All Blaze No Glory: The Podcast

Pleased to bring another pod following on from the Scotland v France RWC warm up game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the first bonus pod in the build up to the Men's Rugby World Cup 2023. This week I am looking back a little at the Italy game and talking you through my 23 for the warm up v France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring one of Dundee's favourite sons, Eddie Lafferty (and a brief interlude with his son), this pod talks about Dundee FC and the Junior football scene. Eddie tells us about Dundee North End and the strides towards the football pyramid in Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of fraternising with the enemy. This time we are talking Irish rugby and look at their World Cup squad and chances. Thanks to Jay Long (@Jay_Long_626) for taking the time to get involved and give his insight of the Irish hopes in 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As promised I followed up the episode with Saara Lahti by speaking to Ella Grad-Arndt who played her ringette in Canada. Ella talks about her experiences and goes a bit more in depth about the skills needed to be effective. She also compares ringette trousers to hockey shorts (though she calls everything pants). Hope you enjoy this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this pod it was a pleasure to welcome on AP Cronje (@rugby_ap) to talk about South Africa heading into the World Cup. We broke down the positions, talk about what scared him about Scotland and even touched on Wales. All in all a very in depth analysis of Scotland's world cup opponents. I hope the listen is as enjoyable to you as it was recording it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

This idea came to me on the day I was recording. I ended up talking to myself for way longer than expected and to be fair might be more negative than I wanted to be. I hope you enjoy the takes and feel free to interact and let me have it if you think I am wrong. Trigger warning: Glasgow warrior fans beware. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When I introduced the podcast I said I wanted to cover multiple sports, including those that are more obscure. One of the sports I had in mind was Ringette. An ice sport, played with a ring instead of a puck originating from Canada. I am lucky enough to have two people to talk to about this sport, with part 1 featuring Finland's Saara Lahti. Full disclosure, there were some gremlins in the interne...

I am joined by Alex Carmichael, Oxford Uni Ice Hockey player and Korfball player. He gives a nice and concise run down of Korfball and how he got his start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back with a new pod, just Richard talking about where he has been, the Caledonia Steel Queens and Jobs for Hoggy. Sorry I have been away so long and sorry if this comes across as sad, self indulgent or not entertaining. Just needed to talk a little. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a pleasure to welcome Scotland Women's cap number 16, Donna Aitken, to the pod. Donna and I looked back at the Men's six nations and then went on to chat about her first cap for Scotland, the inaugural Women's World Cup (or world championship) and we look ahead at the upcoming TikTok Six Nations. Donna also reveals her rugby crush and how she found rugby. So find out what is was like for a...

It was a privilege to talk to Michael Mawdsley and Rodger Hill, about Rodger's son David who was sadly taken too soon due to undiagnosed heart conditions. He died suddenly, without warning, whilst playing rugby for the Scottish Parliamentary Team against the Irish Dail and Senead XV team, on a sunny day in Dublin on 19th March 2022, at the age of just 30. His life-long passion was rugby. Murrayfie...

Back again with another pod this week chatting to Craig Manson of the Scottish Rugby Podcast. There is chat on mentality changes, lots on scrums and much more on Scotland men's first two weeks in the Six Nations. Had an absolute blast recording this and can only say a massive thank you to Craig from agreeing to get involved. Please do not forget you can give to Cardiac Risk In the Young in honour...

On this episode I catch up with an old friend from Perth, Euan McKee, to talk Combat Sports. Euan explains his favourite styles, what he feels is wrong with boxing and even talks his dream card. There are a few rogue F-bombs, but nothing gratuitous. Hope you guys enjoy this light chat on combat sports. At the end you will hear me talk about David Hill, here is the link: David Hill – Cardiac Risk i...

Unfortunately, working solo again tonight, but really enjoyed the conversation with myself on who would make a United Rugby Championship dream team and who would make one in the English Premiership. Who would win? Little chat about the Royal Rumble and who might win. I have also posted the link above and below in respect of the David Hill Memorial Quaich. Please give what you can. Hosted on Acast....

After an epic honeymoon ABNG is back for 2023 with a long ass pod cast. In this podcast I talk Canada, Scotland Men's squad, waist tackling and give tourist tips. TRIGGER WARNING: I also touch about Rufus McLean and how a criminal case may work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is my final pod of the year. I talk some rugby, football, NFL and NHL. I would like to offer my condolences to the Broadfoot family at this time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode it is just me, talking a little about my experiences with concussions. How it made me feel, what I still notice and why I protected myself. I do not intend to be pious or an oracle, just to give my view. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a pleasure to be joined by two men from Scottish Rugby Twitter's community to talk about the Autumn Nations Series. Thanks to Chris Veal and John Madden for agreeing to take part. It is a long listen, but there is a lot of chat in there. We talk about our feelings after each game, our feelings on Toony, Jamie Ritchie as captain and much more. Let us know your thoughts and feed back. Hosted...

I had a blast chatting to Lynsey McEwen and Gavin Hogarth about the sport, its potential, the recreational side and the competitive. We had some good laughs and talked about the type of obstacles that can be scary and the buzz from overcoming them. Also I may have been roped into something. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a pleasure to record this pod with Neil, as he looked back on his playing career and talked about managing a side. Even if you're not a football fan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast I chat to Craig Robertson, in his capacity as Player/Coach of Edinburgh Eagles Rugby League. We talk about the different qualities in rugby league compared to rugby union, about the club and about the current rugby league World Cup. Craig is a capped rugby league international who has played union too, so really speaks to the difference. I really enjoyed recording th...

Grrrr. There were a multitude of issues with the Scottish Rugby Autumn test squad announcement. Here are my thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode I look back two great games at Tottenham as an experience. On the first weekend I was joined by my wife and our pals Colin and Laura. I talk to Laura and Lynsey about their first time at the NFL and what they liked about it. The following week Laura's brother joined us and I talk to him about that. I was also lucky enough to talk to an old school Scottish NFL fan. Hosted on Acast....

I finally snapped this week and just had to talk a little extra on some of the sport near and dear to my heart. So here is the first of probably many bonus podcasts to be known as Self Indulgent Bonus Pods. This rant is related to Worcester and the SRU. Please feel free to interact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.