Chris catches up with All Blacks great Andrew Mehrtens over coffee, croissants and cheese to preview another bumper weekend of World Cup action. We focus on the big showdown in Paris between Ireland and South Africa and ask where would Johnny Sexton rank in the pantheon of all-time greats if Ireland did go all the way this year. We go inside the Ireland camp to speak to scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park and we also get Springbok perspective from World Cup winning captain John Smit on Siya Kolisi and whether the class of 2023 is better than 2019.

How many of Bryan’s record-equalling 15 World Cup tries feature in this episode’s top ten World Cup tries? How much will the great Jonah Lomu dominate the list? This is an episode in which Matt Dawson, Chris Jones and Bryan Habana struggle to agree with each other.

Gareth, Tom and Chris are back to review the weekend’s action in France. They discuss how Fiji’s win over Australia leaves Pool C wide open, and what the permutations are for Wales to progress. Gareth reluctantly admits that England are playing some decent rugby. And Tom appears to be getting a little carried away with Johnny Sexton and where he sits in the all-time greats list!

England edged closer to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a scrappy 34-12 win over Japan in Nice. Chris Jones, Chris Ashton and Matt Dawson reflect on England making it two wins from two. 01:45 England beat Japan with ‘impressive’ second half 05:40 Frustration over England’s kicking strategy 14:45 Dawson: ‘The main reason why I wouldn’t play Farrell’ 18:50 Fiji beat Australia to ‘change Wales’ World Cup’ 29:55 Quarter-finals looming large

Chris starts the pod at the Stade de Nice and is joined by Scrum V’s Nicky Robinson as Wales are given a scare by an inspired Portugal. With the Portuguese fans in full voice, he takes a bus into town to track down Ugo and watch Ireland produce a statement performance against Tonga.