Broken Trophy podcast

Broken Trophy podcast

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Broken Trophy podcast episodes

  • Alex Gray: NFL, rugby, and being the best I can be

    They say everyone's journey through life is a unique one. Well that's true, but some are more than unique than others...

    This week we speak to Alex Gray, a man who grew up playing rugby alongside Owen Farrell, Mako Vunipola, George Ford, Elliot Daly and Jonathan Joseph in the England age groups. Well, he didn't just play alongside those current England internationals, he captained them. Breaking into seniors he favoured rugby sevens, and should have gone to the 2016 Olympics in Rio but for injury. Needing a new challenge, Alex headed Stateside, spending the next four years working through the Combines to earn himself a place in the Atlanta Falcons squad.

    Having recently left Atlanta in late 2020, we caught up with Alex just days before the 2021 Super Bowl, and discussed his journey through professional rugby and the NFL, his predictions for this year's Super Bowl and the Six Nations, how he never wore a jacket in Atlanta, how he went to Barnard Castle College ('thanks Dominic Cummings'), and he lifts the lid on the incredible physical and mental attributes required to make it to the top of the NFL.

    It's a fascinating story, and as a non-NFL man myself (Tom) I can tell you I learnt so much from listening to Alex and hearing his story.

    #superbowl #nfl #6nations #englandrugby #bathrugby #atlantafalcons #barnardcastle 

    47 min
  • Max Rushden: What is it? It's the Broken Trophy Podcast!
    On today’s episode we're delighted to welcome TalkSPORT host, former Soccer AM presenter and life-long Cambridge United fan, Max Rushden.
    Having first explained to Max what exactly the Broken Trophy Podcast is all about - can you believe he didn’t already know - we discuss a range of topics including; which is better a 147 or a 9 darter, the London Golf Show, Cambridge United Legends, social media and how to deal with trolls (and why it’s called trolling in the first place). We also discuss Soccer AM, how Max got the job and how an anvil nearly sealed the deal in a Blue Peter audition.
    An incredible chat ends when Stefan mocks Tom for being a wannabe Max, Tom goes red before revealing how he (Tom) once nestled in the chest of New Zealand bowler, Daniel Vettori.
    59 min
  • Broken Trophy - with Charlotte Edwards
    With over 300 games and 10,000 runs to her name, Charlotte Edwards led England to a World Cup double and Ashes win, all in 2009. She truly is a legend of the game - what she’s doing talking to us we don’t know, but we absolutely loved talking to her!
    We chatted to current Southern Vipers Head Coach Charlotte just after training at the Ageas Bowl one night in early January. We’d tapped up #friendsoftheshow Charlotte Taylor and Emily Windsor for gossip, and we did get one cheeky nugget to ask, but the truth is there was precious little dirt - Charlotte is a keeper!
    We chat about training through COVID, starting her England career wearing culottes, playing in boys and mens teams growing up - and getting more abuse from their parents than the players themselves. We also discuss the future of women’s cricket and how it looks bright given the introduction of professional contracts for domestic players in 2020. We even talk about the gut-wrenching moment Charlotte was axed from the England squad, 12 months before a home world cup in 2017, a competition her ex-team mates would go on to win.
    We’ve chatted to so many amazing sports people throughout the last year or so, but Charlotte truly is a giant of her profession and an inspiration to talk to. Enjoy this podcast, we know you will!
    #charlotteedwards #lottie #vipers #southernvipers #englandcricket #womenscricket #worldcupwinner #asheswinner #hampshire #culottes #countycricket #ageasbowl #brokentrophy
    43 min
  • Richard Shaw: Silky shirts and Hi-Tech boots
    A brilliantly random and wide-ranging chat this week with ex-Crystal Palace and Coventry defender, Richard Shaw.
    We talk about the FA Cup Final in 1990 between Richard’s Crystal Palace v Manchester United, and how the kit the team wore in the replay was abandoned on a post-Wembley tour of the Caribbean. We also chat modern football, drinking 12% label-less larger on the team bus with Paul Stewart, THAT match against Eric Cantona, and what he learnt from his idol, Gordon Strachan. Notable mentions for maverick footballers including Glenn Hoddle, Le Tiss, Scholes and Grealish, in short no one and nothing is off the table. A brilliant chat with a great player, and a man in love with the beautiful game.
    #football #crystalpalace #coventry #markhughes #manutd #FACup #magicofthecup #BPL #Hitech #CPFC #Millwall #cantona #paulstewart #alansmith
    1 hr 9 min
  • Cycling, France and Eddie Jordan - with Marc Molloy
    The boys are joined by cyclist, triathlete, adventurer and coach Marc Molloy, on moving to France - during lockdown - meeting Eddie Jordan in a Flamingo Centre, his passion for teaching people to cycle, and the importance of having an understanding wife.
    #cycling #solecycling #triathlon #brokentrophy #friendoftheshow #provence #tourdefrance
    55 min
  • You can't be what you can't see, with Liam Cook

    A great chat with Brasil Cricket women's coach, Liam Cook, on what took him from Devon to South America, working on the inspiring Brasil Cricket project and trying his luck at 5-a-side football in Pocos de Caldas.

    #robertamorettiavery #lauracardoso #liamcook #brasilcricket 

    48 min
  • Graham Thorpe: You need a sense of humour in Test cricket

    Tom and Stef launch into the new year with a chat with former England batsman, Graham Thorpe. On his role as batting coach to the current England team, working with Jos Buttler and others, living in a bio-secure bubble during these COVID times, and of course his own playing career. 

    43 min
  • The Christmas Quiz of Sport

    The pod ends 2020 with a drunkard quiz with three of our favourite guests; England rugby royalty Tamara Taylor, Jersey's finest sporting export Nikki Holmes, and the best number 9 in Southampton Simon Matthews. 

    45 min
  • Lucky, with Ed Jackson

    This week the boys chat to former rugby player Ed Jackson, about his career in rugby, a swimming pool accident which left him quadriplegic, and his incredible recovery and subsequent mountain climbs for charity. 

    46 min
  • Bristol Bears v Saracens Women - LIVE!

    The boys are let out for the first time since March to watch some live sport! Bristol invite Tom and Stef to watch their home game with Saracens! The boys meet lots of our old guests, get free sweets from Tom Lindsay, and interview Rocky Clark next to a bin. It's all glamour, this media lark! 

    28 min

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