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Rugby Through The Leagues Podcast
Rugby Through The Leagues (Rugby TTL) shines a light on rugby beyond the mainstream — tier 2 and tier 3 nations, grassroots clubs, Spanish rugby, Rugby Europe, Super Rugby Americas, sevens and the global game. Honest interviews and analysis with the players, coaches and characters the spotlight ignores. New episodes regularly — subscribe on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Rugby Through The Leagues Podcast
Latest Episodes
35 Asked, 3 Said No — Dan Elsom, British & Irish Expats Rugby
Two days before British & Irish Expats Rugby play their first ever fixture, Carl talks to the man who built it.Dan Elsom grew up in Sydney, played Shute Shield, then spent five years in the English national leagues — and came home mi...
"If It Wasn't For Rugby, I Probably Wouldn't Be Here" — Nathan Mason, Match for Mental Health
A special one before the season restarts. Carl talks to Nathan Mason, the man behind Match for Mental Health — back at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday 30 October, kick-off 19:30, raising money for Tough Enough To Care and Looseheads RFC.Nath...
He Nearly Quit — Then Scored a Hat-Trick on Debut — Niel Otto, The Dukes
The Ascent Rugby Series miniseries continues. Carl talks to Niel Otto of The Dukes, Den Bosch, before their opening festival in Frankfurt — and the weekend after, when the Dukes host one of their own.Niel was at Griquas in the Currie Cup...
Poland's Champions Take on Europe — Daniel Gdula, Pogoń Siedlce
The Ascent Rugby Series miniseries continues. Carl talks to Dan Gdula, captain of Pogoń Siedlce — back-to-back champions of Poland — before their opening festival in Frankfurt against RC Eemland.Dan on a squad drawn from five nations, a ...
Ascent Rugby Series: Byron Schmidt, Frankfurt — The Coach Behind the Idea
Frankfurt head coach Byron Schmidt on hosting the first-ever Ascent Rugby Series festival — and how the whole competition started as his idea.In this episode: how a cross-border youth format became Central Europe's newest seni...
