My guest this week is a rugby coach of many teams and England Police RUFC front-rower - Dave Pattimore.

We talked about being a front-row forward, the joy and challenges of playing for England Police, and the differences between coaching kids in the afternoon and experienced adults in the evening.

And we finished by chatting through the England Police tour of South Africa and the rich experiences that Dave had coaching in the townships.

This is a fun, interesting and sometimes deep conversation - I hope you enjoy.

LINKS
Mosborough RUFC - https://www.mosboroughrufc.com/
England Police RUFC - https://www.eprufc.co.uk/

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My guest this week is Strathmore RFC part-time business consultant - Nicol Welsh

We talked about Nick’s playing career, the challenges around running the Scottish National Prison Service team with no training time, some brilliant stories from Vets tours, generating a player pathway from minis and juniors to the First XV and loads of incredible insight about how to become a true Community Club, not just a club in the community.

We talked about several mutually beneficial partnerships that resulted in the players eating steak and lobster post-training!

This is a great episode with a ton of usable information - I hope you enjoy.

LINKS
Nick Welsh on X - https://x.com/NickWelsh5
Strathmore RFC - https://strathmorerugby.co.uk/

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My guest this week is Laws Co-ordinator at World Rugby and Founder of RugbyReferee.net, Keith Lewis.

We talked about the days when we shared a pitch back in the early 2000’s when I played at Old Colfeians, how Keith got into refereeing and his early influences at Preston Grasshoppers. We then discussed how referees are assessed and coached, how positioning is vital and the differences when moving up the leagues as a referee.

Keith shared his challenges when progressing through the ranks including a shocking moment in a huge Championship game between London Welsh and Exeter.

We discussed Keith’s role at World Rugby and how laws are developed, tested and implemented. There are so many things to consider including the potential unforeseen circumstances.

Keith also shared why he started RugbyReferee.net and how it’s developed into a wonderful resource and community for referees.

This is a brilliant chat with so much quality information and great stories - I hope you enjoy.

LINKS

Keith Lewis on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithlewisrugby/
Rugby Referee website - https://rugbyreferee.net/
The video Keith mentioned - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hgJpfn3zXw

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