Amateur Rugby Podcast

My guest this week is a former Bath, Cheetahs and Zimbabwe fly-half who has gone on to become a coach at The Bulls in the URC. Kennedy Tsimba has had a fascinating journey through rugby, from growing up in Zimbabwe and...

<p>My guest this week is former pro rugby player and now a Major in the British Army - Will Simpson.</p> <p>We talked about:</p> Will's dream to become a pro player The steps and opportunities he took to achieve that...

<p>My guest this week is former Scotland International and now wild swimmer, Suzy Rook.</p> <p>We talked about:</p> The highs of her international career How far the Women's game has progressed Being diagnosed with...

<p>'Curtin' and I are Nomad friends, we met at a big floating conference on a cruise ship in the sea. We then spent 3 weeks living on a beach in Brazil with a load of other nomads where we surfed, worked, did Brazilian...

<p>'Taff' and I played together for many years - bound up in the front row for both Old Colfeians and Kent.</p> <p>This interview was recorded November of 2019 in Amsterdam, where he's now living, to discuss a multitude...

<p>My guest this week is Hollywood Movie director - James Griffiths. Griff was also my team-mate and captain at Old Colfeians but being a Hollywood Movie director sounds somewhat more impressive.</p> <p>This interview...

<p>Geoff and I met while playing for Esher RFC, one of 4 Championship clubs he represented. Geoff was a powerful three-quarter and played a lot of 7's also.</p> <p>This interview was recorded in September of 2019, and...

<p>My guest this week is Heath RFC's Chris Moore.</p> <p>We talked about:</p> <p>- Heath RUFC's rampant success in recent seasons.<br /> - How the club is run in a sustainable and fun way.<br /> - Chris's entry into the...

<p>Colm and I are former team-mates at Esher RFC and both fully paid up members of the front-row union. He is one of the most interesting and engaging characters that I have encountered in the game and I was very...

<p>Now, Ben and I have never actually met, but he came with a very strong recommendation from a former team-mate of both of ours Geoff Griffiths. Ben has experienced all different sides of rugby over a lengthy playing...

<p>My guest this week is Orkney RFC's Glen McLellan.</p> <p>We talked about:</p> The travel challenges of playing rugby on a remote island Long away trips every other weekend! The Come Ashore Cup The joy of being...

<p>Former Cheltenham RFC President - Dave 'Towner' Townsend was my coach for Cheltenham Colts back in 1995/96 and is also the father of Matt Townsend from Episode No.2.</p> <p>Sadly, Towner is no longer with us, but it...

<p>The 2025 Autumn Internationals are in full swing, and the fourth weekend of fixtures did not disappoint. Join me as I discuss Ireland vs South Africa and England vs Argentina.<br /> </p> <p>GET STASH<br /> England...

<p>The 2025 Autumn Internationals are in full swing, and the second weekend of fixtures did not disappoint. Join me as I discuss Scotland vs New Zealand, England vs Fiji and France vs South Africa.</p> <p>GET STASH<br...

<p>The 2025 Autumn Internationals have started and it was a decent first weekend of fixtures. And as usual, I got a load of special guests to add some wonderful insight for England vs Australia and Ireland vs New...