Rugby League Outsiders Podcast

Behind The Scenes at The England Wheelchair Rugby League Elite Training  Camp In this riveting episode of Rugby League Outsiders, we dive into the heart of the England Wheelchair Rugby League team's preparations at the illustrious St George's Park ahead of their high-stakes rematch with France. It's an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the team's intense training, strateg...

Women's Super League Grand Final Review In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig review the recent Women's Super League Grand Final with York Valkarie and Leeds Rhinos. 🏉 ABOUT THE RUGBY LEAGUE OUTSIDERS PODCAST Welcome to Rugby League Outsiders, where two passionate fans and former players, Karl Walker and Craig Williams, bring their love for the game to the Midlands. After relocating t...

Tackling Mental Health: Two Players' Journey Back to the Pitch #MentalHealthDay In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with Dan Robinson & George Whitaker, who share their journies into and through the depths of depression, addiction, suicidal thoughts and obsessive-compulsive behaviour. This episode aims to raise awareness and spark conversation between young men within the rug...

Weekly Round-Up - League 1 Final, Super League Signings, Hollywood Stars & More In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down and discuss 6 breaking news stories from around the Midlands and the wider game, including: Super League contract for Midlands-born player Josh Hodgson, Midlands Rep team finishing third in a tournament Upcoming Women's Super League Final Huddersfield Academy co...

🏉 Season Finale: Celebrating Outsiders' Best Moments & Top Guests! In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig review the first series of the Rugby League Outsiders podcast. Review the highlights, bloopers, funniest moments and, of course, the best from all the great guests appearing on the show this year.  🏉 ABOUT THE RUGBY LEAGUE OUTSIDERS PODCAST Welcome to Rugby League Outsiders, where...

In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with Telford Raider and former South Wales Scorpions player Liam Cashman to discuss the latest rugby league news and preview the Midlands Final. 👉 IN STUDIO  GUEST - LIAM CASHMAN 👉 PHONE GUEST 1 - PHIL CAVANAGH - Head coach Telford Raiders 👉 PHONE GUEST 2 - BRAD HIRONS - Bedford Tigers 👉 PHONE GUEST 3 - SEAN FLYNN - Head Coach Birmingham Bulldog...

July Round Up | Scotland, Midlands & Student 4 Nations Rugby League In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig chat with several guests and provide an update and interesting stories regarding Scotland Rugby League, Midlands Rugby League, the student four nations cup and more. Guests: ✅ Lewis Copeland, Communication Officer for Scotland Rugby League and founder of the Rugby League in Scotland Twi...

Meet Roy Reeve Assistant Coach at Nottingham Outlaws Rugby League Club In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with Roy Reeve, assistant coach and head of recruitment at Nottingham Outlaws. Roy is also a member of the Sale Sharks coaching set-up and is currently studying for a doctorate in coaching.  ↪ Website - https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/ ↪ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/notti...

Meet Jamie Jones of Oxford Cavaliers Rugby League Club In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with special guest Jamie Jones, coach and secretary at the Oxford Cavaliers. ↪ Oxford Cavs on Facebook ↪ Oxford Cavs on Twitter ↪ Oxford Cavs on Instagram ↪ Oxford Cavs Website SPONSOR: This episode was sponsored by Urban Flux - Multi-Media Marketing  

Meet Matt De Ridder & Matt Williscroft From Staffordshire Quantums Rugby League Club In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with Matt Williscroft and Martin De Ridder of the newly formed Staffordshire Quantums. Staffordshire has taken the Midlands Rugby League scene by storm this year as they managed to snatch a feature in the Times and produced a viral video that gained 1 million vi...

SPONSOR: This episode was sponsored by Urban Flux - Multi-Media Marketing  

Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup Winner James Simpson & Edinburgh Giants Head Coach Martyn Gill In this episode, hosts Karl Walker & Craig Williams chat with Wheelchair RL World Cup winner James Simpson & Edinburgh Giants head coach Martyn Gill. 👉 About James Simpson Former England and Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair star and current Leads Rhinos Coach James Simpson became a household name a...

The 2023 Season So Far | Midlands RL Round Up - Ep 12 In this episode, host Karl & Craig sit down and discuss the 2023 season so far, including: - Change of chairman at the Birmingham Bulldogs. - The battle of the West Midlands. - North Wales Crusaders Rugby League Club vs Midlands Hurricanes - Hayden Freeman breaks the playing record for the Midlands.  - The launch of the women’s Midlands Sup...

Midlands Hurricanes Rugby League Club Hospitality Day Review - Ep 11. In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig review their recent hospitality experience watching the Midlands Hurricanes v Rochdale Hornets at Alexander Stadium. 🏉 ABOUT THE RUGBY LEAGUE OUTSIDERS PODCAST Welcome to Rugby League Outsiders, where two passionate fans and former players, Karl Walker and Craig Williams, bring their love...

In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with head coach Dave Moll & Chairman James Husband of the newly formed, Lincoln based rugby league club, the Lincolnshire Lions. We chat to them about their routes into the game, how the Lincolnshire Lions came about, tips for tarting a rugby league club and more. ↪ Lincolnshire Lions on Facebook ↪ Lincolnshire Lions on Instagram 🏉 ABOUT THE RU...

In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with Sean Sudworth & Stuart Hood of Birmingham Bulldogs. Birmingham is the longest-surviving rugby league team in the Midlands and won the Midlands Cup last year. Recently they are undergoing an administrative re-development with a view to introducing a women and girls and youth team. 👉 GUEST 1 - SEAN SUDWORTH Sean has been the chairman of Birm...

Meet Toby Whelan & Pete Gatenby From The Leamington Royals Rugby League Club - Ep 8 In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with Pete Gatenby & Toby Whelan of the Leamington Royals. 👉 Toby Whelan Born in Leeds but grew up in Leamington/Warwick. I’ve only been playing league for 3 years (all with the Royals), but played Union my whole life & support the Bulls. Mostly play wing...

Meet Sherwood Wolf Hunt Chairman & Ireland Team Manager Adam Bates - Ep 7 This week on the Rugby League Outsiders podcast, we are joined by special guest, Adam Bates Chairman of Sherwood Wolf Hunt & Team Manager for Ireland in the 2022 World Cup. Video episode available here Specifically, we ask: BACKGROUND - Can you tell us about your background in rugby league and how you became involved...

Meet Rugby League Referees Mark Austin & Lewis Collins - Ep 6 We had a great recording session with Lewis & Mark. Very insightful chat about community-level refereeing, how to manage a game and more 💪 🏉 ABOUT LEWIS COLLINS Originally born in Cornwall, Lewis discovered the game through his Halifax-born dad and progressed through Rugby Union as a player and referee before switching codes a...

In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with Molly Cairns following her first season with the Leamington Royals. Having never played the sport again, Molly was an instant fan and spoke candidly of the need to get more women playing Rugby League. 🏉 ABOUT THE RUGBY LEAGUE OUTSIDERS PODCAST Welcome to Rugby League Outsiders, where two passionate fans and former players, Karl Walker and Crai...

Meet Junior Rugby League Club, Shrewsbury Lions Head Coach & Diddy Rugby Founder, Alex Smith - Ep 5 In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with Alex Smith. 👉 Alex Smith is heavily involved in several RL clubs; he’s a regular touch rugby league player, UKCC level 2 qualified coach with 25 years of coaching adult and junior rugby and treasurer of the Telford Raiders. ↪ Shrewsbury Lion...

In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with the Midlands Hurricanes Rugby League Football Club Chief Executive Officer, Greg Wood. Enter the Midland Hurricanes  triple ticket giveaway here . 👉 ABOUT GREG Greg cut his teeth in professional cricket as a pro player before switching to corporate employment. Following various operational management positions, Greg took a position as Group Op...

In this episode, hosts Karl & Craig sit down with MND Fundraiser and Lifelong Wigan fan Graham Berry and Director of Rugby at the NEW Ravens RLFC, Jason Spafford. 👉 Graham Berry - Born in Wigan, Graham was destined to be involved in Rugby league from a young age. Graham talks about finding touch RL in Telford after relocating to the Midlands and eventually going on to raise over £7000 for the...

In this episode, host's Karl & Craig sit down with Telford Raiders chairman and former coach Fred Baker and senior player Matt Evans. 👉 Fred - Provides a ‘behind-the-scenes’ summary of the past, present and further of rugby league in the Midlands as well as his unique perspective on what is required for the game to grow outside of the traditional rugby league heartlands.  👉 Matt - Descr...

ABOUT THE RUGBY LEAGUE OUTSIDERS PODCAST Welcome to Rugby League Outsiders , where two passionate fans and former players, Karl Walker and Craig Williams, bring their love for the game to the Midlands. After relocating to the area, they were disappointed to find that rugby league wasn't as prevalent as it was in their former homes. However, instead of accepting defeat, Karl and Craig saw this...