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The couch is feeling nostalgic this week as we get it up to 88mph and crash right back into 2007; back when rugby was a little looser, hydration meant extra Carlsberg and the dark arts held sway. We're taking a watch at the 6 Nations of old as we prep for this years tourney and digging into Italy vs. Scotland. The one at Murrayfield. Tocco is planted firmly in his Italian roots as he waxes poetically about watching this game years ago and Jones still somehow lets Scotland disappoint him. We've got Castro Giovanni in Dolce and Gabana, old school forwards making us thing WE could have been a pro back in the day and somehow Ben Tameifuna is still catching strays. Grab your beer, meet us at Twin Pines Mall and lets all be confidently incorrect together as we relive Italy's glory day.

We're back on the couch for episode 4 where we get a look at Northampton vs. Bordeaux Part 2: the long awaited sequel to last years European Championship final, and somehow we're still talking about Bielle-Biarrey and if he's Italian or not. Pollock's frosted tips, A Tocco cock up that has us wishing we could hit up Twin Pines mall and head back to fix the timeline, this one has it all. We dig into why this rematch carries weight, what Bordeaux learned from last year, how Northampton want revenge, and then immediately get distracted with plenty of side-quests. Welcome back to Wrong Side of the Ruck. Grab a beer and come along.

And it's the 3rd episode already! Pull up a chair and sit with us as we toss on Bordeaux vs. Racing 92 of the French Top 14. We spend an unreasonable time trying to figure out if that player is French, Italian or Swiss, openly drool over Big Ben Tameifuna and draw comparisons to the UEFA Cup that likely only make sense to us. Confident opinions with no facts to back them up, bad analogies, yelling at the TV and Tocco is still trying to convince me that Wales should get dropped from the 6 Nations. It's rugby the way you've always loved it; on the couch, beer in hand, and confidently incorrect.

Welcome back to Wrong Side and Episode 2! This week we sit down over a cold one and dive into this Irish Darby. Watch along with us if you can and enjoy momentum swings, questionable calls, and plenty of moments where one of us is convinced the match is about to flip completely. We talk through what Connacht are trying to build, where Ulster look dangerous, and how quickly confidence can turn into panic when things go sideways. We analyze as we go, pointing out what may matter, overreact when things don't and have way too many side conversations about points we started 30 seconds ago. No polish, no neutral tone, just rugby and the opinions of two of your best friends. Press play, throw the game on and come argue with us. Cause we may not be right, but we refuse to be quiet.

The very first one! Your hosts Tocco and Jones kick off Wrong Side with a watch-along of Japanese League One, reacting in real time and letting the match take us wherever it goes. Expect plenty of talk about what we’re seeing on the field, how the Japanese game feels compared to other leagues, and a lot of side quests about rugby as a whole and how it used to be when we were still young.