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Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
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We've gone Cornwall crazy this week as Gully is joined by Pirates Marketing & Comms Manager Ross Hancock.ย
The duo are joined by Becki Thomas - The Pirates CEO talks Stadium For Cornwall & Championship strategy. Then Bristol Bears Women Backs Coach Tom Luke enters the virtual studio to reflect on a career that saw him strut his stuff at Bedford, Doncaster and the Pirates. Him and Gully take a trip down memory lane and reflect on some of the good times they sharedย in this special league.ย
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Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
The Rugby Journal's own Jack Zorab returns to the Championship Clubs Podcast for Episode 4 of Season 2.ย
Jack joins Gully alongside Ampthill boss Paul Turner & the one of the league's most in-form players, Bedford Blues Fly-Half Will Maisey!ย
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Editor of the Rugby Journal Alex Mead joins Mike & Gully to talk Champ rugby! The guys get stuck into the league's direction, coverage & plenty more besides!ย
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Mr Championship Rugby Mark Bright is the second guest on the show! Few players have had more success within the league and the team go through the New Zealanders frankly ridiculous career!ย
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Part two of this week's pod sees Gloucester Rugby mainstay Mark Atkinson join Mike & Gully in the studio!ย
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With over 100 Premiership appearances Mark has recently been included in Eddie Jones 45 man training squad ahead of the Autumn Internationals but his route to the top had plenty of twists and turns.ย
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Aki talks us through his memories of life in the Champ, which include being relegated from the division not once, but twice! And how he feels the league has a crucial role in developing English talent.ย
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
This week's episode is so good we've split it into two parts!!!ย
Part one sees usual host Michael Casey back in the hot seat with his partner in crime Gully!
The guest is Hartpury University Principle, Vice Chancellor & CEO Russell Marchant.
Russell discusses Hartpury's phenomenal rise through the leagues, the vast scale of rugby played on campus every week as well as their frankly incredible list of alumni.
Russell goes on to talk about his role on the panel of the Championship Strategic review & what the working group has achieved so far.ย
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
The Championship Clubs Podcast is back!ย
Following the first round of the 2021/22 season Gully is back in hot seat to talk all thingsย โช@Champrugby.
Ben is joined by guest host Dave Rogers, who kindly took time out of his busy schedule all in the name of talking Champ!ย ย
To kick things off the pair welcomed Alex Rae, who made the switch from Bedford Blues to Coventry this summer as Forwards Coach & who's knowledge on the league can be bettered by few if any.ย
Enjoy!ย
Friday Jun 25, 2021
Friday Jun 25, 2021
This week weโve got two great guests on โช#ChampClubsPod. The first is โช@Saracens Chief Community Officer, Gordon Banks.
Having held senior roles at Sarries since 2002, he gives us his verdict on โช@Champrugby & the Wolfpackโs promotion winning
Our second guest this week boasts over 250 games in the second tier; ex โชNottingham Rugby DoR, Glen Delaney.
Formerly of @londonirish, โช@Highlanders & โช@scarlets_rugby, Delaney gives us his views on all things โช#ChampRugby
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
With Gully away sunning himself on the English Riviera, host Michael Casey is joined in the co-host seat by Bedford Blues Chief Operating Officer, Gareth Alred!
Gareth gives a synopsis of the past seasons streaming coverage. Then, ahead of this weekendโs Championship Final play off second leg between Saracens and Ealing at The StoneX, the pair are joined by two guys who have seen every club in the league firsthand whilst commentating on the RFU Streams for Saracens, Ealing and Hartpury this season โ Jack Zorab and Dave Rogers, as they pick the โChampionship Clubs Podcast Team of the Seasonโ.
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Northampton Saint Defence Coach Ian Vass joined Mike & Gully to talk about his time in the Championship with Bedford, Northampton & Harlequins as a player and then a coach.ย
Vassy talks about the role of the Championship, the progression it offers coaches as well as players. He also gives a frank assessment on promotion and relegation and the impracticalities of having a high number of EPS players in a Premiership season.ย ย
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Doncaster Knights Head Coach Steve Boden discusses his life in coaching and the Knights fine 3rd place finish to the 2021 campaign.ย