Rugby Stories

Rugby Stories will highlight and bring to life a story from every club in the league, such as how clubs including Saracens and Leicester won a famous domestic or European title, or, overcoming adversity such as the threat of relegation in the case of Worcester Warriors.

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First Aired on

Mar 04, 2022

1 seaons till May 27, 2022

Popularity: 0.4368
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(GB)
Production

BT SportBuzz 16 (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Newcastle Falcons

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 13 episodes

Season 1

Aired

13 Episodes
  • Episode 1Wasps: "The Sting"24 min

    The then-London club won the Premiership title and European Challenge Cup in 2003, but 12 months later they would go one better, claiming a historic league and European Cup double, winning a maiden Heineken Cup crown. With just seconds to go in one of the all-time great finals, Wasps scrum half Rob Howley tried an innocuous looking grubber kick towards the Toulouse try line and the rest is history.

  • Episode 2Leicester Tigers: "The Obsession"24 min

    Focussing on Leicester Tigers' first Heineken Cup triumph of the new millenium. The episode looks back at Leicester's domination of English and European rugby, with old stories re-told as ex-players take us inside the Tigers dressing room.

  • Episode 3Harlequins: "Hell and Back"24 min

    Despite being one the oldest and most popular clubs in English rugby, Harlequins had never won English rugby's top prize. All that changed in 2012 when they ended their long wait for domestic glory.

  • Episode 4Exeter Chiefs: "Devon Double"24 min

    Exeter Chiefs' rise to the top has been monumental. The club climbed the ladder in the late 90s but struggled for promotion into the top flight until 2010. 10 years after joining the top tier of English rugby, the ‘Exeter Project’ finally delivered under the guidance of long-time head coach Rob Baxter as the Chiefs won a domestic-European double in 2019/20.

  • Episode 5Bristol: "European Perfection"24 min

    Now an established Premiership powerhouse, Bristol were once English rugby's ultimate yo-yo club, bouncing between the top flight and the Championship. The Bears finally hit the big time just days after losing the Premiership semi-final to Wasps, Bristol claimed their first European trophy with the Challenge Cup, beating Toulon 32-19.

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