The Champions Cup last 16 delivered absolute carnage — huge scorelines, big momentum swings and one of the clearest examples you’ll see of how a game can completely flip.

This week on Maul or Nothing, we break down the defining moments of the weekend — from Bath’s front-row impact to Bordeaux running riot — plus everything else across a stacked knockout round.

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🧠 INSIDE THE EPISODE:

•🏉 Bath 31–22 Saracens — how the front-row switches flipped the entire game

•💥 Thomas du Toit masterclass (MOTM performance)

•🔁 Can a referee change shift momentum mid-game?

•⚔️ Barbeary vs Willis — elite No.8 battle

•🔴 Bordeaux 64–14 Leicester — try-of-the-season madness (LBB, Penaud, Rayasi)

•🌍 Toulon vs Stormers thriller + Sale edge Quins

•🐻 Bristol Bears — where it slipped, and why it was already gone

👉 “14–14 while Lahiff was on… damage done before that.”

•🇫🇷 Max’s French food jaunt 🍷

•💼 Courtney Lawes to Sale & England implications

•💰 Henry Pollock the millionaire?!

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🎙️ ALSO:

•Ryan LIVE at Saints vs Castres — including that interview moment

•Plus Glasgow vs Bulls & Leinster vs Edinburgh

•Listener reaction to the now infamous “prostate episode”…

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03:05 Bears tough trip to Toulouse - but it wasn't Max's fault!

12:57 Bears season prospects from here

19:08 NORD VPN

21:31 Northampton Saints v Castre

24:21 Henry Pollock signing for Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Agency

28:57 Saints v Castres cont. - thoughts from the pitch side pundit

32:57 The Ryan Wilson comeback!

35:13 Bath v Saris

39:32 Alfie Barbeary

43:00 Return of the Lawmaker - Courtney Lawes to Sale (and England?)

45:02 Geoff Parling v Craig Doyle

46:55 Glasgow Warriors v Bulls

50:59 Toulon v Stormers

53:36 Bordeaux v Leicester

58:11 Quins v Sale

59:32 Jibulu's biting citing

01:02:12 Leinster v Edinburgh

01:03:13 Reiko Ioane; Smell My Finger

01:04:22 Champions Cup QF Predictions

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George Furbank & Stephen Varney join Maul or Nothing to break down BIG hits, England selection debates, and Exeter’s Italian revolution 🇮🇹

This week on Maul or Nothing, we’re joined by Northampton Saints + England full back, George Furbank as well as Italy & Exeter scrum-half Stephen Varney for one of our most chaotic and insightful episodes yet.

We dive straight into that huge collision moment — how’s the face?! 🤕 and ask the all-important question:

👉 Would you rather have Sammy Arnold’s injury… or yours?

Plus Max gives us an in-depth update on his omission from the Bears line up at Leicester.

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🏉 INSIDE NORTHAMPTON SAINTS (FURBANK)

•Tough battle at Franklin’s Gardens — what actually happened?

•Saints flying high — but is it Premiership or Champions Cup priority?

•Post-Six Nations return — banter, tension, or total chaos in camp?

•The rise of Henry Pollock — what’s he REALLY like behind the scenes?

•England debate heating up — is Furbank being overlooked for the 15 jersey?

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🔥 BATH STATEMENT WIN vs SARACENS

•Huge result — are Bath now title favourites?

•Impact of Dyson’s investment — is this the turning point?

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🇮🇹 STEPHEN VARNEY — EXETER & ITALY

•Exeter building serious momentum?

•The Italian core at Exeter:

•Ross Vintcent

•Andrea Zambonin

•Why Exeter’s trajectory is suddenly VERY interesting

•Italy’s rise — what’s changed inside that squad?

•And the big one… 👀

👉 Born in Wales, speaks Welsh — was it ever close to playing for Wales?

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😳 ALSO IN THIS EPISODE

•The Hastings yellow card — best standing ovation ever?

•Medical madness: prostate exams in pro rugby?!

•More face rearranging carnage 💥

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🎙️ France Win Six Nations With the Last Kick | England Baffling & Stuart McCloskey Exclusive

The final round of the 2026 Six Nations delivered extraordinary drama as France beat England to win the championship with the last kick, and Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey joins Maul or Nothing to take us inside the Ireland camp.

We break down France vs England, Ireland vs Scotland and Wales vs Italy from the decisive final weekend of the Six Nations 2026, as the championship came down to the final moments.

🇫🇷 France vs England — Championship Decider

France held their nerve when the pressure was highest.

⭐ Louis Bielle-Biarrey continues his incredible try-scoring run

🎯 Thomas Ramos lands the kick that wins the entire Six Nations

But England delivered a performance that perfectly summed up their tournament:

Brilliant… and utterly baffling.

Despite losing four matches in the championship — something England hadn’t done since 1976 — they pushed France all the way.

Big talking points:

•⁠ ⁠🟨 Was the yellow card and penalty try correct?

•⁠ ⁠🏃 Ollie Chessum’s intercept — should he have gone closer to the posts?

•⁠ ⁠🎬 Henry Pollock’s Hollywood offload moment

•⁠ ⁠🦶 England kicking possession away with 90 seconds left while leading

Is this England side actually building toward something… or stuck in a strange paradox?

🇮🇪 Ireland vs Scotland — Stuart McCloskey Joins Us

Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey joins the show after a huge championship.

Across the tournament he led Andy Farrell’s Ireland in:

🏉 Carries

🔥 Offloads

💥 Defenders beaten

📈 Post-contact metres

He takes us inside the Ireland camp:

•⁠ ⁠Ireland’s performance in the final round

•⁠ ⁠How the squad felt during those tense closing minutes watching and supporting England!

•⁠ ⁠Chasing down Marcus Smith earlier in the championship

•⁠ ⁠Life around the Ireland squad

•⁠ ⁠And a very entertaining day out in London…

Plus: are Ulster finally back?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales vs Italy — Wales Finally Stop the Run

Wales ended a long wait for a Six Nations win.

✅ First championship victory since 2023

🏟 First home Six Nations win in four years

The game was effectively decided early as Wales raced into a 31-0 lead.

Standouts:

🔥 Aaron Wainwright immense

🎯 Dan Edwards running the game with perfect kicking, a try and a drop goal

Talking point:

👉 Have Wales finally found their long-term No.10?

🏉 Also on the show

•⁠ ⁠⭐ Maul or Nothing Team of the Tournament

•⁠ ⁠🏆 Player of the Championship debate

•⁠ ⁠🎬 Max’s Moment of the Tournament

•⁠ ⁠🎮 Fantasy Rugby results

And Ryan nearly missing the show entirely after a night out in Dublin with an A-list Hollywood celebrity before scrambling home for Mother’s Day.

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