My guest this week is Bristol Bears hooker, Tom Lindsay. Tom and I first locked horns during a London 1 game between Sutton & Epsom and Old Colfeians. We later went on to become team-mates at both Blackheath and Esher.

This interview was recorded August of 2000 and 19 and we took a lovely stroll down memory lane through Tom’s career with some key learning points around player development, the role of the coach and especially team culture.

LINKS

You can get in contact with Tom:

@tomlindsay02 on Twitter (https://twitter.com/tomlindsay02)

@tomlindsay02 on Instagram (https://instagram.com/tomlindsay02)

Rugby Players Association (https://therpa.co.uk/)

Restart Rugby (http://restartrugby.org.uk/)

Tom also mentioned my Instagram which is @tunnocks_world_tour (https://www.instagram.com/tunnocks_world_tour/)

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My guest this week is former Gloucester, Bath, and Dragons prop-forward Shaun Knight.

We talked about:

• Breaking into the Gloucester side
• Playing in u20 World Cups
• The influence of some of the game’s great props
• His most difficult opponent
• His return to boyhood club, Matson, as a player-coach.

This is a great episode full of front-row chat - I hope you enjoy.

LINKS
Shaun Knight on Instagram - @ShaunKnight3 - https://www.instagram.com/shaunknight3/
Matson RFC - https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/matson/
Gloucester Rugby - https://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/
Cinderford RFC - https://www.cinderfordrfc.co.uk/
Birmingham Moseley RFC - https://moseleyrugby.co.uk/
Dragons Rugby - https://www.dragonsrfc.wales/
Bath Rugby - https://www.bathrugby.com/
Rouen Rugby - https://rouennormandierugby.fr/

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'Slem' was my captain and fly-half when I played at Esher, so it’s highly appropriate that he should feature in episode 10 of the podcast.

This interview was recorded in August 2019 and we chatted about the state of the professional game, lessons from captaincy and skills learned in rugby that can be transferred into business.

LINKS
David Slemen can be contacted on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidslemen/) and Twitter @DaveSlem (https://twitter.com/DaveSlem)
Elite Performance Partners (https://eppartners.co.uk/)

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My guest this week is Strathaven RFC President - Colin Dalgarno

We talked about:

• Raising £2.6 million
• Being awarded the British Empire Medal
• Incredible facilities development
• And how he broke his back playing the game we love.

This is an unbelievable episode - I hope you enjoy.

LINKS
Colin Dalgarno on Facebook - https://facebook.com/chunkd1
Strathaven RFC on Facebook - https://facebook.com/strathaven.rugbyclub
Strathaven RFC links - https://linktr.ee/strathavenrugby
Hearts & Balls charity - https://heartsandballs.org.uk/jim-taylor-justjim/ https://scottishrugby.org/kings-birthday-honour-for-dedicated-strathaven-president/
https://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/news/012269.phphttps://scottishrugby.org/strathaven-stalwart-named-bt-volunteer-of-the-month/

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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…

https://tinyurl.com/ybwd4j87

What do you think?

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