Episode Three of the The Rugby Paper Podcast with special guest Cadan Murley

The Rugby Paper Podcast returns tomorrow (Thursday) for yet another exhilarating episode.

This week, host Oliver Little is joined by The Rugby Paper Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock and special guest Cadan Murley.

The exciting Harlequins wing will discuss the impact of the press media and social media on young professional athletes. Additionally, the trio will discuss the societal pressures on young rugby players, as well as the usual Six Nations chat.

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 15: Cadan Murley of Harlequins scores a try during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Harlequins and London Irish at on February 15, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images for Harlequins)

Did you know The Rugby Paper Podcast is also running a predictions league?

Before each week of Six Nations action, our podcast panel will predict what they think the score lines will be in the weekends fixtures.

As Nigel Owens famously said: ‘This is not soccer', so we understand this is incredibly difficult to do in rugby.

The Rugby Paper has devised a points based scoring system for our Six Nations predictions. They are:

5 points for correct match winner
1 point for within 7 points of a score – with 2 points up for grabs as there are two teams in rugby
3 points for correct score for one team
10 points for exact final scoreline

The leaderboard after the first round of matches was:

Oliver Little – 18
Brendan Gallagher – 17
Nick Cain – 15
Guest: Jeremy Guscott – 13

Last week, our Italy's Tommaso Allan and the regular trio of Oliver Little, Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher made the following predictions:

	Wales v Scotland	France v Ireland	Italy v England
Final Score	20 – 17	30 – 24	0 – 33
GUEST: Tommaso Allan	15 – 24	22 – 24	10 – 35
Points	2	3	6
Nick Cain	18 – 25	26 – 23	12 – 30
Points	1	7	6
Brendan Gallagher	19 – 20	25 – 35	18 – 35
Points	2	1	6
Oliver Little	24 – 29	25 – 23	12-39
Points	1	7	6

Six Nations Second Round Predictions

Tomasso Allan has signed for Harlequins — CARDIFF, WALES – FEBRUARY 01: Italy player Tommaso Allan in action during the 2020 Guinness Six Nations match between Wales and Italy at Principality Stadium on February 01, 2020 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Now, after two rounds of predictions the table has started to take shape as Oliver Little extends his lead at the top.

Oliver Little – 32
Nick Cain – 29
Brendan Gallager – 26
Guests (Tommaso Allan, Jeremy Guscott) – 24

Much like the Six Nations Championship, its all to play for in Round Three in ten days time.

The new episode of The Rugby Paper Podcast will be available to listen tomorrow on our website, as well as on major streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple, Google and Amazon!

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