The London Welsh Rugby Club Podcast

The London Welsh Rugby Club Podcast

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The London Welsh Rugby Club Podcast episodes

  • LW 56: Jonathan Shankland
    Our guest this week is Director and Head of Men's Rugby, Jonathan Shankland.  Jon came to London Welsh after playing National League rugby in the Midlands and fell in love with the club.  He has played for the club from 2011 until the end of our first season in the Herts and Middlesex league, where he decided to retire and play for the Vets.  He has made life long friends at the club and decided to put his efforts into post his playing career into managing the Men's teams across the club.  He takes us through what that involves on a weekly basis and how we have recruited so many players for our forthcoming season in London South 1.  Jonathan is also the club's social media guru and explains how much output the club puts out each week to keep us front of mind with our huge following and supporter base.
    55 min
  • LW 55: Rhodri Dawes
    Our guest this week is Rhodri Dawes.  Having watched his dad play for London Welsh and then move away from London, Rhodri began his rugby journey in the Midlands.  He then moved to Herts and played some rugby for school and then made his senior rugby debut with Hertford in the National League and then went on to Shelford Rugby Club and played for them for a couple of seasons.  He came to London Welsh in the second year of project reset and played for two seasons for the club accumulating quite a lot of points for the club and of course continued the Dawes dynasty at London Welsh as both his father, Michael; and grandfather, John having played for the club. A fascinating chat with a player who really enjoyed the two seasons at the club and what it meant to him for his grandfather to watch him play.
    1 hr 4 min
  • LW 54: Michael Dawes
    Our guest this week is Michael Dawes.  Michael is one third of the London Welsh Dawes dynasty, with his Dad, John Dawes playing, captaining and Coaching the London Welsh sides through the 60's to 90's; and then his son, Rhodri playing for the club across the last three seasons. Michael talks about his days playing for the Minis and Youth throughout the 80's and 90's and recollects some of the great tours they went on.  He made his 1st XV debut in 1990 and played for the club for over 10 years, with many ups and down for him and the club throughout this period.  Michael talks quite candidly about his dad's recent passing and the amount of tributes from around the word the family received.
    1 hr 4 min
  • LW 53: John Taylor

    Our guest this week is Club President, John Taylor.   John was born and bred in Watford, with Welsh parents and played rugby at Watford Grammar School and Fullerians during his Youth. A skilled centre in his day who met Gerald Davies at Loughborough and was convinced by his coaches to switch to a backrow forward; where his rugby journey took off. John takes us through is glittering playing career with London Welsh, Wales and the Lions and gives us his perspective on his tour to South Africa and his experience with Apartheid and how his objections with this regime, cost him a place in the famous Barbarians match of 1973.  John speaks about the recent passing of two London Welsh stalwarts and great friends, John Dawes and Dr Ken Thomas; and what his relationship with them meant to him and the contribution they both made to London Welsh. We also chat about John's successful post playing career in commentating and journalism as he shares his thoughts on the ups and downs of being involved with London Welsh through the decades.

    1 hr 33 min
  • Season 2 Trailer
    London Welsh Rugby Club Podcast Season 2 - Trailer.
    In this series we continue to catch up with the many characters who are connected with the club.  The podcasts will be less regular this season, but will include some match days news as well as interviews with our main guest.  The podcast series is hosted by Club Director, Gareth Vaughan Jones.
    2 min
  • LW Special 4: Siwan Lillicrap
    Our guest in this special episode is current Wales captain, Siwan Lillicrap.  She take us through balancing life working as Head Coach at Swansea University, with playing rugby for Bristol Bears and Wales.  We chat about the recent 6 Nations campaign and the likely build up to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in Oct 2022 and what their target should be.   We get to understand Siwan's rugby journey to getting capped by Wales and that she couldn't play rugby until she was 17; when she joined Waunarlwydd RFC. Siwan also chat about the recent strategic partnership between London Welsh and Swansea University; where the Career Hub will mentor graduates who come to London to work.
    39 min
  • LW Special 3: Luke Pearce

    Our special guest this week is Top International and RFU Referee Luke Pearce.  Luke takes us through his refereeing journey from when he started in Devon aged 16, promoted to the National Panel by the age of 21 and a Premiership referee at the age of 24.   We chat about some of the challenges of refereeing during Covid times and look back at the times he has refereed London Welsh in National 1 and the Championship.    We discuss that match vs Saracens in the Premiership and how he reacted after the game and what has changed during his 10 years officiating in the top league.  Luke takes us through refereeing France vs Wales and how he works with his team on match days and how much he enjoys refereeing at the Community game level. Enjoy.

    51 min
  • LW 52.1: Lyn Jones - The London Welsh years
    In this episode, Lyn Jones takes us through his decision to come to London Welsh and those magical two seasons' the club had winning the Championship in 2012 and playing in the Premiership the following season. We get to understand what was required to be successful in the Championship and the key matches in his first season in charge.  The success in the play offs and then the tactics at Bedford in the Semi Final; which meant we had a shot at glory in the final vs Cornish Pirates; with Lyn putting some calls back to ODP to ensure it was still open when the bus got back. We hear from Lyn about all the challenges of getting ready to play Premiership rugby and all the drama that surrounded the club that season.  Lyn was nominated Premiership Coach of the year, even though London Welsh were relegated.  Lyn chats about the Rugby World Cup experience with Russia and how much he is enjoying his time in the wonderful country.
    This podcast series is sponsored by London Welsh Developments LTD. 
    Contact details: 0208 3359123 email - [email protected]
    48 min
  • LW 52: Lyn Jones - The early years
    Our guest this week is former Director of Rugby, Lyn Jones.   
    In this episode we get to hear about Lyn's journey in rugby up until his time with London Welsh.  Where did he develop his love of the game and then playing for Neath in the 80's with Brian Thomas as Head Coach.  We chat about his move to Llanelli, the trophies he won and getting capped by Wales.  We understand a bit about Lyn the business man and the transition to player coach at Treorchy RFC.  Lyn went to coach Neath RFC in the mid 90's, just as rugby turned professional and explains the challenges this had for many clubs.  Lyn was well placed to take us through the transition to regional rugby and his role leading the Ospreys to Magners League success and how Wales benefitted from a strong Ospreys as Warren Gatland took the reigns.  This episode finishes with Lyn taking us through his time teaching at a school in Abu Dhabi.
    This podcast series is sponsored by London Welsh Developments LTD. 
    Contact details: 0208 3359123 email - [email protected]
    1 hr 10 min
  • LW 51: Matt Corker
    Our guest this week is former Club captain Matt Corker.  Matt is 10th on the all time appearance list, but first on the all time league appearances for the club in his 9 year association with London Welsh.  Matt's rugby prowess came to light only when he went to University in Bath to study Chemistry and went on to play for English Universities; which is where he got noticed by Wasps. Wasps signed him after he graduated, but he found the path to the first team very challenging with many internationals and Lions in their squad, despite him wining young player of the year during his first year with them.  Matt was loaned out to Blackheath to further his rugby education and then came on loan to London Welsh where he made a lasting impression and signed for the club.  His playing consistency during his time with the London Welsh is remarkable and he only had a period out of the game during one season for quite a unique health problem.  Unfortunately for Matt; he didn't get the Testimonial he deserved at the club and signed for Richmond to help them ease their way into the Championship and this started his coaching journey; where he is now Coaching Canterbury RFC in National 2.
    This podcast series is sponsored by London Welsh Developments LTD. Contact details: 0208 3359123 email - [email protected]
    1 hr 17 min

About The London Welsh Rugby Club Podcast

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This podcast aims to give you the latest news from London Welsh RFC with interviews from the coaches, former and current players; and some of the officials from the club. During the season we will…

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