Mike Rawlings - is my guest this week. Mike played for Wadebridge Camels, Cornish Pirates, Launceston and Cornwall. And he's now travelled full circle by returning to Wadebridge as a player-coach.

This interview was recorded in September of 2000 and 21 when Mike welcomed me to The Camels during The Great Rugger Run. We chatted about a career-threatening injury, being academy guinea pigs at The Pirates, early career weight issues, growing as a human at the Cornish All Blacks. There are some cracking stories about bus trips and training ground scraps and Mike's pride in playing for Cornwall. We then discussed coaching philosophies and how player management has changed over the years.

Mike can be contacted on Instagram - @mickyrawlings
and Wadebridge Camels - @upthecamels

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Joey Milburn - LooseHeadz Academy Team Leader is my guest this week.   This interview was recorded in September of 2021 when Joey and his wife Bex were kind enough to put me up for a night during The Great Rugger Run. They also fed me, sorted my laundry and even drove my bag all the way to Withycombe the following day! Thank you Joey, thank you Bex!   During this interview we talk about real grassroots rugby. We talk about Joey's journey with Mental Health and how he came to be involved with LooseHeadz and finally his experience as a Harlequins mega-fan and his growing collection of rugby stash.   Joey can be contacted on Instagram - @LooseHeadzAcademy

Phil Westren - Cornish rugby legend - is my guest this week. I met Phil at the start of The Great Rugger Run this summer. He was an absolute gent, and along with wife Sally, hosted me for two nights, and really provided the most wonderful springboard for my run. Thanks again for your amazing hospitality.   This interview was recorded in September of 2000 and 21 and Phil, who is a walking encyclopedia of Cornish rugby, shared story after story about rugby in Cornwall and its greatest characters. It's a wonderful insight into what the game means in that part of the world. Phil also shares a deeply personal story later in the show.   Phil can be contacted on email - [email protected] A Week One Summer by Floyd Steadman   PODCAST KIT Everything I use to create, edit and produce this podcast can be found on my Creating a Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/creating-a-podcast/) page.   SUPPORT If you would like to support the podcast in some way then there are plenty of options for you on my Support the Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/support/) page.

Phil Greenaway - Head of Sport at Dulwich College - is my guest this week. Phil has an absolute wealth of rugby experience behind having played for England schoolboys, won the BUSA Cup at Twickenham and going on the play for Exeter Chiefs and then into coaching.   This interview was recorded in September of 2021 and we talked about how Phil got started in the game and what it was like to be a top young player at the advent of professionalism. We talked about his playing days with Moseley and Exeter Chiefs before a transition into coaching with Gloucester and Cinderford.   Phil can be contacted on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-greenaway-496b73a3/   PODCAST KIT Everything I use to create, edit and produce this podcast can be found on my Creating a Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/creating-a-podcast/) page.   SUPPORT If you would like to support the podcast in some way then there are plenty of options for you on my Support the Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/support/) page.

I chatted to Simon Trower about being born into a rugby family and about the difficulty of having a promising playing career cut short at an early age. We then dabbled with a bit of rugby economics before speaking about mental health in rugby.

Simon is refreshingly open about his struggles with mental health and hopes talking about it will help others. He founded Brave Mind around a year ago and on a mission to "Make talking about and supporting one another with mental health in the rugby community the norm".

I loved my conversation with Simon. I hope you enjoy.

Simon can be found on email [email protected]
More information about Brave Mind:
Website - https://www.bravemind.co.uk/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/bravemind14
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_bravemind/

The Great Rugger Run is a 500-mile journey from rugby club to rugby club across the south of England. Find out more at http://thegreatruggerrun.org/ or on the socials @thegreatruggerrun on Instagram, @thegreatruggerrun on Facebook and @RuggerRun on Twitter.

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I chatted to Mark Shotton about his extensive and well-travelled rugby life and how it led to him co-founding the mental health charity LooseHeadz. This conversation rolls from funny tales set in rugby clubhouses to moments of genuine poignancy.

I loved chatting to Mark and found the whole thing genuinely uplifting. I hope you enjoy.

Mark can be found on Twitter (@markshotts) or email [email protected]
More information about LooseHeadz:
Website - https://looseheadz.co.uk/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LooseHeadz/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/looseheadz
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/looseheadz/
Help #TackleTheStigma

The Great Rugger Run is a 500-mile journey from rugby club to rugby club across the south of England. Find out more at http://thegreatruggerrun.org/ or on the socials @thegreatruggerrun on Instagram, @thegreatruggerrun on Facebook and @RuggerRun on Twitter.

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I chatted to Tom Home about his mental health journey and how it inspired him to found blOKes to help other men with their mental health. Listen in for an inspirational conversation and some great tips to look after your own mental health.

We also delved into Tom's rugby history which included stints in both South Africa and New Zealand along with life-long support of Leicester Tigers.

Tom can be found on Instagram (@_tomhome)
More information about blOKes:
Website - www.blokes.life
Twitter - https://twitter.com/_blOKes
Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/_blokes/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blOKesCIC
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/blokescic/

The Great Rugger Run is a 500-mile journey from rugby club to rugby club across the south of England. Find out more at http://thegreatruggerrun.org/ or on the socials @thegreatruggerrun on Instagram, @thegreatruggerrun on Facebook and @RuggerRun on Twitter.

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I chatted to Tessa Beecroft about her journey with mental health and how it inspired her to help others in the rugby community with their mental health. Listen in for an inspirational conversation and some great tips to look after your own mental health and how you can help others with theirs.

Tessa can be found on Instagram (@tessa_beecroft)
Give A Ruck website - https://www.givearuck.com/ and @givearuck on all the socials.

The Great Rugger Run is a 500-mile journey from rugby club to rugby club across the south of England. Find out more at http://thegreatruggerrun.org/ or on the socials @thegreatruggerrun on Instagram, @thegreatruggerrun on Facebook and @RuggerRun on Twitter.

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In this solo episode, I introduce the next wave of the Amateur Rugby Podcast. I tell you all about The Great Rugger Run and I share a personal story that I've never spoken about before.   The Great Rugger Run is a 500-mile journey from rugby club to rugby club across the south of England. Find out more at http://thegreatruggerrun.org/ or on the socials @thegreatruggerrun on Instagram, @thegreatruggerrun on Facebook and @RuggerRun on Twitter.   PODCAST KIT Everything I use to create, edit and produce this podcast can be found on my Creating a Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/creating-a-podcast/) page.   SUPPORT If you would like to support the podcast somehow, there are plenty of options for you on my Support the Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/support/) page.

I chatted to Charlie Clark about his incredible recent running challenge in aid of Looseheadz. We talked about what The Great Rugby Run entailed, who it was for and dug into the incredibly important topic of men's mental health.

Charlie can be found on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-clark-aa3924138/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/charliemfclark), Instagram @charlie_clark21 (https://www.instagram.com/charlie_clark21/) and @the_great_rugby_run (https://www.instagram.com/the_great_rugby_run/)

Looseheadz - https://looseheadz.co.uk/pages/ways-to-wellbeing

And please, if you can, chip in a bit of cash here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/sundtv-the-big-run?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

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