Episodes

  • 21: Blindside: Gavin Thomas

    21: Blindside: Gavin Thomas
    Oct 28 2024
    Gavin Thomas is a grassroots legend. He's been involved in running clubs, running competitions, and most importantly playing over 500 grassroots matches. Gavin tells us stories about the game, why he loves it, and what he thinks about the future.
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    35 mins
  • 20: Blindside: Israel Dagg

    20: Blindside: Israel Dagg
    Oct 21 2024
    Sam Larner and Sam Roberts are joined by their biggest guest to date; Israel Dagg. The All Blacks' legend tells them about his humble upbringing, his unplanned retirement, and the northern hemisphere club he almost signed for.
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    36 mins
  • 19: Kiwis Abroad and Premiership Underperformers

    19: Kiwis Abroad and Premiership Underperformers
    Oct 18 2024
    Sam Roberts and Sam Larner return to pull together their XV of New Zealanders who played in Britain and Ireland. Plus, should Exeter or Gloucester be more optimistic of turning things around? Finally, news of an enormous guest who will be gracing us with their presence on Monday's Blindside edition.
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    36 mins
  • 18: Blindside: Dan Cooper

    18: Blindside: Dan Cooper
    Oct 14 2024
    Sam Roberts is joined this week by Bath's Head of Analysis Dan Cooper to talk about what an analyst actually does and what clubs focus on behind closed doors. He is also joined by Sam Larner who hops the fence this week and sits in the guest chair to discuss the differences between in-club analysis and social media analysis.
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    35 mins
  • 17: Law Changes!

    17: Law Changes!
    Oct 11 2024
    In light of the recent proposed law changes by World Rugby, the Sams discuss what they might mean for the game, plus which are inspired and which should be chucked out immediately!
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    33 mins
  • 16: Blindside: Charlie Morgan

    16: Blindside: Charlie Morgan
    Oct 7 2024
    One of the smartest rugby minds, Charlie Morgan of the Telegraph joins us to talk about his journey in journalism and what the future looks like. Plus, we talk about the perils of criticising players you might then end up in the vicinity of.
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    35 mins
  • 15: WXV Trends and Rugby Finances

    15: WXV Trends and Rugby Finances
    Oct 4 2024
    Sam Roberts and Sam Larner discuss the first round of WXV 2024 and why it should give some countries reason to be optimistic. Plus, are rugby's finances as concerning as they seem? The Sams disagree on that. Finally, 1/6th of the way through the season, what is happening in ProD2?
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    35 mins
  • 14: Blindside: Lance Bradley

    14: Blindside: Lance Bradley
    Sep 30 2024
    Osprey's CEO Lance Bradley joins the podcast to discuss the business of rugby. Is rugby actually financially healthy, why don't teams drop ticket prices, and what are the benefits of playing matches elsewhere? This episode covers all that and more to get behind the scenes on what it's like to run a rugby business.
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    33 mins