England Visually Impaired (VI) scrum-half Aaron Fowler on the recent developments of the sport and the future of VI rugby
We have got a slightly different episode this week, which is not necessarily tier 2 but is an interesting rugby story from outside of what is usually reported.England's Visually Impaired (VI) team have been playing matches since 2019 and are celebrating their 10-year anniversary since being founded.Scrum-half Aaron Fowler has played every England game so far, with his side still being unbeaten.He spoke about everything VI rugby related and how the sport is developing.A really interesting episode about something not really spoken about.If you enjoyed this type of episode, let us know and we can do it more often.Contact them:Instagram: @virugby , @thechangefoundationOur socialsX: @AllTheRuckusPod
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"A lot of our players don't want to come back" | Nili Latu | Tonga's assistant coach on the struggles of competing for players
This week we have some Tier 2 royalty in former Tonga international and now assistant head coach, Nili Latu.Latu was once the record appearance holder for his nation (but has since been surpassed) and some of you may remember him for his time in the Premiership with Newcastle Falcons.He was always known for playing with passion and has now taken that into his coaching career.We spoke all about the issues regarding Tongan rugby and how the compete for players with so many being eligible for the All Blacks and Wallabies especially.A really good episode with a high profile guest.Socials:X: AllTheRuckusPod
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"No playing kit, no balls, nothing" | Alex Laybourne | Ep 2 with Sweden head coach
We have our first ever repeat guest on this week, with Sweden head coach and friend of the pod Alex Laybourne joining us.Hugely appreciate him coming on at late notice, we originally had another guest but he had to pull out last minute (for good reason).A great catch up regarding what the Sweden national team and Alex have been up to in the three months since he last came on.Also, our X has been hacked for the last few days but we now have access back, still be wary if you get a message and don't give any personal details, but we will be back and positing on there.Launched a TikTok too which we will start posting on more going forward.Socials: x: @alltheruckuspodTikTok: @alltheruckuspod
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“It was all by accident” | How Dan Aylward-Mills founded the Federation of Lesotho Rugby
We have one of our all-time favourite episodes, talking to the founder of the Federation of Lesotho Rugby, Dan Aylward-Mills.When he arrived in the country, only six people were throwing a rugby ball around on a tennis court.Now they are recognised by World Rugby, have a functioning domestic league and are close to having their first professional club.Find out how the story unfolded, with Dan admitting that a lot of it happened by accident.Socials:X: @AllTheRuckusPodTikTok: @alltheruckuspod
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"15s is a closed shop" | Mike Friday | Former USA, Kenya and England sevens head coach on how rugby can innovate
This week we have rugby sevens royalty, Mike Friday.A former played and head coach for England, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever head coaches in sevens due to his work with the USA, who he took from being relatively average to consistently competing at the top of the game.Also with experience coaching Kenya, Mike is extremely passionate about the global development of the game and using sevens as a vehicle to do so.Plenty of chat about where sevens is at right now, what has gone wrong, how Tier 2 can develop and so much more.Socials:X:@AllTheRuckusPodInstagram: @charlieelliottjourno
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