Dumfries & Galloway Rugby Podcast

For the final episode of the second season here at DGRP, we invited Annan's Alex Halliday to talk us through his journey and give us the inside scoop on the great escape that went on at Violetbank this year! John & Ross also give a 1-minute season review for each of our 11 beloved D&G sides before signing off the series and looking ahead to #3! 0:00 - 49:38 - Alex Halli

After capping off what has been a great season at Holm Park over the weekend, we invited Scott Galloway onto the podcast to give us the rundown on how times are changing for the team, the excitement that is building for the Moffat 10s tournament and he even shares the story of the time he (may or may not have) stolen from Murrayfield! This episode also includes the final 10 or so m

Following Shire's strong away win over the weekend that saw them safe in West 1 for another year, we (only John actually) sat down with the notorious Jason Mckie! Jason talks rugby in New Zealand, the Spice Cup and what it's like living life as a "snake!" 0:00 - 43:04 - Jason Mckie 43:05 - 57:31 - Results Roundup & Fixtures Preview 57:32 - 1:05:03 - AORB &

Another week, another episode and another Scottish international as a guest! Louise Taperell joins us this week to talk Dumfries Saints, her love for the front row and scoring against England in the U18 Six Nations! 0:00 - 26:35 - Louise Taperell 26:36 - 35:59 - Results Roundup 36:00 - 49:16 - Fixtures Preview & AORB

The podcast's first-ever guest, Stafford McDowall, rejoins us here in Season 2 to chat about karaoke choices, Champions Cup rugby at Glasgow Warriors and lining up against Bundee Aki in the 6 Nations for Scotland! 0:00 - 38:15 - Stafford McDowall 38:16 - 45:28 - League Structure 45:29 - 51:45 - Results Roundup 51:46 - 1:01:04 - Fixtures Preview & AORB

After taking charge of his final game as Head Coach of Stewartry over the weekend, we welcomed Sandy Currie back onto the pod to chat about his time at Greenlaw, his coaching philosophy and the legacy he leaves behind! 0:00 - 1:05:21 - Sandy Currie 1:05:22 - 1:12:11 - Results Roundup 1:12:12 - 1:27:52 - Fixtures Preview & AORB

Following on from the Saltire Energy Rugby Schools Week, we sit down to talk about the evolution of our beloved sport in schools across the region! John & Ross share their own experiences of school rugby, at Irvine and Merchiston respectively, shine a light on how the stars of tomorrow are emerging and explore how we can get more kids involved in the future! 0:00 - 48:58 - Scho

Player-turned-coach Ralph Spernagel is this week's guest in the spotlight as he sits down to chat about captaining a D&G district select team, playing with the likes of Jason White & Gordon Ross and his current endeavours coaching the youth girls at Stewartry! Ralph also talks about still pulling on the boots every Wednesday with former players from across the region -

Following the recent announcement from the SRU to disband the Super 6, a decision has to be made on how the six teams are integrated back into our league structure. John & Ross run through each option to be voted on, the pros and cons of the Super 6 demise and what the future of the club game in Scotland will look like! 0:00 - 39:42 - Super 6 Integration 39:43 - 50:01 - Results

Our youngest-ever guest, Alex Bryson, is the man in the spotlight this week just a few days after making his debut for Scotland in the U18s! Alex talks Dumfries Saints, Glasgow district rugby and pulling on the famous blue jersey down in Wales! 0:00 - 44:03 - Alex Bryson 44:04 - 1:06:05 - Results Roundup 1:06:06 - 1:17:29 - Fixtures Preview & AORB