Wandering Bear Podcast

Toby Booth is the Head Coach of the Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship (URC).

Mike Rogers is the Head Coach of Manawatu in the New Zealand National Provincial Championship. He is also the Director of the Inside Running Academy.

Brendon James Botha (BJ) is a 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok prop and the current SCT Rugby Head Coach at Glenstal Abbey. He is also the UL Bohemians Men's Head Coach and a world-renowned scrum specialist.

Anthony is the Managing Director of Elite Performance. He was originally a Physical Education and Psychology Teacher and has spent the last 30 years working as a Psychologist and Performance Coach. He has worked in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, at Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, in government and non-government education and consulted to a wide variety of corporate organisations. In spor...

Glen Jackson will take over as Head Coach for the Fijian Drua Super Rugby team in 2025. In addition to being an international standard referee, Glen had a long career as a player, representing the Maori All Blacks, the Waikato Chiefs, and Saracens in the English Premiership.

This week on the podcast, we sit down with Rear Admiral Lee Goddard to discuss life, culture, and leadership.

Dave Wessels is the former Head Coach for the Melbourne Rebels & The Western Force. And is the current Head of Rugby for the Stormers.

Petrus is an ex-professional rugby player and current professional rugby coach working with teams like Kobe in Japan & the Leicester Tigers in England. His most recent job has been as the Scrum Coach for the Wallabies under Dave Rennie. Petrus also runs a physiotherapy business.

This week on the podcast we sit down with the Queensland Reds Forwards Coach Zane Hilton

This week on the Podcast is Wallabies & Brumbies Prop Blake Schoupp.

Anthony Eddy is the current Director of Symmetry Sports a company focused on Elite Athlete Management and Representation, Coach and High Performance Management & High Performance Health Assessments. www.symmetry-sports.com . In his coaching career Anthonys has been the Director of Rugby Sevens for the Irish Rugby Union, the National Programs Manager For Rugby Australia, the Director Of Rugby F...

Craig Wilson is the Director of Rugby and Head Coach at the prestigious Ivy League school, Yale.. He is also a leading rugby analysis content creator with millions of views across social media channels with his company The Contact Coach (@thecontactcoach).

This weeks guest is 1999 World Cup Winning Tighthead Prop & one of the worlds best Scrum Coaches Mr Andrew Blades.

Billy Melrose: How To Find What Makes You Unique & The Importance Of Caring.

Matt Taylor is the current Director of Coaching For Ricoh in the Japanese Top League. During his international coaching career (over 100 Test Matches) he worked as a Defence Coach for both Australia & Scotland. Domestically he coached for the Glasgow Warriors and the Queensland Reds.

Andrew Fraser is the General Manager for IRAA (International Rugby Academy of Australia) and the Defensive Coach for Bond University Rugby Club in the Queensland Premier Rugby Competition.

This week on the podcast we sit down with NSW Waratahs Forwards Coach Pauli Taumoepeau.

Ben Batger is the Head Coach of Eastwood Rugby Club in the Shute Shield, the premier grade rugby competition in Australia. During his playing career he represented the ACT Brumbies, the NSW Waratahs, the Greater Sydney Rams as well as a distinguished career for Eastwood Rugby Club.

Brian Doyle is the Boxing coach for the Gracie Jiujitsu Smeaton Grange Fight Team, home of former UFC Champion Robert Whittaker and one of the most renowned MMA Teams in Australia . In his boxing career he trained under legendary Boxing Coach Johnny Lewis and was the main sparring partner for Jeff Fenech & Kostya Tszyu during the World Title Runs.

This weeks guest on the podcast is West Harbour Pirates First Grade Head Coach Cam Treloar.

This weeks guest is Warringah Rats Head Coach Michael Ruthven, we reflect on the 2022 Shute Shield Season, the importance of having mentors and being true to your values, learning from mistakes, how to stay true to your values and much much more.

Chris Delooze is the Head Coach of Manly Rugby Club in the Shute Shield Premier Grade Competition. During the pod we talked about theming, building people, learning from failure, being true to yourselfhow neither of us enjoyed the 2022 Shute Shield season, how we can learn from disappointment and much much more.

Zak Beer is the Head Coach of Northern Suburbs Rugby Club in the Shute Shield Premier Grade Competition. During the pod we talked about the rapidly improving standard of the Shute Shield, how neither of us enjoyed the 2022 Shute Shield season, how we can learn from disappointment and use it to our advantage, the importance of self care and much much more. Zak was incredibly honest and open with hi...

Toutai Kefu is the Head Coach of Tonga, and a Wallabies Legend (1999 World Cup Winner) who earned 60 caps playing at number eight during a golden era for Australian Rugby

Mick Byrne is the Head Coach of the Fijian Drua Super Rugby Team. As a skills coach Mick has worked with the Wallabies, All Blacks, Scotland and Leinster. As an athlete Mick played professional Australian rules Football for Melbourne, Hawthorn and Sydney.