The Cob Pod

Dive into the heart of our rugby community this week with an all-star lineup from across the club. We're thrilled to bring exclusive interviews with Harry Green, Rory Penfold, and Evan Williams, each offering unique insights and experiences. These engaging conversations promise to entertain and inspire, giving you an insider's perspective on our team's dynamics. But we don't stop at Fairmile Lane!...

Episode Duration: 48 minutes About This Episode In this episode, we’re joined by special guest The Right Honorable Matt Lun (Lunny), who shares all the exciting details about our record-breaking Girls Rugby Festival. With over 800 players in attendance, it was a monumental event! We also catch up with Christopher Lippiatt (Lipps), our new 1XV captain, fresh from his training session. He shares his...

Episode Duration: 45 minutes About This Episode Kick off the season with CobPod's high-energy opener! Join host Mick and rugby experts Pete and Duncan as they reunite with club favorites Yoshi, Blackie, Miles, Ollie, and Billy for a whirlwind tour of the community's latest buzz. What You'll Hear Off-season shenanigans and hilarious stories Exclusive sneak peeks at upcoming club events Inside scoop...

"Season Finale: Honoring Captain Ryan Saunders' Legacy" In this culminating episode, we bid farewell to Ryan Saunders, our esteemed 1st XV Captain of 5 years, as he steps down from his role. Joined by a fellow first-team player "Lips", we reflect on Ryan's remarkable tenure, revisiting cherished memories and his indelible impact on the team. As the season draws to a close, we take a retrospective...

Buckle up for a riveting episode as our seasoned pundits take you through the thrilling climax of the Surrey rugby league season. With crucial matches on the horizon and titles still up for grabs, they'll dissect the state of play and analyze the key contenders vying for glory. But that's not all! The lads will also break down the jaw-dropping action from the Six Nations, where upsets and drama ke...

This week's episode marks a special occasion as the team reunites virtually for the first time. Pete rejoins the crew, but producer Mark is away exploring the Mediterranean. As the season winds down, the hosts delve into a comprehensive review of the recent mini and youth matches. Additionally, they'll discuss the annual Memorial Notter match, a cherished tradition honouring the much loved Kiernan...

Get ready for a scintillating episode as we dive into the latest scores and standings from the Surrey Leagues, covering Region 2 South East all the way down to Surrey 5. With the season nearing its climax, we'll analyze the key matches that will determine league winners and losers. But that's not all! Our resident 6 Nations statistician Duncan will go deep into his analysis, making a compelling ca...

Get ready for an action-packed episode! We cover the Waterfall Cup and match reports from U12 Boys and Girls all the way up to the U16 teams. With the 3rd Annual Notter Memorial Match just days away, we have skippers Craig Robson (Cobham) and Mark Tanner (London Irish) join us for a preview chat. As always, Mick and his panel of rugby experts Blissy and Duncan bring their insights. Tune in for an...

The boys get stuck into the 3rd round of the 6 Nations. Listen to Duncans' insightful statistical analysis of each team's (mostly England and Scotland) tactical approach in the latest round of the Six Nations tournament. He brought a printout of his spreadsheet that broke down KPIs to shed light on how the sides aimed to outmaneuver their opposition.  As usual, we have our team hosted by Mick and...

In this week's Cobham Rugby Club review, we cover all the boys' and girls' matches from the weekend. The senior 1XV and 2XV had the weekend off but the Cobham Vets had a right old ding-dong against Dorking on Friday night. As usual, we have our team hosted by Mick and his panel of rugby statisticians Pete, Blissy, and Duncan. The Cob Pod Sponsors: The Best Biltong & Droewors In The UK https://...

With a few members of the team missing this week it's a slightly shorter episode than usual but still packed with loads of great Rugby banter, information, and analysis from the premiership the 6 Nations, and also all that's happening in the Surrey divisions! 

With a couple of the team out this week we've a shorter episode of the Cobham Rugby Club Podcast than usual but still it's full of loads of great information and reports about the club. 

In this episode of the Cobham Rugby Review, we unpack all the games at the club from the weekend. The Vets played Guildford away on Friday and then we had a home doubleheader with the 1s hosting Old Reigatians and the 2's hosting Guildford. Plus loads of action from the minis and youths on Sunday. As usual, we have our team hosted by Mick and his panel of rugby statisticians Pete, Blissy, and Dunc...

In this week's Surrey Review, our 3rd Pod focused on rugby beyond Cobham RFC. The boys look at all the amateur rugby around the county and then get stuck into the 6 Nations. We also have a guest, Stewart Harris, dial in from Denver Colorado, to give us some insight into the state of rugby across the pond. As usual, we have our team hosted by Mick and his panel of rugby statisticians Pete, Blissy,...

We are delighted to have Tyrone (Ty) Lawless from the Surrey Rugby as our special guest. We go behind the scenes and learn about Surrey Grassroots Rugby and some insights into Esher RFC, one of the country's most famous clubs. The boy's deep dive into last weekend's rugby action in the Surrey league and further afield. As usual, we have our team hosted by Mick and his panel of rugby statisticians...

Loads to report on from the weekend. The Waterfall Cup and lots or matches up and down the ages.  As usual, we have our team hosted by Mick and his panel of rugby statisticians Pete, Blissy, and Duncan. The Cob Pod Sponsors: The Best Biltong & Droewors In The UK https://billytong.com/ Elevate your gifting game with https://www.picturesbytaylor.com/ This has been a Mark Moreve Production (forme...

This is our first episode dedicated to Rugby at large, that is any news that's not about Cobham. This week the boys cover the Investec Champions Cup and other players in the spotlight.  As usual, we have our team hosted by Mick and his panel of rugby statisticians Pete, Blissy, and Duncan. The Cob Pod Sponsors: The Best Biltong & Droewors In The UK  https://billytong.com/ Elevate your gifting...

We are back and it feels good after a long break. A slight change to proceedings; we are now releasing two (2) pods each week. One covering Cobham and the other covering Rugby at large. So we are giving you two scoops or just one depending on what you fancy. This week we are delighted to have Nick Grecian CEO of London Scottish as our special guest. We also do a deep dive into all the Cobham match...

The last pod for 2023 is recorded at "Pod Quarters" (Sneds Annex) before our Christmas party. We have "Sir" Chris Melts as our special guest as we find out how he got involved in rugby and what keeps him going. We also have the living legend that is Andrew Murphy (Murph) as our quiz contestant of which this week's questions are quite random. We got started a tad late as our host was hot-stepping b...

This episode is our penultimate for the 2023 calendar and was recorded at Sneads Annex complimented with Port and Mince Pies. Our special guest this week was the DOR from our friends at London Cornish, Mr Dickon Moon. We talk about our league and his 20-plus-year tenure with London's West Country Club. Our quiz guest this week is the hard-hitting back-rower from our 1XV Mr. Louis Porter. As usual,...

It's the 12th episode of the Cob Pod and this week we find ourselves in Mick's "Shoffice" (Shed/Office). The gang are all huddled around their mics and a bottle of Sloe Gin as if they were warming their hands around a campfire. All the Mo’s are still there with some counting down the days to remove said Mo. This week we have a couple of guests on the show, some real Cobham Club boys. The immortal...

This week's recording has been done remotely as Mick is on business in Munich, so we are all dialing in via Zoom. We are in the middle of November so the Mustaches around the club are more evident, some more so than others. As such we have called in the man behind the movement and captain of the Cobham 2XVs, Oliver Fielding. We talk about mental health and get an important backstory on the catalys...

Double guests and double digits, so we are calling this one the double double. The gang assembled to record this week’s episode at producer Mark's house on remembrance Sunday. It’s Mick's 12th Wedding Anniversary so we would like to give a massive thank you to Helen for letting him out. It’s also our 10th episode and Pete has treated us with his homemade sloe gin, which we finished. This week we z...

Episode 9 of the Cob Pod was recorded upstairs at the club on Monday, Nov 6th. Mick brought his kids so we made a creche and chucked in some snacks - they were brilliant. Blissy and Pete huddled around the table with our Braveheart host and got stuck into our first episode since the World Cup. Our special guests this week are Grace Crompton and Gabriella Nigrelli of the Bristol Bears, both former...

The Cob Pod gang is back at the Club this week to record the eighth episode. We celebrate Blissy's birthday with a Pizza and get to know the real Ryan Saunders, our 1XV captain for the last 5 years. With the WC behind us, we look back at the tournament and briefly review the weekend's match. Well done South Africa on the hat-trick of single-point wins to lift the Web Ellis trophy again. Our bigges...