John Fletcher, Russell Earnshaw

The Magic Academy

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Supporting coaching wizards! Rusty and Fletch love to hang with rockstars from the coaching world and get them sharing through some pretty cool questions

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John Fletcher, Russell Earnshaw

Episodes

Season 4 - Episode 21 with JP Doyle 19.04.2020 1:00:18

Rusty chats with International and Premiership referee JP Doyle.

Season 4 - Episode 20 with Anthony Watson 16.04.2020 52:18

Fletch catches up with 'Tony'

Season 4 - Episode 19 with Joe Marchant 14.04.2020 56:47

Fletch chats all things rugby with Joe Marchant

Season 4 - Episode 18 with AB Zondagh 12.04.2020 53:39

AB Zondagh chats with Rusty all things Stade Toulousain, skills coaching, players taking responsibility and coaching in a foreign language...

Season 4 - Episode 17 with Dr James Bell and Richard Hill MBE 08.04.2020 1:10:57

It's Fletch's turn to take the reins for the Magic Academy podcast! He is joined by Dr James Bell guru of performance phycology chats with Ricard Hill MBE of Saracens, England and British Lions fame! They chat all things Culture, Resilience and Relationship.

Season 4 - Episode 16 with Eddie Jones 05.04.2020 53:54

Rusty chats with Eddie Jones, who has been the head coach of the England national team since 2015. He previously coached Australia between 2001 and 2005, taking the team to the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final.

Season 4 - Episode 15 with Jamie Williams and Mark O'Sullivan 03.04.2020 1:15:53

Jamie, Mark, Rusty and the mysterious John chew the fat on restarting coaching kids from scratch after a conversation started on #WebinarWednesday

Season 4 - Episode 14 with George Ford 31.03.2020 1:05:53

12 years on from when they worked together in the England pathway Fletch chats with George Ford, Englands current Fly half! They chat about Fordy's early experiences, leadership and the World Cup Final

Season 4 - Episode 13 with Stuart Lancaster 29.03.2020 1:08:12

Stuart Lancaster chats all things coaching, co-coaching, leadership and being Fletch's best boss..

Season 4 - Episode 12 with Clive Chapman 27.03.2020 57:04

Rusty chats with Clive Chapman, rugby coach at Birmingham & Solihull Bees explores the joys and challenges of coaching community rugby...

Season 4 - Episode 11 with Marcus Smith 25.03.2020 50:17

Rusty and Marcus chat all things coaching, his journey, scanning, skill development, transition, analysts and pick their best 5-a-side rugby teams...

Season 4 - Episode 10 "An International Special!" 25.03.2020 1:18:11

Rusty chats with rockstars of Italian Rugby - Luca Bigi, the international Captain, Michele Mordacci, the Peter Pan of Rugby Colorno and specialist in mini and youth coaching, Aldo Birchall who is rocking it at Biella in Serie A as Head coach, Dan Goegan who edits RugbyMeet and plays hooker at Colorno and last but not least long time friend of the Pod Nick Scott Director of Rugby at Colorno. This...

Season 4 - Episode 9 with Andy Holloway 25.03.2020 1:00:19

Rusty chats with Andy "Hollers" Holloway, kicking and skills maestro who works with Championship side Ealing Trailfinders. He also works with Blackheath and the winning Cambridge University team from this seasons Varsity match.

Season 4 - Episode 8 with Jack Pattinson and Rhys Davies 23.03.2020 1:13:02

Rusty catches up with Jack Pattinson, London Irish DPP manager and Rhys Davies who works alongside him as the Academy Coach Development Officer.

Season 4 - Episode 7 with Sally Needham 17.03.2020 58:58

Rusty chats with Sally Needham, County Coach Developer for the FA, Northerner and lover of coaching young children. Rusty wrote loads of notes!

Season 4 - Episode 6 With Mark O'Sullivan 04.03.2020 1:01:18

Rusty chats with Mark O'Sullivan, AIK Soccer, one time Morten Harket bandmate and street show jumper...

Season 4 - Episode 5 with Jeff Williams 28.02.2020 55:36

Rusty chats with Jeff Williams.. ex-England 7's and Bath rugby, now enjoying the sunshine of France...

Season 4 - Episode 4 with Dan Norton & Tom Mitchell 19.02.2020 1:02:08

Rusty says this is easily the most favourite Pod he has done so it should be well worth a listen Rusty chats with team mates and friends Tom Mitchell and Dan Norton of England 7's super stardom!

Season 4 - Episode 3 with the Lincoln Branch of The Magic Academy 14.02.2020 34:52

Rusty brings together the Lincoln Branch of MA with Ross Tarnowski, Tom Eves and Shannon - Enjoy the Valentine bonus episode!

Season 4 - Episode 1 with Richard Cheetham 12.02.2020 44:12

Season 4 kicks off with Rusty getting back on the bike with "The Two Wheel Prof" Coaching wizard and all round good bloke and the Lord Mayor of Chievley Services, Richard "Cheets" Cheetham

Season 4 - Episode 2 with Jamie Taylor 12.02.2020 1:01:03

Rusty catches up with Jamie Taylor...EIS, Leicester tigers and Denstone college. Owner of a noisy drinking dog...

Season 3 - Episode 24 Season Finale with Rusty and Fletch 05.02.2020 1:04:35

To bring an end to season 3, Rusty and Fletch catch up and chew the fat answering all of your twitter questions

Season 3 - Episode 23 with Phil Llewellyn and Aaron Takel 15.01.2020 41:07

Rusty chats with an Englishman taking a sabbatical from work to coach rugby in Canada and a Welshman who moved to Canada to play rugby and is now coaching there about all things coaching over there including some cool examples of how clubs are collaborating to help their players develop quicker...

Season 3 - Episode 22 with Lizzie Simmonds 15.01.2020 57:08

Rusty chats with Lizzie Simmonds... Olympian, ex-swimmer, lover of M&M's and fellow Bristol resident!

Season 3 - Episode 21 with Amy Price 09.01.2020 1:38:06

The legend that is Amy Price part 2... purist, coach and coach developer, lover of box sets and high quality sleep enjoys ripping apart Rusty’s coaching... 🤘