Welcome to this new semi-regular show, Comics Pub Crawl! Join myself & Chris Murray, talking all things comics (in the pub)!
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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 have match previews, plus all the post match reactions from both sides, as well as contributions from all playing sections of the club. Come on you Welsh. Hosted by Gareth Vaughan Jones
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In this weeks' episode we chat to former London Welsh and Leicester player Dai (David) Williams. Dai comes from great sporting stock with a strong athletic background from both sides of his parents family. He was raised in Leicestershire and made his way into the Leicester team full of seasoned internationals. A job move to Brighton a few years lat…
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Our guest this week is former London Welsh back row specialist, Mike Denbee. Mike born and bred in Somerset and was late to the game as a teenager; worked his way to the Weston Super Mare Colts, which helped him transition to senior rugby at the club. He was doing this whilst studying for a degree at Plymouth, but in his last year decide to have a …
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Our guest this week is former London Welsh full back Matt Vines. Born and bred in Wales, he made the move to St Mary's University in London and found himself at London Welsh at 19. Matt was selected by Mike Gosling for a few first team appearances in that first season when they were promoted to National 3. Matt tells us about the Clive Griffiths er…
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Our guest this week is Academy Award winning producer James Gay-Rees producer of films including AMY, Senna and Diego Maradonna. Box to Box Films is an award documentary production company based in London, Paris and Los Angeles and they are the team behind Formula 1:Drive to Survive, Break Point, Full Swing, Unchained and the recently released SIX …
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Morlais has been a player, team manager and supporter of London Welsh for 59 years. Brought up in Mynnydd Careg and wasn't allowed to play rugby until he left school. He played for Kidwelly RFC whilst in Wales and then made the move to Notting Hill. You will not believe which club he played for first, before he made the move to London Welsh in 1965…
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Our guest this week is Ben Whitehouse, WRU Professional Referee. A busy official who has just been been away for two rounds of European Cup duty as a referee and TMO; and is getting ready for the 6 Nations. We discuss what the Word Cup was like as part of the whole officiating squad and his role within it. We learn about his refereeing journey and …
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Our guest this week is former British and Irish Lion and Wales Scrum Half, Mike Phillips. Mike gives his tribute on the loss of JPR; a true Wales, Lions and London Welsh Legend. We discuss his forthcoming appearance at London Welsh dinner on Feb 9th as part of the club's England vs Wales weekend. We also chat about what he is doing now that he live…
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Our guest this week is former Premiership Hooker, Dan George. We discuss the many sliding doors moments of rugby and what rugby has given him and continues to give him as he enjoys coaching at Old Albanians and Ealing Trailfinders Academy. He started life in Wales, representing his country at U16, U18 and U21, whilst representing the Scarlets and p…
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Our guest this week is Senior Men's Coach and Head Coach of Druids, Andrew Evans. Andy was late to the game of rugby, only taking it up in West Scotland at the age of 17; but there was plenty of rugby pedigree in his family. He started life on the wing and post school found himself working as a Coach for the Scottish Rugby Union. He was meant to go…
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Our guest this week is our Aussie flanker Rohan. Born and bred in Sydney, playing touch rugby with his brothers and lots of club rugby in the suburbs before he got to make senior appearances. He gave up rugby for a few years post an ACL injury and moved to the UK . Will Taylor encouraged him to play touch at the club and the rest is history. A very…
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Our guest this week is Nigel. Nigel came to London Welsh in 1979 and either played or coached at the club for over 19 years. He takes us through his journey, plus all the tours the club went on during his time there. Nigel had offers to go and play elsewhere; but this was the only club for him. We hear about the escapades the 'Martini Club' get up …
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A couple of guests this week. Our main guest is Sam, who joined London Welsh at the beginning of Project Reset and was a big character in the squad for the two seasons he played for the club. A very proud Northerner, who played some tough rugby in Yorkshire, who also escaped the UK to travel and to ski. Sadly work curtailed his LW journey, but he s…
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Our guest this week is former London Welsh Scrum Half, Rob Lewis. Rob was brought up in Abergavenny and went to senior school in Hereford where he grew to love rugby. He signed professional terms with the Dragons and was loaned out the some Welsh Premiership clubs to get experience before he made his regional debut. Some 7's rugby for Wales and the…
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Our guest this week is Club Captain Adam Nixon. Adam was born in the Midlands and was part of both Leicester Tigers and Worcester Warriors Academies before he went to Australia to play rugby in his gap year. 4 years at Leeds University, where he played National 1 rugby; before he escaped to Guernsey to start his career in financial services and to …
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LW 80: James Roberts and Inside the Camp with Osian
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In this weeks' pod, we hear from former player James Roberts, now Sports Broadcaster as he takes us through his documentary that he has made about London Welsh, called Dragons in Exile. We hear about his rugby background and all the support he received from Cardiff Met as he pursued his Masters in Sports Broadcasting. James came to London Welsh and…
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LW: 79 Rugby World Cup Qtr Finals & Inside the Camp
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In this weeks' episode we hear from London Welsh Scrum Half, Hywel Williams. He takes us through his brief thoughts on the Rugby World Cup; his trip to Nantes with many of the players and his thoughts on the season to date. We then have Rugby Paper journalist, Brendan Gallagher and former Wales international Adrian Davies looking at how the teams h…
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LW 78: Ollie Hoskins - Rugby World Cup Special
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Our guest this week is Australian Premiership prop Ollie Hoskins. We discuss the Rugby World Cup to date and preview the big mach between Wales and Australia this weekend. We hear about how Ollie became capped by Australia in 2021 and what it meant to him and how the clip of him being told he was in the squad, went Viral. Ollie also takes us throug…
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LW 77: LLoyd Williams - Rugby World Cup Special
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Our guest this week is former Wales International, Cardiff Blues and current Ealing Trailfinders player, Lloyd Williams. We discuss his Rugby World Cup memories, plus ask for this thoughts on the current campaign as we look forward to the Portugal match at the weekend. We catch up on his career and his pathway to Cardiff Blues and why he left to jo…
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LW 76: Adrian Davies Rugby World Cup Preview
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In this episode we speak with former Wales International and ex London Welsh Coach Adrian Davies. We get his perspective from his experience being part of two Wales World Cup Squads’ in 1991 and 1995 and then enjoying the other World Cups as a fan. We discuss the merits of each group in RWC 2023 and which teams we think will make progress into the …
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LW 75: Cai Griffiths 23/24 Season Preview
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In this episode we hear from the club Director of Rugby, Cai Griffiths as he previews the season ahead in Regional 1 South Central.
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The John Wagner Interview - The Bogie Man
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I was lucky enough to interview John Wagner about the new Bogie Man (otherwise known as ‘The Scottish Comic’) graphic novel collection in conjunction with The77 Publications.The InComplete Case Files launches on Thursday 25th May 2023 at 7pm on Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wagnerrok/the-bogie-man-the-incomplete-case-filesLive La…
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Comics Pub Crawl: Episode One - Dave Gibbons & Tim Pilcher
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Welcome to this new semi-regular podcast, Comics Pub Crawl. Join Phil & Chris talking all things comics in the pub, and listen to guests who will be joining them from time to time! This episode, Chris talks about New Toys, by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely, and we are joined by special guests Dave Gibbons & Tim Pilcher, who are talking about Dave's…
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Our guest in this special is BBC Rugby Union Correspondent, Chris Jones. Chris is a former KCS player and was a guest at London Welsh when both teams played each other in London South 1. We chat about his rugby journey and how he got the role at the BBC. What he learned as a London Society Referee and why he might go back. Chris shares with us his …
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Our guest this week is former back row player, Ollie Steadman. Ollie has played in the Championship for over a decade and is well placed to give his honest assessment of the league and what could be done to improve its visibility. He joined London Welsh from Newcastle after helping them gain promotion from the Championship to the Premiership as we …
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Our guest this week is former London Welsh captain, Graeme Peacock. He grew up in New Zealand, but was quite a latecomer to rugby, enjoying other sports before got hooked on the sport at 16. He then played locally for his club, before getting involved with the District side and coming up against some very famous All Blacks like Ian Jones and Buck S…
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Our guest this week is former London Welsh scrum half Ian George. Ian started his senior rugby career with Northampton Saints, but struggled to get a regular starting birth at his favourite position of scrum half as he was behind a current England International and was often playing centre. He moved to Rosslyn Park to further his International aspi…
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Our guest this week is our former hooker Chris Ritchie. Chris played back row all through his time at Swansea University, where he captained them and the Welsh Universities. He went on to play for Oxford University for one season, before settling down to play for Rosslyn Park whilst earning his keep in Insurance. A couple of years into his senior r…
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Our guest this week is former centre and full back Seb Jewell. Seb has a unique perspective of his time at the club having lived through the joy of a couple of promotions to the Premiership, a B&I Cup win and was there at the end when the club went into liquidation. He talks about his sliding doors moment of how he signed for Harlequins after playi…
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Our guest this week, is Club Chairman Danny Griffiths. In this interview we discuss the key themes from the AGM. The Board restructure, the end of the 5 year plan and what comes next. Where are we financially with the club and what does the club require to prosper at Level 5 with the increase in travel costs and ensuring we have a club that can com…
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Our guest this week, is Saracens and England International player Alex Goode. Alex played a few games for London Welsh in 2008 to help us avoid relegation and to ensure he was game ready for the U20 World Cup. We discuss the run in that Saracens have in the Premiership and the hope that they can get to another final at Twickenham. Alex was successf…
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Our guest this week is current Performance squad player, Andy Black. Andy joined London Welsh by chance at the beginning of the season when the club were in London North West 3. Our supporters immediately took to him as he played a variety of position from No 8, to front row during that season. We here about his upbringing in North Devon and about …
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Our guest this week is Aled Thomas. Aled came to London Welsh in 2007 after a few years at Newport Gwent Dragons. Still a young lad at 22 and wanting regular rugby at 10 for a club that was going places; and he chose right in London Welsh as this was their first season as a professional squad. During his first season at the club, he also went on to…
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Our guest this week is former Chairman Bleddyn Phillips. He takes us through how he was invited to join the Board when he hosted a St David's Day Dinner in Moscow! Once on the Board, he was made Chairman immediately and helped the Board make some big decisions in the Spring of 2012 as we were aiming for Promotion to the Premiership. Bleddyn takes u…
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Our guest this week, is current squad member and prop superstar Sam Mahoney. Sam has played prop since his early days at Colchester RFC when he joined them at U11. We get to learn about his journey in rugby and why he took a gap year to wait for the love of his life to join him at University and when he made the transition from Colts rugby to Senio…
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Our guest in this weeks' episode is Terwyn Williams, Life member of London Welsh. London Welsh has been a second home for Terwyn for over 50 years, from when he landed in London in 1970 and where he has made so many life long friends. We hear about where in West Wales he was brought up and started to play rugby and then where he went to College. He…
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Our guest this week is Nathan Trevett. In this episode we get to understand Nathan's journey from Youth rugby to Senior pro player in South Wales. He played senior rugby at 18 years and 4 days for Cardiff RFC and played for them and Glamorgan Wanderers, before getting his chance at Cardiff Blues as injury cover whilst some of the players were at th…
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Our guest this week is former London Welsh prop and captain Julian Davies. This Barry boy came to London Welsh in 1980 and played for the club for over 12 seasons. He had to bide his time and literally fight his way into the first team by demonstrating his scrummaging prowess in those legendary Thursday night training sessions. He led the club on m…
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In this episode we hear from the many characters from around the club who enable match days's at London Welsh. Saturday 18th March was the first league fixture for the Men's 1st XV since Feb 2020 and everyone was excited for the match. We hear from the following at the clubPre MatchMichael Talbot - Operations DirectorNatalie Smith - Women's Captain…
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Our guest this week is Rugby Commentator and Content Producer, Nick Heath. Whilst London Welsh were in the Premiership, Nick was the club's stadium announcer and VIP match day host. Nick moved from London Welsh to announce at Harlequins when his Commentating career took off. He currently works for Talksport, Channel 4, England rugby and commentator…
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Our guest this week, is current Bath RFC and England International Josh McNally. Josh was recently capped by England during their Summer matches with USA & Canada after displaying some great form during the last Premiership season. He grew up in Hereford and always wanted to serve in the forces and didn't really think about having a career in rugby…
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In this weeks' episode we hear from many people across the club as excitement builds towards the start of the season. Our Director of Rugby, Cai Griffiths takes us through his thoughts on pre season; the matches the squad have played, plus what he expects over the first few months. There are a couple of interviews with players post the Cardiff matc…
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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 m…
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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 the…
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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 …
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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. Joh…
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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.…
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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 shoul…
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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…
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LW 52.1: Lyn Jones - The London Welsh years
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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 …
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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 W…
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