Big Mike returns after a brief break with a rapid-fire roundup of club rugby from January 7, 2026. He covers the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, the URC (Stormers leading, Glasgow and Ulster close behind), Top 14 chaos with Toulouse on top, the Premiership (Northampton and Bath up front), and Japan League One where two squads remain unbeaten.

The episode recaps recent results, highlights standout matches and form shifts, and previews the key fixtures to watch in the coming weekend.

Big Mike breaks down the opening weekend of Champions and Challenge Cup action, the latest Premiership Women’s drama with Gloucester-Hartbury’s narrow win, and the Cape Town Sevens results. He also reviews French Division 2, Rugby Europe Super Cup, and summarizes the big news: the pools for the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup.

Looking ahead, Big Mike previews the upcoming Champions and Challenge Cup matches, the return of Japan League One with key fixtures, and the final round of Rugby Europe Super Cup round-robin action — all wrapped up with his top three games to watch this weekend.

Big Mike’s roundup from December 2, 2025: South Africa demolish Wales 73-0 in Cardiff, Toulouse, the Stormers and Bath sit atop their leagues, and New Zealand claim both the men’s and women’s 7s titles in Dubai. Club and international rugby previews lead into the start of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.

This episode also looks ahead to the Rugby World Cup 2027 draw, reviews key URC, Top 14 and Premiership results, and picks three must-watch matches for the weekend. Quick, clear and packed with fixtures, results and sevens action.

Big Mike recaps a wild weekend of rugby: South Africa’s card-strewn win in Dublin, All Blacks, England and France finishing their international seasons with big victories, and Japan’s last-minute penalty over Georgia that earns them a spot in Band 2 for the World Cup draw.

He also covers club action as Toulouse dominate the Top 14, previews the URC and Premiership rounds, the revamped Sevens series, rankings updates and three must-watch matches for the coming weekend. Hosted by Big Mike on November 26, 2025.

Big Mike’s roundup: The 24 teams for the 2027 Rugby World Cup are confirmed. South Africa again impresses even down to 14 men, England upsets New Zealand, and Ireland and Argentina record dominant wins. Samoa edges Belgium on points differential to take the final World Cup berth, while club and international previews round out the episode.

Big Mike breaks down a blockbuster weekend of Autumn Nations rugby: South Africa’s defiant win over France, tight results for New Zealand, Ireland, England and Argentina, and Uruguay’s rise in the world rankings.

He also recaps the first matches of the 2027 World Cup final qualification (Samoa, Belgium strong), previews this week’s top international fixtures, and names his Big Three games to watch.

England and New Zealand opened the international window with commanding wins, Toulouse lead the Top 14 into the break, and Gloucester-Hartbury look set to dominate the Premiership Women’s Rugby after two rounds. Key club and international results reshuffled rankings and momentum.

This week features major tests — France vs South Africa, All Blacks vs Scotland, England vs Fiji — and the final RWC 2027 qualification tournament in Dubai (Samoa, Namibia, Belgium, Brazil). Big Mike breaks down the weekend’s action and previews the must-watch games.

Big Mike reviews a packed weekend of rugby: Canterbury win the NPC, Australia narrowly beat Japan, and the Stormers and Munster remain unbeaten in the URC. He rounds up Top 14, Premiership and Pro D2 results and updates from the Rugby Europe Super Cup and women’s Premiership.

Looking ahead, Big Mike previews the November international window with headline tests including England v Australia, Ireland v New Zealand in Chicago, and Scotland v USA, plus domestic and cup fixtures to follow.