Rugby Hive

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Frankie Horne for #RugbyHive Episode 13. Synonymous for running people over, Horne is one of the most famous forwards to have played on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, representing his country for 10 years. Highlights outside of steam rolling both Rugby Hive co-hosts, Horne became the first player in history to play in 50 consecu...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Chris Brown for #RugbyHive Episode 12. Brown is the winner of the Capgemini Coach of the Series Award in 2019 for his role with the USA Women’s Eagles, taking them to a Silver Medal finish, their best ever result in history on the HSBC Sevens World Series.   Brown started on the Sevens Series years back with Mike Friday taking charge...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Mark Robertson for #RugbyHive Episode 11. Robertson is the 3rd most capped Scotland 7s player of all-time, scoring 106 tries, with just three other players from his country having breached the century mark. He played on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series across 57 tournaments from 2006 to 2017, with enough stamps in the passport to f...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legends Joel Stransky and Gareth Rees for #RugbyHive Episode 10. Gareth Rees captained Canada 23 times, winning 55 Caps and scoring 487 Test points. He played in the first four Rugby World Cups in 1987, 1991, 1995 and 1999, cementing his name in rugby history as the only player to do so. He played professionally for several clubs in his car...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Gary Gold for #RugbyHive Episode 9. Gold has coached professionally for 20 years in 4 different countries, with stints at London Irish (2001-2005), Newcastle Falcons (2012), Bath (2012-2013) and Worcester Warriors (2016-2017) in the United Kingdom, Western Province (2005-2008) and the Sharks (2015-2016) in South Africa and the Kobelc...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legends Aristide Guerriero & Reuben Samuel for #RugbyHive Episode 8. "Brazil won promotion to the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2020 after beating Scotland in the annual World Series qualifier in Hong Kong. After two days of thrilling action, head coach Reuben Samuel's side finished up as 28-19 winners over a stron...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Tiana Penitani for #RugbyHive Episode 7. Penitani co-captained Australia in 2014 to a Gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The tournament was her first in 14 months, following a serious knee injury sustained at the 2013 Sevens World Cup. At 17 years and 163 days old, Penitani became Australia's youngest ever r...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legends Mike Friday and Henry Paul for #RugbyHive Episode 6.  Mike Friday is one of the most successful Sevens coaches of all-time. He led England to four consecutive Hong Kong 7s titles (2002-2006), placed 3rd on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2005 and 2nd in 2006, with Henry Paul being a standout member of that talented squad, incl...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by Fijian legend Osea Kolinisau for #RugbyHive Episode 5.  Kolinisau is the most capped Fijian 7s player of all-time, with 62 tournament appearances on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series from 2008 to 2016. He is the scorer of a record 1,272 points - the only Fijian ahead of him is the King of Sevens, Waisale Serevi.  Kolinisau captained Fiji t...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by Canadian legend Kayla Moleschi for #RugbyHive Episode 4. Moleschi has represented her country on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for 8 consecutive years, playing in 40 tournaments around the world. Canada has placed inside the top 4 every single season – finishing the shortened 2020 Series just behind champions New Zealand. Moleschi is a...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by All Black legend Frank Bunce for #RugbyHive Episode 3. Bunce represented Western Samoa at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, helping the pacific island nation record its best showing on the world stage. He would go on to represent the All Blacks 55 times from 1992-1997. His partnership in the midfield with Walter Little still ranks amongst the best...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by English legend Danielle “Nolli” Waterman for #RugbyHive Episode 2. Waterman represented England a record 82 times, scoring over 200 points for the Red Roses. On her Test debut at 18 years of age, she became the youngest woman at the time to represent her country. She went on to take part in four Rugby World Cups, becoming a world champion i...

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by Springbok legend Bryan Habana for #RugbyHive Episode 1. Habana represented the South African Springboks a record 124 times, scored 67 international tries and won the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He has won several competitions including the Tri Nations, Super Rugby, Currie Cup, Top 14, European Champions Cup and the British & Irish Lions Serie...

The Rugby Hive Podcast was founded in 2020 by former International 7s players Dallen Stanford (USA) 🇺🇸 and Robin MacDowell (Canada) 🇨🇦 . There's a moment in every rugby player's career that defines them. A tackle. A try. A call-up. A comeback. Those moments don't make the highlight reel — they live in the player. And that's exactly where the Rugby Hive goes. Hosted by Dallen Stanfo...