Amateur Rugby Podcast

Jul 19, 2026

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 learning the game by watching VHS tapes of the Five Nations, to playing alongside and learning from...

May 31, 2026

My guest this week is former pro rugby player and now a Major in the British Army - Will Simpson.

We talked about:

• Will’s dream to become a pro player
• The steps and opportunities he took to achieve that goal
• Playing for Ampleforth, Loughborough Uni, Leicester Tigers A team and Doncaster Knights in The Champ
• His...

May 17, 2026

My guest this week is former Scotland International and now wild swimmer, Suzy Rook.

We talked about:

• The highs of her international career
• How far the Women’s game has progressed
• Being diagnosed with cancer
• Wild swimming and the Polar plunge!

This is a remarkable, feel-good, riot of an episode. - I hope you...

Apr 26, 2026

'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 Jiu-Jitsu and even took part in an Improv Comedy night.

This interview was recorded in December of 2019...

Apr 19, 2026

‘Taff' and I played together for many years - bound up in the front row for both Old Colfeians and Kent.

This interview was recorded November of 2019 in Amsterdam, where he's now living, to discuss a multitude of topics and some favourite stories ranging from why amateur rugby is a hotbed of creative thinking through...