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Amateur Rugby Podcast

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...


Apr 12, 2026

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.

This interview was recorded in September of 2019 and it went in all manner of directions. It really ebbed and flowed, not...


Apr 5, 2026

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.

This interview was recorded in September of 2019, and we chatted through Geoff’s career, and he shared his thoughts on player pathways, the National One sweet-spot...