The Wire in Bondi

This week, former Warrington Wolves player Darren Burns joins me to discuss his career and time at Warrington. I find out what Darren is up to these days and how he went back to Warrington to visit not too long ago. We discuss how he got started in rugby league and making his debut for the Western Suburbs, moving to South Sydney and then scoring the first NRL try for Sydney. We also talk about how...

Me and former Warrington Wolves player Chris Riley look back on Warrington's lost against Wakefield. We discuss the problems with our defence, why have we given up so many points in the last 2 games. The team selection against Wakefield and the rumuors about Zane Musgrove going to Cas on loan. We talk about if Warrington can turn it around and how a good performance is badly needed against Widnes....

Me, Chris Riley and Matt Turner look ahead to the Wires match against Wakey, as well as looking back on the defeat to Wigan. We try to work out what went wrong against Wigan in Vegas while also discussing what a great event it was. We look ahead to the Wakefield game, what we want to see from the Wire and looking back on Daryl Powells time at Warrington. We discuss the injuries of King and Ashton...

This week, former Warrington Wolves legend Mark Forster joins us from Vegas to discuss Warrington's defeat against Wigan and to look back of his career with the Wire. We discuss his time in Vegas, has it been a success for Rugby League and his thoughts on the current Warrington team. We look back on his career, scoring 191 trys in 458 appearances for Warrington in a nearly 20 year spell with them....

I catch up with Matt, Dave and Tom who are living the life in Vegas ahead of the Warrington vs Wigan game. The boys tell me about there Vegas experience however Dave is a little worse for wear. We also chat about the Catalans game and if we think there will be any changes to the team. We give our predictions for the Wigan game as well as find out if Tom has the drum in Vegas. This podcast is hoste...

This week, legendary commentator Eddie Hemmings joins me to discuss his career commentating on Rugby League. Eddie tells me about how it all started for him and the start of the partnership with Stevo. He talks about the start of super league and how it wasn't too easy for Stevo at the start. Eddie shares great memories of his favourite games and having to climb up a ladder when at Wilderspool. We...

I look back on Warrington's win over the Catalan Dragons with Warrington player Danny Walker and former Warrington player Chris Riley. I speak to Danny about his try during the game and the occasion of it being called the Luke LIttler stadium for the first game of the seaon. Danny also tells us how excited is he about Vegas and hoping to make it 3 wins out of 3 there against Wigan. Chris joins me...

This week on the fan debate podcast, I'm join by Matt Turner from the Warrington Guardian and Big Warrington Wolves fans David Manfredi and Tom Mather to look forward to Warrington's first home game of the season against Catalans. We talk about the renaming of the ground for one night only and just how good it is to have someone like Luke Littler from Warrington. We discuss the issues Sam faces in...

This week, I chat to former Bradford Bulls and Warrington player Rob Parker about his rugby league career. We discuss his now acting career and being friends with the likes of Tom Hardy. We look back at his debut for the Bulls and going on to be part off a treble winning team. We also find out how a loan move to London changed his life for the better. We discuss his move to the Warrington Wolves a...

Me and Chris Riley look back on Warrington's round 1 win against Huddesfield. We are joined by Warrington player Zane Musgrove for the first bit of the pod as he tells us how the boys are feeling after a winning start to the season. Me and Chris then discuss that opening game, the performance, team selection and look ahead to the next game against Catalans at what will be for one night only the Lu...

Warrington Wolves player Jordy Crowther chats about the upcoming season and his career up to now. We discuss last season and that semi final lost against Hull Kr as well as the Challenge Cup final defeat to Wigan. We look back on how Jordy started off playing rugby league and his time at Wakefield. He tells us about how his move to Warrington came about and the fact within a week off being there,...

This week, I'm join by former Warrington players Brent Grose and Gary Hulse aswell as former Warrington coach Paul Cullen to look back on the last ever game at Wilderspool. We chat about the game itself running through the build up, to the trys during it and how big of a win in was against Wakefield that day. We also look back at some facts of Wilderspool and find out which team we beat the most t...

This week, former Warrington Wolves hooker Alex Thompson joins us to discuss his career. We talk about him playing rugby league as a kid, joining Warrington at a very young age and being there when Paul Cullen left and Tomy Smith came in. We discuss his debut game for Warrington, coming off the bench to score a try but also why it turned out to be his only first team game for the Wire. We chat abo...

This week former Warrington Wolves forward Ellis Longstaff joins us. We discuss why Ellis took the decision to retire at the young age of 22, he tells us about the reasons why and how he blames a certain coach in how it all turned out. We also look back of how Ellis starting playing rugby league, him joining Warrington and making his debut under Steve Price. We talk about him moving to Hull and Sa...

This week, former Widnes and Warrington player Steve McCurrie chats about his career. Steve tells us about how it all started for him signing for Widnes at a young age and playing in a Challenge Cup Final for them early on. We talk about his move to Rugby Union and how he came back to Rugby League by signing for Warrington. We talk about his time at the Wire and playing under coach Darryl van der...

This week, Former Super League Referee Ian Smith joins me this week to discuss his career and new book The Final Whistle. Ian has recently wrote a book about his career and being a ref in the Super League, we discuss why he.s now decided to bring out a book and how he felt writing it. We also chat about how he started as a ref, his first game in the Super League and the last game between Hull and...

This week former Warrington Wolves player and now Direction of Rugby at Warrington Gary Chambers joins us. We discuss the season just gone, the development of the young players and the progress made under Sam Burgess in his first season as a Head Coach. We also discuss why Warrington haven't always looked at promoting the youth and the changes we are now making to help develop the players coming t...

This week former Warrington Wolves player and Wales International Ben Evans joins us. Ben tells us about how he and his brother Rhys move to Warrington at a young age from Wales. His time coming through the academy and making his first team debut. We chat about him playing regularly during the 2014 season only to be sadly caught short by a big injury and then having to leave Warrington 18 months l...

This week, former NRL and Warrington Wolves player Zane Musgrove joins us. Zane discusses the season just gone, including the loses in the Challenge Cup Final and the Super Legue Semi-Final. He tells us about how he got started in rugby league. making his debut in the NRL and playing with Sam Burgess at South Sydney. We chat about how his move to Warrington came about, the differences between NRL...

This week I'm joined by Warrington Wolves and England international winger Matty Ashton. Matty tells us about the season just gone and the lost to Hull KR. I ask him about the NRL rumours and discuss the recent England games against Samoa. We chat about how he got started in Rugby League and his journey to the Warrington Wolves. He tells us about the seasons under Steve Price and Daryl Powell and...

This week, Warrington Wolves number 9 Danny Walker join us to discuss his career up to now. We chat about the season just gone and the lost to Hull KR, as well discussing the rumours linking him with an NRL move. Danny tells us about how it all started for him, his time at Widnes before making the move to Warrington. We talk about those seasons under Steve Price and Daryl Powell as well as looking...

This week, I'm joined by former Warrington Wolves halfback and a man who played at both Wilderspool and the Halliwell Jones, Gary Hulse. We chat about how Gary started playing rugby league as a kid and making his debut for Warrington in 2001 against Castleford and why it then went so badly wrong in 2002. We talk about the last game at wilderspool and moving to the Halliwell Jones. The first season...

This week, I'm joined by former Warrington and Wigan forward Mike Cooper. Mike talks about the fact he has recently retired from the game on the back off medical advice. We discuss his journey through rubgy league from being at Warrington since he was 11 to finishing off his career with world club and super league champions Wigan. We also chat about his time in the NRL and finding it hard when he...

This week I'm joined by Challenge Cup winner, Warrington Wolves homegrown player Joe Philbin. We chat about Joe coming through from the academy and making his debut in 2014. We discuss the 2016 season making the grand final but then having a tough season in 2017 resulting in Tony Smiths last season. Joe tells us about Steve Price coming in and how well he got on with him straight away. We talk abo...

This week, Former Warrington Wolves and Challenge Cup Winner Dec Patton join us to discuss his time at the Wire and his career so far. Dec tells us about how he started at Warrington, making his debut and becoming a regular within the Warrington squad. We chat about him scoring in the 2016 grand final but sadly ending up on the losing side. We dicuss Tony Smith leaving, Steve Price coming in and t...