Episodes
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For the final episode of the second season here at DGRP, we invited Annan's Alex Halliday to talk us through his journey and give us the inside scoop on the great escape that went on at Violetbank this year!
John & Ross also give a 1-minute season review for each of our 11 beloved D&G sides before signing off the series and looking ahead to #3!
0:00 - 49:38 - Alex Halliday
49:39 - 1:10:40 - Team-by-team Review
1:10:41 - 1:17:21 - AORB
Thank you to everyone for the support on Season 2, we hope you have a great summer!
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After capping off what has been a great season at Holm Park over the weekend, we invited Scott Galloway onto the podcast to give us the rundown on how times are changing for the team, the excitement that is building for the Moffat 10s tournament and he even shares the story of the time he (may or may not have) stolen from Murrayfield!
This episode also includes the final 10 or so minutes of Jason Mckie's interview from last week which was corrupted during recording but has now been recovered!
0:00 - 48:27 - Scott Galloway
48:28 - 55:44 - Jason Mckie
55:45 - 1:13:13 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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Following Shire's strong away win over the weekend that saw them safe in West 1 for another year, we (only John actually) sat down with the notorious Jason Mckie! Jason talks rugby in New Zealand, the Spice Cup and what it's like living life as a "snake!"
0:00 - 43:04 - Jason Mckie
43:05 - 57:31 - Results Roundup & Fixtures Preview
57:32 - 1:05:03 - AORB & Congratulations to Wylie!
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Another week, another episode and another Scottish international as a guest! Louise Taperell joins us this week to talk Dumfries Saints, her love for the front row and scoring against England in the U18 Six Nations!
0:00 - 26:35 - Louise Taperell
26:36 - 35:59 - Results Roundup
36:00 - 49:16 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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The podcast's first-ever guest, Stafford McDowall, rejoins us here in Season 2 to chat about karaoke choices, Champions Cup rugby at Glasgow Warriors and lining up against Bundee Aki in the 6 Nations for Scotland!
0:00 - 38:15 - Stafford McDowall
38:16 - 45:28 - League Structure
45:29 - 51:45 - Results Roundup
51:46 - 1:01:04 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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After taking charge of his final game as Head Coach of Stewartry over the weekend, we welcomed Sandy Currie back onto the pod to chat about his time at Greenlaw, his coaching philosophy and the legacy he leaves behind!
0:00 - 1:05:21 - Sandy Currie
1:05:22 - 1:12:11 - Results Roundup
1:12:12 - 1:27:52 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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Following on from the Saltire Energy Rugby Schools Week, we sit down to talk about the evolution of our beloved sport in schools across the region! John & Ross share their own experiences of school rugby, at Irvine and Merchiston respectively, shine a light on how the stars of tomorrow are emerging and explore how we can get more kids involved in the future!
0:00 - 48:58 - Schools Rugby
48:59 - 1:07:50 - Results Roundup
1:07:51 - 1:24:54 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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Player-turned-coach Ralph Spernagel is this week's guest in the spotlight as he sits down to chat about captaining a D&G district select team, playing with the likes of Jason White & Gordon Ross and his current endeavours coaching the youth girls at Stewartry!
Ralph also talks about still pulling on the boots every Wednesday with former players from across the region - something he is keen to have more people get involved in!
0:00 - 44:10 - Ralph Spernagel
44:11 - 53:41 - Results Roundup
53:42 - 1:06:44 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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Following the recent announcement from the SRU to disband the Super 6, a decision has to be made on how the six teams are integrated back into our league structure.
John & Ross run through each option to be voted on, the pros and cons of the Super 6 demise and what the future of the club game in Scotland will look like!
0:00 - 39:42 - Super 6 Integration
39:43 - 50:01 - Results Roundup
50:02 - 1:00:12 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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Our youngest-ever guest, Alex Bryson, is the man in the spotlight this week just a few days after making his debut for Scotland in the U18s! Alex talks Dumfries Saints, Glasgow district rugby and pulling on the famous blue jersey down in Wales!
0:00 - 44:03 - Alex Bryson
44:04 - 1:06:05 - Results Roundup
1:06:06 - 1:17:29 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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Fresh from being just one of three Dumfries & Galloway players to be selected for the Glasgow and The West district side, Newton Stewart's Russell Morton is the latest special guest on the pod! Russell talks ditching professional football for playing at Bladnoch, his selection for Glasgow and Newton's push to make it into National 1!
0:00 - 37:26 - Russell Morton
37:27 - 44:56 - (1) Result Roundup
44:57 - 59:49 - Fixtures Preview + AORB
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After making his 300th appearance for Stewartry over the weekend, we welcome (and also blackmailed) club legend Stevie McCulloch onto the pod to talk through what has been a stellar career at Greenlaw! Murrayfield wins, tours abroad, promotion playoffs and much, much more!
0:00 - 45:16 - Stevie McCulloch
45:17 - 1:16:09 - Results Roundup
1:16:10 - 1:26:01 - AORB
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Rugby returns to Dumfries & Galloway and we have a number of BIG games scheduled for this weekend in both domestic and National Cup/Shield/Bowl action - The 2023/24 season is almost at a close (wtf) so these games mean a lot! We also have plenty of other rugby news to bring you, with some very exciting weeks ahead for the region!
0:00 - 19:07 - Fixtures Preview
19:08 - 33:48 - Any Other Rugby Business
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As (the majority of) the country takes a break from club rugby action this weekend for the Six Nations, we have a short and snappy episode this time around to chat about some (very) important talking points!
0:00 - 10:50 - Opening Up
10:51 - 25:57 - Results Roundup + Fixture Preview
25:58 - 32:28 - AORB + How Many Owls?
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For the first time on the podcast, we get the chance to hear all about the amazing work going on down at Park Farm with the Dumfries Women's side as we welcome head coach Richard Kuehnel! Richard talks about going from strength to strength, the support from the club and the goal for the women going forward!
0:00 - 28:08 - Richard Kuehnel
28:09 - 44:32 - Results Roundup
44:33 - 54:02 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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Phaedra Snailham, Glasgow Warriors’ first-ever female try scorer at Scotstoun is our opening guest of 2024! The Stewartry Siren star chats about starting rugby late, her love for scoring and what life at the newly formed GW Women’s side has been like!
0:00 - 31:14 - Phaedra Snailham
31:15 - 55:34 - Results Roundup
55:35 - 1:18:30 - Fixtures Preview & AORB
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With a number of girls and boys in D&G being selected for regional trials and development teams in recent weeks, as well as the announcement of the Men's 6 Nations squad, we dive into analysing the pathways available for young rugby players here in Scotland!
We then have our first results roundup of 2024, another fixtures preview and some exciting any of rugby business!
0:00 - 23:08 - Player Development
23:09 - 38:57 - Results Roundup
38:58 - 57:15 - Fixtures Preview
57:16 - 1:03:09 - AORB
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2022 - Check. 2023 - Check. 2024 - In progress!
We're back! For the first episode of 2024, John & Ross chat about the winter break, the fixtures this weekend and how the leagues are shaping up for the run-in to the end of the season!
0:00 - 10:59 - Welcome Back
11:00 - 33:17 - Fixtures Preview
33:38 - 36:59 - AORB
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For the final episode of 2023, we welcome Moffat captain Max Douglas onto the pod to chat about the amazing work the club do in the community, the stellar season they are having this year and what to - look forward to in 2024!
0:00 - 39:02 - Max Douglas
39:03 - 1:03:58 - Results Roundup
1:03:59 - 1:19:36 - AORB
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After 17 years and over 300 appearances at Annan, club legend AJ sits down with us to talk about his time as captain, finding love (both on & off the pitch!!) at Violetbank and his aspirations as he begins to wind down towards retirement!
0:00 - 55:38 - AJ
55:39 - 1:14:45 - Results Roundup
1:14:46 - 1:25:00 - Fixtures Preview
1:25:01 - 1:29:54 - AORB
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