Big Mike hosts the Rugby Roundup on February 24, 2026, reviewing a weekend full of shocks and big results across the Six Nations, Super Rugby Pacific, Japan League One and European club competitions.

Top highlights include the Brumbies' 50–24 upset of the Crusaders in Christchurch, Ireland's 42–21 win over England at Twickenham, and Kobe Steelers toppling the previously unbeaten Panasonic Wild Knights, plus tables, club results and upcoming fixtures.

Big Mike reviews a massive week of rugby across Super Rugby Pacific, Six Nations, Top 14, Japan League One and more. Highlights include the Highlanders' upset over the Crusaders, Scotland's win at Murrayfield, Lyon's demolition of Montalban, and a nail-biting Kobe Steelers victory. Mike previews the upcoming fixtures, Super Rugby Americas' expansion, and his top three matches to watch.

Join Big Mike for results, analysis and personal notes from Big Mike Rugby as he breaks down the biggest moments and the weekend to come.

Big Mike’s Rugby Roundup for February 11, 2026: a weekend of big Six Nations blowouts, Italy’s dramatic win over Scotland, Germany’s huge upset of Romania in the Rugby Europe Championship, and the Saitama Wild Knights continuing their dominance in Japan’s League One. Plus domestic cup action, women’s rugby highlights, Sevens results, and the return of Super Rugby Pacific.

Big Mike also previews the weekend’s fixtures and names his Big 3 games to watch: Brave Lupus vs Kobe Steelers (Japan), Ireland vs Italy (Six Nations), and Blues vs Chiefs (Super Rugby Pacific).

Big Mike’s Rugby Roundup reviews last weekend’s club action — Glasgow stay top of the URC and Toulouse lead the Top 14 — and recaps the Singapore Sevens where New Zealand (women) and Fiji (men) claimed titles. The episode also covers other domestic results and the announced venues for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.

It previews the week ahead as the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship kick off, highlights three must-watch games, and points listeners to Big Mike’s social channels for more coverage.

Big Mike’s Rugby Roundup covers a dramatic weekend: Castilla y León Iberians lifted the Rugby Europe Super Cup, two previously unbeaten club sides suffered their first defeats, and several matches were decided in the last moments. The episode recaps key results across the United Rugby Championship, Top 14, Premiership, Japan League One, Division 2 and the Super Cup final.

It also previews the week ahead — Premiership Rugby Cup action, the return of Premiership Women’s Rugby, upcoming Sevens rounds in Singapore and Perth, and a look forward to the Six Nations, Super Rugby Pacific and Super Rugby Americas.

Big Mike reviews the latest rugby action: Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool play finished, the round of 16 draw is set and several surprise results reshaped the knockout picture.

In Japan League One Division 1 the Saitama Wild Knights and Kubota Spears remain unbeaten, while Kobe Steelers and Brave Lupus continue to impress.

The Rugby Europe Super Cup semifinals are complete with the Iberians facing Lusitanos in the final, and Big Mike also previews upcoming URC, Top 14 and Premiership fixtures and covers key news including the All Blacks coaching split.

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.