Amateur Rugby Podcast

Feb 03 2025 100 ep. 44 mins 56
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This weekly show will explore the world of amateur rugby union - the people, clubs and stories that make it the lifeblood of the game we love.

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#167 - 6 Nations Match Reports - Week 1

Feb 03 2025 74 mins  
The 6 Nations has started and it was a magical first weekend of fixtures. And as usual, I got a load of special guests to add some wonderful insight into what were three great games. For Scotland vs Italy - I spoke with Mike Petretta from the Fratelli D’Rugby podcast. For Ireland vs England - I spoke with Former Harlequins and Connacht player - Dave Slemen. But we started with Fr

#166 - Scott Lake - Rugby for Riley

Feb 02 2025 37 mins  
My guest this week is Veor RFC player and Chairman - Scott Lake. Scott has done so much for the game of rugby and the community around Veor RFC in Cornwall that he was awarded the prestigious RFU Volunteer of the Year award. Shortly after that his family received the tragic news that his son, Riley had been diagnosed with the extremely rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The rugby fa

#165 - 6 Nations Match Previews - Week 1

Jan 30 2025 74 mins  
With the 2025 Six Nations fast approaching, I spoke with some incredible rugby folk to analyse the upcoming games in Round 1 of the 2025 6 Nations. For France vs Wales - Rugby YouTuber - Rugby Merlin For Scotland vs Italy - former player for Cumbernauld RFC - Chris Burns For Ireland vs England - Former Harlequins and Connacht player - Dave Slemen Enjoy the games! LINKS Rugby Merlin

#164 - The BIG 6 Nations Preview

Jan 29 2025 100 mins  
With the 2025 Six Nations fast approaching, I spoke with some incredible rugby-folk to get the inside line on each of the Nations. For Wales - Former Dragons Head Coach - Dai Flanagan For England - Former England 7’s Captain - Mike Friday For France - Huge French Rugby fan - Jerome Moisan For Italy - Fratelli D’Rugby Podcaster - Mike Petretta For Ireland - Former London Irish A

CLASSIC - Social Media ‘Superstar’ - #3 - Martin Davey

Jan 25 2025 51 mins  
Martin and I were teammates for many years at Old Colfeians RFC and spent three more seasons running the team as DoR/1stXV Manager. We are also former work-mates in the London Fire Brigade. Our rugby history goes back a long way! LINKS Old Colfeians announce Tim Tunnicliff as DoR – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jggtg4YnCD0 Croatia rugby kit – https://twitter.com/AlbionRFC/st

CLASSIC - It didn’t matter whether we won or lost! - #2 - Matt Townsend

Jan 19 2025 54 mins  
'Towner' and I have played a lot of rugby over the years across many different teams - Cheltenham Civil Service, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Colts, Combined London Old Boys and of course Old Colfeians. We had a good dig through our rugby history and enjoyed reminiscing about the social side of the game. LINKS Towner kindly offered to provide some assistance and advice to anyone asp

CLASSIC - Fighting before the game! - #1 - Chris Tunnicliff

Jan 12 2025 26 mins  
He ain't heavy... From tackling practice in the back garden to playing together for Cheltenham RFC and Gloucestershire Schools to recently coaching minis rugby at Ellingham and Ringwood RFC, it's been a long rugby-filled ride with my only sibling. LINKS Chris has kindly managed to offer a membership discount for any new mini or junior players that want to try rugby at Ellingham and

#163 - Andy Burfoot - Reimagining a rugby clubhouse

Sep 21 2024 46 mins  
My guest this week is current Minchinhampton RFC player Andy Burfoot. Andy is still playing at 48 years of age and has had the privilege of playing alongside both of his sons. We chatted about all the great things going on at Minch, including the rapid growth of the Women’s section, their remarkable and truly unique clubhouse and the influence of their famous royal member. This i

#162 - David Pattimore - Coaching structure to a township team

Aug 03 2024 45 mins  
My guest this week is a rugby coach of many teams and England Police RUFC front-rower - Dave Pattimore. We talked about being a front-row forward, the joy and challenges of playing for England Police, and the differences between coaching kids in the afternoon and experienced adults in the evening. And we finished by chatting through the England Police tour of South Africa and the r

#161 - Nick Welsh - Game for Game

Jul 20 2024 48 mins  
My guest this week is Strathmore RFC part-time business consultant - Nicol Welsh We talked about Nick’s playing career, the challenges around running the Scottish National Prison Service team with no training time, some brilliant stories from Vets tours, generating a player pathway from minis and juniors to the First XV and loads of incredible insight about how to become a true C