This week we step away from the international game to discuss German domestic rugby with President of the Bundesliga, Niko Colic. Niko discusses the state of German rugby, the restructuring of the Bundesliga as well as his short and long term ambitions for rugby in Germany. 

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The chat with Niko starts at 2:27

This week we swap cold Scandinavia for the warm Caribbean to discuss Grenadian rugby with Head Coach Rob Edison.

In the podcast, we discuss Rob’s plans for Grenada, as well as his unique coaching trajectory and how this benefits him in his current role.

For those who don’t know, Grenada is certainly a fledging rugby nation considering that they only played their first XV game this July.

However, this is not to say there is not an interest in the sport on the island, with this being something Rob discusses wanting to harness. 

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On today’s pod we are joined by Finnish rugby royalty Thomas Finell.

With a staggering 70 caps to his name, Finell is certainly a Tier 3 stalwart who has experienced all the highs and lows of playing international rugby for Finland.

As part of our Scandinavian double header with Andreas Robertson, this is once again another podcast ideal for those wanting to learn more about rugby in the Nordic nations.

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This week we are joined by former Danish sevens player and current Denmark XV Head Coach Andreas Robertson.

Currently ranked 60th in the world, Andreas discusses Denmark’s recent promotion from the Rugby Europe Conference, as well as how Denmark will attempt to bridge the gap to teams in the division above. This is an exciting listen for those interested in both Nordic rugby and the development of rugby in a European Tier 3 nation. 

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This week we welcome Canadian Head Coach Steve Meehan onto the podcast.

With over 20 years of coaching experience which has taken Steve from his native Australia to Bath in the English Premiership, Canadian fans will be eager to see how Steve can revolutionise the men’s team following their failed qualification for the 2023 World Cup.

We discuss Steve’s ambitions with Canada for their upcoming Pacific Nations Cup campaign, the importance of qualifying for the 2027 World Cup and general developments happening within Canadian rugby. 

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We are back with a very exciting guest this week, with Hong Kong China hooker Alex Post on to talk all about their recent qualification to the 2027 World Cup (their first ever).

Having played for his national team for over a decade, Post had plenty of insight on the progression of his nation and how they've reached this point.

Lots on his own personal career and his club side Richmond as well after their promotion to the Champ.

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We are back with a very exciting guest this week, with Hong Kong China hooker Alex Post on as our guest this week, to talk all about their recent qualification to the 2027 World Cup (their first ever).

Having played for his national team for over a decade, Post had plenty of insight on the progression of his nation and how they've reached this point.

Lots on his own personal career and his club side Richmond as well after their promotion to the Champ.

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We have Algeria head coach Adrien Buononato on the pod this week, to talk about their meteoric rise over the past year.

They have risen up 10 places in the World Rankings and now sit in 43rd, and with a recent third place finish at the Rugby Africa Cup, things are looking positive for the nation.

However, almost all of their international success has came from France-based players of Algerian descent, so we speak all about the problems that domestic rugby has over there and how Adrien is helping with it.

Find out which former France international is potentially going to be playing for them soon as well.

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Today we have one of our most topical episodes of all time, because we have Zimbabwe player Matthew McNab on the pod to talk about their recent World Cup qualification.

Matthew came back after two years away from Sables duty to help them get over the line against Namibia, which happened just over a week ago.

We talk all about his personal career and how Zimbabwean rugby has progressed over the past few years.

Plenty of insight from someone who has just helped his country to a first World Cup in 36 years.

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Apologies for a late upload, we had some technical issues when exporting the audio file, but they're all sorted now.

This episode is definitely one that is worth the wait. We have a coach that has worked in Australia, USA, Germany and now Sweden in Karl Savimaki.

Currently Sweden's assistant, we hear all about some of the best stories that he has had along the way. For a properly international outlook on rugby, take a listen to this.

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