A multi-platform sports media network

The world's biggest rugby conversation.

A Pod Production is a rugby media network built around six leading shows, a decade of audience trust, and the most engaged rugby audience on the planet.

1M+
Social audience
50M+
Lifetime downloads
1B+
Video views
500+
Episodes over 10 seasons
The portfolio

Six shows. One media engine.

Every show is built to travel across podcast, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok โ€” giving partners repeated visibility across the full content ecosystem, not a single placement.

Flagship ยท 10 years

The Rugby Pod

Jim Hamilton, Andy Goode & Dan Biggar

The show that leads the category outright โ€” category-leading scale, engagement and commercial performance proven across dozens of brand partnerships.

#1
Rugby podcast, UK & worldwide
40M+
Lifetime downloads
Multi-platform ยท 25 eps / season

Rugby Rodeo

Ellie Kildunne & Jess Breach

Two of the biggest personalities in women's rugby, blending elite sport, friendship, lifestyle and behind-the-scenes athlete culture.

+300K
Ellie & Jess combined IG reach
25
Episodes, 2026/27 season
Social-first food series

The Rugby Chef

Tom Kirby

Ex-England Rugby chef, now at Chelsea FC, translating elite performance nutrition into premium, cookable meals for rugby fans and grassroots communities.

100M+
Tom's social views
35K
Instagram followers
Short-form specialist

Freddy's XV

The Rugby Pod ecosystem

Fast, opinion-led rugby content โ€” dream teams, rankings, predictions and reactions. An instantly recognisable format built to generate views and debate.

339.6K
TikTok followers
4.75M
Views, recent sample
Insight series

Biggar Thinking

Dan Biggar

Tactics, talent and team analysis timed to the biggest rugby storylines, with motion-graphics breakdowns and social support across four platforms.

900K
Views per episode
4
Platforms in support
Post-match reaction

The Big Jim Show

Jim Hamilton

Big Jim's immediate long-form reaction, published on YouTube alongside The Rugby Pod and on Spotify, then cut into a dedicated short-form social edit per sponsored episode.

~120K
Views per episode, YouTube + Spotify
~500K
Social views per clip
Proof, not promises

Campaigns brands have already run with us

A sample of recent partnerships, end to end โ€” content overview through to audience results.

British Army

Total campaign reach5.4M+
Social media views4.9M+
Audio listens500K+

Camden Town Brewery x Rugby F.C.

Total campaign reach4.2M+
Social media views3.6M+
YouTube views168K

Emirates x Rugby Rodeo

Views generated1M+
Pieces of social content36
Sponsored episodes5

Vodafone x Six Nations 2026

Pieces of content73
Video views6.1M+
Podcast listens1.4M+

Go Compare x Six Nations 2026

Pieces of content53
Video views4.6M+
Podcast listens750K+

Vodafone x Lions Tour Watch

Views per episode900K
Total campaign views2M+
Likes71K

The Rugby Pod x GHA Discovery

Bespoke motion graphics, filmed segments and a standalone insight series built around the partner's own campaign moment, filmed across Dublin, Hong Kong, London and Dubai.

Trusted by

Brands already in the network

From national institutions to challenger brands, partners use the network for reach, credibility and a rugby audience that actually listens.

Logo wall of past and present A Pod Production brand partners, including Vodafone, Asahi, Honda, Ford, Gillette, Tottenham Hotspur, Saracens, the British Army, Warner Bros, HelloFresh, The Economist, WhatsApp, The Telegraph, Guinness and Tesco.
Winner ยท The 25th Sport Industry Awards

Sports Podcast Award, 2026

Recognised at the highest level of the sports industry โ€” not just the rugby category. An award-winning platform with the talent, audience and production capability to bring major destination stories to life.

Ryder Cup Arsenal Red Bull

Fellow honourees at the 25th Sport Industry Awards, 2026.

The Rugby Pod team on stage at the 25th Sport Industry Awards, winners of the Sports Podcast Award, 2026.
The flagship podcast

42 episodes a year. Ten seasons of trust.

Consistently the #1 sports podcast in the UK โ€” hosted by three of the most respected voices in the game, with a Top 1% global ranking on Spotify.

Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton
Former Scotland International & Pundit
Andy Goode
Andy Goode
Former England International & Pundit
Dan Biggar
Dan Biggar
Former Wales International & British & Irish Lion
Top 1%
Of shows globally
Spotify, 2025
3.42%
#1 IG engagement
vs 3.20% & 2.41% ยท HypeAuditor
3x
More conversions
vs nearest competitor
74,000
Listeners
Rank it their top podcast
Ways to partner

Multiple entry points, one trusted audience.

Every partnership can stand alone, or run fully integrated across the network.

Pod

  • Weekly podcast
  • Bespoke segments
  • Organic & paid

Social

  • Social content
  • Campaigns
  • Collaborations

Live

  • Live shows
  • Venues & studios
  • Ticketed events

Event

  • Match events
  • Tournaments
  • Pitchside shows

Bespoke

  • Content creation
  • Video series
  • Talent led
For brand partners

Category scale, with the engagement to back it up

01

Category-leading scale

A #1 rugby podcast by every audience measure that matters, with a five-show portfolio behind it.

02

Engagement that outperforms

#1 Instagram engagement rate and episode consumption well ahead of competing rugby shows.

03

A full content engine

Partners appear across podcast, video, social clips, stories and branded segments โ€” repeated visibility, not one placement.

Start a partnership

Let's build your next campaign into the network.

Tell us about your brand and what you're trying to reach โ€” we'll put together a partnership built around the right show, the right talent and the right platforms.

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