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The Northern Rugby Podcast

Welcome to the Northern Rugby Podcast, hosted by Darren Beck & Pete Newbigin. The guys chat with current and ex professionals as well as business leaders involved within the rugby world. We cover all topics, from player histories and their journeys in the game, the development of rugby at all levels, current news and developments, to how rugby professionals transition away from the game and into a full time career post retirement. We"re made by rugby fans, looking to give insight into this

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All Episodes

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The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 11 - Jimmy Gopperth

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/11/06

Darren chats to Premiership Rugby legend Jimmy Gopperth, who has had spells in Super Rugby, Premiership Rugby and the Pro14 as well.After representing the Hurricanes and the Blues in Super Rugby and earning honours for the New Zealand U21's & Junior All Blacks, Jimmy moved to the North East with Newcastle Falcons, being the league top scorer in 3 of his 4 seasons and helping the club to win promotion back to the Premiership following relegation in 2012. He then moved across to Leinster to fill

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01:02:03

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 10 - Mathew Tait

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/10/26

Darren chats to former Newcastle Falcons, Sale Sharks & Leicester Tigers man Mathew Tait. Tait became a sensation when he broke on the scene in 2004, becoming England's 2nd youngest capped player since WW2 when he was selected against the Welsh in the 2005 6 Nations. After an infamous debut where he was outshone by the mercurial Gavin Henson, he reclaimed his England spot and helped them to the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final, making a line break that ended in possibly the most controversial call in

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01:00:21

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 9 - Ally Hogg

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/10/16

Darren & Pete chat with former Scotland, Edinburgh Rugby & Newcastle Falcons Number 8 Ally Hogg. Ally represented Scotland 48 times during his career and also racked up 257 career club appearances, scoring 42 tries in total. We talk to Ally about getting started in rugby with Edinburgh, breaking into the Scotland team in 2004 at 21 years old, being considered for the Lions tour in 2005, falling out of favour with Andy Robinson as Scotland coach, and his move to England with Newcastle

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01:05:45

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 8 - Matt Thompson

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/10/02

Darren (no Pete this week) chats with Newcastle Falcons most capped Hooker Matt Thompson. Matt talks us through what it was like joining the Newcastle Falcons academy at a time when his Father Dave Thompson had just purchased the club. We discuss Matt's early years at the Falcons, including his debut in a heavy defeat down in Newport in the Heineken Cup, and being thrown in the deep end during his first season due to an injury crisis. We also discuss the Falcons 2004 Powergen Cup Final win, in one

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01:04:13

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 7 - Tom May

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/09/28

Darren & Pete chat with Newcastle Falcons Legend Tom May. Tom is the Falcons record appearance holder as well as their record try scorer, and also represented Northampton Saints and London Welsh in the Premiership, as well as a spell with Toulon in France. We chat through how Tom ended up at the Falcons and the role he played in helping them to win trophies in 2001 & 2004, playing as part of a young generation of talent including Jonny Wilkinson & Jamie Noon, and his disappointment at

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01:02:40

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 6 - Tim Visser

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/09/18

Darren & Pete chat with former Newcastle Falcons, Edinburgh Rugby & Harlequins winger Tim Visser. The Flying Dutchman was also a Scotland International, amassing over 30 caps and also representing the Barbarians in a 2011 victory over England. Tim talks us through what it was like moving to the North East as a young, naive import from Holland. He also describes how Falcons coaches at the time thought he was a back row player, so in an alternate universe Tim Visser the try machine has been

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00:54:58

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 5 - Mike McCarthy

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/09/15

Darren & Pete chat with former Wasps, Connacht, Newcastle Falcons & Leinster man Mike McCarthy about his long and succesful career in rugby. Mike talks us through breaking through in a star studded Wasps side coached by Warren Gatland, before moving across the water to Connacht for the promise of more regular playing time. He soon heads back across to the mainland after he is picked up by Newcastle Falcons and spends 3 good years on Tyneside endearing himself to the Falcons fans. When new

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01:08:36

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 4 - Jamie Noon

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Darren (no Pete this week) chats with Newcastle Falcons legend Jamie Noon about his impressive career. Jamie talks me through breaking through to the Falcons first team and feeling like an imposter while doing so, how Inga the Winger helped him settle into the squad, and how important that Tetley's Bitter Cup Final was to him. We also hear about Jamie's first taste of international rugby on the 2001 Summer Tour of North America. As we continue through the years we hear Jamie discuss another cup win

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00:47:59

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 3 - Nick Civetta

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/08/28

Darren & Pete chat with USA International Nick Civetta about his rugby career so far and the development of rugby in the USA. Nick chats to the guys about starting to play rugby in his college days after being a late-comer to the game, and dropping everything to go and chase the rugby dream in Italy. That dream then led him over the England with the Newcastle Falcons, earning him a call to the National side where he has won 2 Americas Rugby Championships, and was also part of the USA team who

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00:51:13

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 2 - Matt Burke

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/08/22

Darren & Pete chat with Aussie hero Matt Burke about his legendary career. Matt talks the guys through the shock of turning professional in the mid nineties and how he ended up with the New South Wales Waratahs. He also tells us about his World Cup experiences; from being young and impressionable in South Africa 1995, to a record haul of 25 points in the final in 1999, to the disappointment of losing to England in 2003. The guys also discuss the 2001 Lions Series as Burke helped Australia to

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00:53:52

The Northern Rugby Podcast - Episode 1 - Ollie Stedman

The Northern Rugby Podcast ·

2020/08/16

Darren & Pete chat to Ollie Stedman, ex Leeds/Yorkshire Carnegie, Newcastle Falcons, London Welsh, Doncaster Knights & Ealing Trailfinders Number 8 about his life in rugby so far. Ollie takes us through his time as a young man coming through the Carnegie academy, and being part of an England U20 setup which included British & Irish Lions superstars like the Vunipola's, Owen Farrell, George Ford & Elliot Daly. He then had to find his feet at Tynedale rugby club before Dean Richards

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