cocker· Host0:18

[chuckles] Uh, un-unfortunately, that's it. Well, Phil is so slack, he cannot be bothered to show up for this podcast. You would never- Classic Phil. You would never catch me, you would never catch me with such a lazy work rate.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host0:29

Mm.

Tim Cocker· Host0:30

Um, I'm so grateful that you are doing an extra podcast.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host0:33

I traveled back from Wales.

Tim Cocker· Host0:36

Yeah.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host0:36

Wales.

Tim Cocker· Host0:37

I just got back from the Netherlands and, uh, yeah, there's-- Yeah, I, I wanted to have my say on stuff, but, um, the, the technical issues f-were sorted, but not in-- not before I actually, um, made all of my other arrangements for Maastricht.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host0:53

Basically, you were partying hard, yeah?

Tim Cocker· Host0:55

I was partying hard.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host0:56

Any rooftops?

Tim Cocker· Host0:56

Uh, well, I was sleeping in a rooftop. Does that count?

Jonathan Beardmore· Host1:01

Uh.

Tim Cocker· Host1:02

Yeah.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host1:03

Uh.

Tim Cocker· Host1:03

It was good. It was good.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host1:04

Well, there was a rooftop bar in Aylesbury.

Tim Cocker· Host1:06

Oh, yes.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host1:07

We had negronis on Aylesbury's rooftop bar.

Tim Cocker· Host1:09

Of course.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host1:09

And it was superb. It was absolutely superb.

Tim Cocker· Host1:10

I know. I know. Unfortunately, as you jokingly said, uh, I wasn't the only person not to show up.

Jonathan Beardmore· Host1:16

Yeah. You and all the Mollo fans. [laughs] Couldn't be bothered. Couldn't be bothered.

Tim Cocker· Host1:19

Hey, we've got some actual new rugby to talk about, not just picking the bones over the weekend as well. The England team has been announced and you- Why is it so early? It's always early. Have you not... Steve, Steve Borthwick. This is quite late for Steve Borthwick