My guest this week is Dalkeith RFC President - Jamie Simpson

We talked about:

• Winning the National Community Club of the Year award and all that entailed.
• Dalkeith’s 125 Year anniversary and tour.
• The incredible growth of the Women’s section.

This is an inspirational episode - I hope you enjoy.

LINKS
Dalkeith RFC website - https://www.dalkeithrugbyclub.com/
Dalkeith RFC on Instagram - @dalkeithrfc - https://www.instagram.com/dalkeithrfc/

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The series is over, another 4 years to wait till we can join together and do it all over again. This one ended with the Wallabies roaring back to avoid a whitewash - and didn’t they deserve it!

Elko and I discuss all the major incidents and share our thoughts on the Lions tour as a whole and the Wallabies' prospects going forward.

What do you think?

#Lions #rugby #BritishandIrishLions #LionsLionsLions #Wallabies

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That was an incredible Test Match in the MCG in Melbourne, Australia. So much incident, so many great bits of play and so much for myself and Elko to dig into!

#Lions #rugby #BritishandIrishLions #LionsLionsLions #Wallabies

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We discuss all the big incidents, refereeing decisions, momentum shifts and how the result of this game might affect the series going forwards.

This is our Australia vs British & Irish Lions 1st Test Match Report. Settle in…

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What do you think?

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My guest this week is my former Bhubesi Pride teammate - Richard French.

We talked about:

• Coaching rugby to kids in Africa
• Playing rugby in the British Army
• Experiences of the Army/Navy game
• Various roles within the British Army, including anti-poaching roles in Africa
• Finding Ultra marathons and how they are incredible for physical and mental health

This is a truly inspirational episode - I hope you enjoy.

LINKS
Ultra 4 Charity - https://ultra4charity.com/
For Rangers - https://www.forrangers.com/
Save The Rhino - https://www.savetherhino.org/
Bhubesi Pride - https://bpfafrica.org/

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I’ve known Sammy for many years and we’ve been opponents and team-mates. We have some common interests, two of which are stats and sports. This was exemplified when Sammy thrust the book ‘Moneyball’ by Michael Lewis into my hand one day and said: “read this, you’ll love it.” 24hrs later, I’d read that and I’d loved it!

This interview was recorded in August of 2019 and we talked about scrummaging, playing against your mates and post-rugby career pastimes.

It was a delight to catch up with Sammy and I really hope you enjoy our chat.

LINKS
Sammy can be contacted on Twitter @sam_boulton
Moneyball by Michael Lewis

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Ben is the Director of Rugby at Ealing Trailfinders and has been involved with the club since their days in London Div 2. He was fly-half and Head Coach during the 2012-13 season when I played my single season for the club.

This interview was recorded August of 2000 and 19 at the always improving home of Ealing Trailfinders - Vallis Way. We covered some fascinating topics: The changes Ben has witnessed whilst climbing the leagues, thoughts on the new law trials and providing a fabulous environment for young players to improve and also get an education in their Academy.

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Geezer and I have crossed paths in rugby circles in almost every capacity as players, coaches, on the same team and on opposite sides.

Now I have been retired for some time, it is with great clarity that I can say that Mike is the best coach I ever had - a superb mixture of incredibly detailed technical appreciation, motivational skills and the ability to create a culture that bred excellence are just some of the reasons why I rate him so highly.

This interview was recorded in August of 2019 and we had an in-depth chat about the achievements and challenges for USA rugby - both the 7’s and the 15-a-side version of the game.

We got into coaching philosophies and Mike shared some genuine coaching knowledge-bombs. If you are a young or new coach then there is some seriously good advice in this episode for you.

And lastly, we talked about Mike’s amateur club - Bromley RFC where three generations of the family Friday are still involved.

LINKS
Mike can be contacted on Instagram @mikefriday09, on Twitter @mikefriday09 or LinkedIn - Mike Friday.

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