Dumfries & Galloway Rugby Podcast

After taking charge of his final game as Head Coach of Stewartry over the weekend, we welcomed Sandy Currie back onto the pod to chat about his time at Greenlaw, his coaching philosophy and the legacy he leaves behind! 0:00 - 1:05:21 - Sandy Currie 1:05:22 - 1:12:11 - Results Roundup 1:12:12 - 1:27:52 - Fixtures Preview & AORB

Following on from the Saltire Energy Rugby Schools Week, we sit down to talk about the evolution of our beloved sport in schools across the region! John & Ross share their own experiences of school rugby, at Irvine and Merchiston respectively, shine a light on how the stars of tomorrow are emerging and explore how we can get more kids involved in the future! 0:00 - 48:58 - Schools Rugby 48:59...

Player-turned-coach Ralph Spernagel is this week's guest in the spotlight as he sits down to chat about captaining a D&G district select team, playing with the likes of Jason White & Gordon Ross and his current endeavours coaching the youth girls at Stewartry! Ralph also talks about still pulling on the boots every Wednesday with former players from across the region - something he is...

Following the recent announcement from the SRU to disband the Super 6, a decision has to be made on how the six teams are integrated back into our league structure. John & Ross run through each option to be voted on, the pros and cons of the Super 6 demise and what the future of the club game in Scotland will look like! 0:00 - 39:42 - Super 6 Integration 39:43 - 50:01 - Results Roundup 50:02 -...

Our youngest-ever guest, Alex Bryson, is the man in the spotlight this week just a few days after making his debut for Scotland in the U18s! Alex talks Dumfries Saints, Glasgow district rugby and pulling on the famous blue jersey down in Wales! 0:00 - 44:03 - Alex Bryson 44:04 - 1:06:05 - Results Roundup 1:06:06 - 1:17:29 - Fixtures Preview & AORB

Fresh from being just one of three Dumfries & Galloway players to be selected for the Glasgow and The West district side, Newton Stewart's Russell Morton is the latest special guest on the pod! Russell talks ditching professional football for playing at Bladnoch, his selection for Glasgow and Newton's push to make it into National 1! 0:00 - 37:26 - Russell Morton 37:27 - 44:56 - (1) Re...

After making his 300th appearance for Stewartry over the weekend, we welcome (and also blackmailed) club legend Stevie McCulloch onto the pod to talk through what has been a stellar career at Greenlaw! Murrayfield wins, tours abroad, promotion playoffs and much, much more! 0:00 - 45:16 - Stevie McCulloch 45:17 - 1:16:09 - Results Roundup 1:16:10 - 1:26:01 - AORB

Rugby returns to Dumfries & Galloway and we have a number of BIG games scheduled for this weekend in both domestic and National Cup/Shield/Bowl action - The 2023/24 season is almost at a close (wtf) so these games mean a lot! We also have plenty of other rugby news to bring you, with some very exciting weeks ahead for the region! 0:00 - 19:07 - Fixtures Preview 19:08 - 33:48 - Any Other Rugby...

As (the majority of) the country takes a break from club rugby action this weekend for the Six Nations, we have a short and snappy episode this time around to chat about some (very) important talking points! 0:00 - 10:50 - Opening Up 10:51 - 25:57 - Results Roundup + Fixture Preview 25:58 - 32:28 - AORB + How Many Owls?

For the first time on the podcast, we get the chance to hear all about the amazing work going on down at Park Farm with the Dumfries Women's side as we welcome head coach Richard Kuehnel! Richard talks about going from strength to strength, the support from the club and the goal for the women going forward! 0:00 - 28:08 - Richard Kuehnel 28:09 - 44:32 - Results Roundup 44:33 - 54:02 - Fixtures...

Phaedra Snailham, Glasgow Warriors’ first-ever female try scorer at Scotstoun is our opening guest of 2024! The Stewartry Siren star chats about starting rugby late, her love for scoring and what life at the newly formed GW Women’s side has been like! 0:00 - 31:14 - Phaedra Snailham 31:15 - 55:34 - Results Roundup 55:35 - 1:18:30 - Fixtures Preview & AORB

With a number of girls and boys in D&G being selected for regional trials and development teams in recent weeks, as well as the announcement of the Men's 6 Nations squad, we dive into analysing the pathways available for young rugby players here in Scotland! We then have our first results roundup of 2024, another fixtures preview and some exciting any of rugby business! 0:00 - 23:08 - Play...

2022 - Check. 2023 - Check. 2024 - In progress! We're back! For the first episode of 2024, John & Ross chat about the winter break, the fixtures this weekend and how the leagues are shaping up for the run-in to the end of the season! 0:00 - 10:59 - Welcome Back 11:00 - 33:17 - Fixtures Preview 33:38 - 36:59 - AORB

For the final episode of 2023, we welcome Moffat captain Max Douglas onto the pod to chat about the amazing work the club do in the community, the stellar season they are having this year and what to - look forward to in 2024! 0:00 - 39:02 - Max Douglas 39:03 - 1:03:58 - Results Roundup 1:03:59 - 1:19:36 - AORB

After 17 years and over 300 appearances at Annan, club legend AJ sits down with us to talk about his time as captain, finding love (both on & off the pitch!!) at Violetbank and his aspirations as he begins to wind down towards retirement! 0:00 - 55:38 - AJ 55:39 - 1:14:45 - Results Roundup 1:14:46 - 1:25:00 - Fixtures Preview 1:25:01 - 1:29:54 - AORB

This week J&R take a look back at the last 50 episodes of the podcast and reminisce on the journey we've been on with over 30 different guests! In part 2 we review Newton Stewart's game on Saturday (the only one to be played!) and preview some cracking matchups for this weekend including a local derby and a relegation must-win! 0:00 - 37:51 - Memory Lane 37:52 - 41:48 - Results Roundup...

For the 50th episode special, John & Ross welcome one of Dumfries & Galloway's top professional players - Alex Craig. The Scotland and Scarlets star chats through his beginnings at Stewartry, life on rugby's biggest stage and even his unexpected partnership with Massey Ferguson! 0:00 - 51:05 - Alex Craig 51:06 - 1:05:51 - Results Roundup 1:05:52 - 1:21:06 - Fixtures Preview

John & Ross are joined by Dumfries Saints' former player, development officer and current head coach Paddy Coupar this week! Paddy runs through his time as a professional Rugby League player, his visions for the Saints and what rugby means to the community! 0:00 - 46:24 - Paddy Coupar 46:25 - 1:10:54 - Results Roundup 1:10:55 - 1:26:06 - Fixtures Preview

After a year of the Dumfries & Galloway Rugby Podcast, and numerous requests from various listeners, we finally sat down to have a chat with Annan's all-time leading appearance holder and current Warriors head coach Colin "Chocolate" Warrick! With 417 games (and 55 tries!) to his name, there was plenty to blether about! 0:00 - 50:10 - Chocolate 50:11 - 1:13:12 - Results Roundup 1...

Now that (most) of our D&G sides have reached the halfway mark in their 2023/24 seasons, we take stock and run through how each and every team in the region have fared so far - league positions, key players, highlights and exciting matchups! 0:00 - 15:55 - Mental Health Chat 15:56 - 33:58 - Results Roundup 33:59 - 1:02:34 - Season Review So Far

One-club man John Dalrymple is our latest guest on the pod to chat taking on the head coach role at Shire, the future stars in Stranraer and even his (very) quick stint at university! In part two, we also have a Ross Sanderson shocker in the results roundup and a John Muir meltdown in any other rugby business! 0:00 - 55:05 - John Dalrymple 55:06 - 1:23:28 - Results Roundup 1:23:29 - 1:38:11 - Fixt...

On the one-year anniversary of the Dumfries and Galloway Rugby Podcast, we sat down with Glasgow Warrior Gregor Hiddleston to talk about his journey to becoming a pro from Dumfries Saints, life at Scotstoun and his rugby experiences around the world! 0:00 - 36:55 - Gregor Hiddleston 36:56 - 1:06:04 - Results Roundup 1:06:05 - 1:27:39 - Fixtures Preview Thank you for all the support in this last ye...

There are 10 different D&G sides running out onto rugby pitches this weekend right across Scotland and they are all involved in their own hugely important fixtures! We have top-of-the-table clashes, relegations battles, must-win games and a lot of fierce history in some tense rival matchups - it's set to be a weekend to remember! Garioch v Stewartry Sirens CQP 2s v Annan Warriors Shire v W...

For the first time ever, we have three guests joining John & Ross on the pod this week! With almost all of the men's sides having a break this weekend, we invited Clare Dooley (Stewartry), Neve Finlay (Wigtownshire) & Nicole Barlow (Annan) along for a Women's Rugby Special! We chat the season so far, the ever-growing girl's game and some of D&G's worst-dressed rugby pla...

Dumfries Saints development officer Dom Stewart is in the hot seat this week to chat about travelling Australia, working as an analyst and even his hatred for grime music and crocs! 0:00 - 36:03 - Dom Stewart 36:04 - 1:00:10 - Results Roundup 1:00:11 - 1:20:50 - Fixtures Preview 1:20:51 - 1:27:53 - AORB