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 and some interesting facts about Graham Dawe.

He was due to be Episode 17, but I brought him forward to this episode - Number 16 - Make sure to listen to the end to find out why…

LINKS
@GeoffGriffiths on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GeoffGriffiths)
Geoff on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffmgriffiths/)
Geoff's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geoff.griffiths/)

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My guest this week is Heath RFC's Chris Moore.

We talked about:

- Heath RUFC's rampant success in recent seasons.
- How the club is run in a sustainable and fun way.
- Chris's entry into the game at home-town club, Cobh Pirates, in Ireland.
- Transitioning from the back-row into the front row.
- What Chris learned when representing Yorkshire.
- The huge number of clubs in the Calder Valley.
- How Heath is helping kids transition into senior rugby.

This is a laugh-a-minute episode, but it's all chock full with real value. - I hope you enjoy.

LINKS
Contact Christopher Moore on Instagram - @dougalmooreheath24 - https://www.instagram.com/dougalmooreheath24/
Heath RUFC - http://www.heath-rugby.co.uk/
Cobh Pirates RFC - https://bcrugby.com/clubprofile/8477/
Dolphin RFC - https://dolphinrfc.com/

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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 excited to sit down and chat with him.

The interview was recorded in September of 2019 and we shared some stories about playing together, Colm's early rugby days, then really dug deep into the role of business and business people in rugby.

LINKS
Rugby Business Network (https://therugbybusinessnetwork.com/)
Rugby Business Network on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rugby-business-network/)
@RugBizNetwork on Twitter (https://twitter.com/rugbiznetwork?lang=en)

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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 career and his story is one that I really wanted to share with you.

This interview was recorded in November of 2019 and we talked about life on the fringes of the professional game and Ben's varied experiences playing in different countries.

LINKS
Ben's book 'Fringes' can be found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/48AwHh2
Ben's website - https://www.benmercer.me/
Ben on X - https://x.com/bcemercer

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My guest this week is Orkney RFC's Glen McLellan.

We talked about:

• The travel challenges of playing rugby on a remote island
• Long away trips every other weekend!
• The Come Ashore Cup
• The joy of being involved in Penguins RFC, including plenty of tour stories
• Coaching kids in Mexico

This is a proper rugby episode - I hope you enjoy.

LINKS
Orkney Rugby Football Club: http://www.orkneyrfc.co.uk/ & https://www.facebook.com/OrkneyRFC
Come Ashore Cup: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1167758211686710/ & https://www.instagram.com/comeashorecup
Farmstrong Podcast: https://www.farmstrongscotland.org.uk/wellbeing-hub/come-ashore-come-ashore
Penguins: https://www.penguinrugby.com/
Orkney LIVE streams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbK-mhWiL4VH57fataSe9ng
Viking Barbarians - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1347429110725635&set=pcb.1347430074058872
Iain "Sinky" Sinclair - https://sea2sea.co.uk/
Happiness is EggShaped - https://www.facebook.com/happinessiseggshaped.org

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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.

Sadly, Towner is no longer with us, but it was lovely to hear his voice once more and to listen to all the nuggets of wisdom gathered over a lifetime in the game!

This interview was recorded in August 2019 at Cheltenham RFC, where we appropriately sat in Colts Corner and chatted about the goals of the club, the trials and tribulations of being on the brink of the semi-professional game and some of the highly niche scrummaging techniques that Towner used to employ.

So, listen in for some genuine old-school west-country wisdom!

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Cheltenham Tigers website (https://cheltenhamtigers.co.uk/)

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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.

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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.

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