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Rugby Hive

34 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

"EVERY LEGEND HAS A STORY, WE'RE HERE TO SHARE IT"⁣

World Rugby Commentator Dallen Stanford and International 7s Coach Robin MacDowell talk with legendary players and coaches about their past, present and future.⁣

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Episodes

Kieran Crowley 🇮🇹 & Nicole Crowley 🇨🇦 | Episode 33

January 08, 2023 19:30 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legends Kieran and Nicole Crowley for #RugbyHive Episode 33. Kieran played in the backline for the All Blacks from 1983-1991 (19 Caps) winning the 1987 Rugby World Cup on home soil. He was also part of the New Zealand team that won the Bledisloe Cup in 1985, 1990 and 1991. Kieran played 199 times for club team Taranaki, scoring 1,723 points, and later coached Taranaki from 1998-2007. Kieran spent eight years coaching the Canadian Men’s ...

Kelly Griffin 🇺🇸 | Episode 32

December 07, 2022 21:30 - 59 minutes - 45.9 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Kelly Griffin for #RugbyHive Episode 32.   Griffin signed a full-time training contract in 2011 with USA Rugby, and along with 7 other teammates to became the first group of professional women’s rugby players in the United States. She played on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series from 2011 to 2016, leading the country in tournament appearances, and was the only athlete of the "original eight" to have remained in residency throughou...

Siviwe Soyizwapi 🇿🇦 | Episode 31

October 18, 2022 21:47 - 1 hour - 64 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Siviwe ‘Shakes’ Soyizwapi for #RugbyHive Episode 31. Soyizwapi is the South African 7s (known as the Blitzboks) Captain, who has represented his country on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series since 2016, winning the prestigious Series title in 2017, 2018 and 2021. He captained South Africa to a Gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, with the Blitzboks defeating Fiji 31-7. At the time of this recording, Sh...

Jerry Tuwai 🇫🇯 | Episode 30

March 22, 2022 05:15 - 46 minutes - 36.1 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legends Jerry Tuwai and Ben Gollings for #RugbyHive Episode 30. Tuwai is a two-time Gold medal winner with Team Fiji, having won the first ever Olympic medal for Fiji at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 event. He then captained Fiji 7s to their second Gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. He is the current top try scorer of all-time for Fiji on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with 134 tries, and was named World Rugby Sevens Player of the...

Andrew Swain 🇦🇺| Episode 29

December 18, 2021 22:25 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Andrew Swain for #RugbyHive Episode 29. Swain began his career in sports broadcasting working for Triple M in Brisbane, Australia, whilst also playing grade rugby for the famous Brothers Rugby Club. He moved to Sydney to work for Fox Sports News in 2007 covering everything from Ice Hockey to SuperCars to Rugby World Cups. Whilst honing his commentary skills, he won a Judd Cup for local club Colleagues. He started calling rugby at...

Sean Holley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Episode 28

October 31, 2021 02:34 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Sean Holley for #RugbyHive Episode 28. Holley is a TV Rugby Analyst for BBC Wales Scrum V, does work for BT Sport, Sky Sports, S4C and hosts the Sony Award winning ‘Rugby Nation’ weekly show on Nation Radio. He writes technical coaching articles for several publications and has a regular monthly column in the World’s largest selling rugby publication, Rugby World. Holley was Head Coach for Ospreys Rugby where he spent nine Season...

Damian McGrath 🇩🇪 | Episode 27

September 03, 2021 02:01 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Damian McGrath for #RugbyHive Episode 27.  Damian McGrath played professional rugby league at Batley before embarking on a brilliant coaching career, which has encompassed both codes of rugby football at club and international level. He is the current Head Coach for Germany 7s, who will take part in the Vancouver and Edmonton 7s on the 2021 World Rugby Sevens Series.  McGrath has achieved tremendous success over the years working...

Dave Moonlight & John Moonlight 🇨🇦| Episode 26

June 26, 2021 14:39 - 51 minutes - 39.8 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legends Dave Moonlight & John Moonlight for #RugbyHive Episode 26. Dave Moonlight was the first Canadian to reach 100 tries on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, finishing with a total of 107 tries, 553 points, playing in 40 tournaments from 2003 to 2010. He competed at the 2005 Rugby World Cup 7s in Hong Kong, and captained Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. Dave also represented Canada twice in 15s, playing...

Cecil Afrika 🇿🇦 | Episode 25

May 28, 2021 01:47 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Cecil Afrika for #RugbyHive Episode 25. Afrika is the all-time top points scorer for South Africa on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, with 1,462 Points. He represented the Blitzboks a record 345 times from 2009 to 2020, scoring a remarkable 179 tries. He was part of the South African 7s team that won Gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Afrika is also an Olympic Games Bronze Medalist with Team South Africa...

Todd Clever 🇺🇸 | Episode 24

December 31, 2020 22:27 - 1 hour - 123 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Todd Clever for #RugbyHive Episode 24. Clever is the most capped USA player of all-time, representing the Eagles 76 times from 2003-2018. He captained America for several years, playing in the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups, scoring the most tries of an USA forward in history with 16. He was also part of the World Rugby Try of the Year in 2007 when he intercepted a pass against the Springboks that led to Takudzwa Ngwenya scoring o...

Ben Gollings 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Episode 23

December 23, 2020 20:22 - 55 minutes - 105 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Ben Gollings for #RugbyHive Episode 23. Gollings is the World Record holder for most points scored on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with 2,652 earning himself a place in the Guinness book of World Records. He represented England at the 2005 & 2009 Sevens World Cups, as well as playing in 3 Commonwealth Games in 2002, 2006 (Silver Medalist) and 2010. In total, England has won 19 Sevens Series tournaments, Gollings was part of...

John Tait 🇨🇦 | Episode 22

December 11, 2020 14:55 - 42 minutes - 79.2 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend John Tait for #RugbyHive Episode 22. Tait represented Canada in 15s from 1997 until 2002 with 37 Caps including the 1999 Rugby World Cup, making one appearance on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai, 2000. He also played 140 times for the Cardiff Blues and 20 times for Brive. His coaching journey began in 2004 with the Canadian Mens 15s program as Assistant Coach until 2010. Then he helped build the Canadian Women's 7s pr...

Santiago Gomez Cora 🇦🇷 | Episode 21

December 04, 2020 00:33 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Santiago Gomez Cora for #RugbyHive Episode 21. Gomez Cora represented Argentina for a decade on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, scoring 1,178 points, and for many years led the world in tries scored. Today is tied 4th highest try scorer in history with 230 alongside Blitzbok Seabelo Senatla. Gomez Cora won the Los Angeles 7s in 2004 and then captained his side to glory in San Diego in 2009. Gomez Cora played in two Sevens Rug...

Karl Tenana 🇳🇿 | Episode 20

November 27, 2020 15:47 - 1 hour - 128 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Karl Tenana for #RugbyHive Episode 20. Tenana was part of the famous All Black 7s side that won the first 5 Series titles on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. He captained New Zealand, winning the prestigious Rugby World Cup 7s in Hong Kong, 2001. In his 7s career, he scored a remarkable 113 tries, and was the leading try scorer in the 2000/2001 Series with 42 five pointers. Despite picking up an injury, Tenana won a Gold Medal...

Lesley McKenzie 🇯🇵 | Episode 19

November 20, 2020 17:10 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Lesley McKenzie for #RugbyHive Episode 19. Capped 25 times for Canada, McKenzie represented her country at the 2006 and 2010 Rugby World Cups. During University she played with the UBC Thunderbirds for 5 years, transitioning into coaching the squad from 2008-2013. While in New Zealand McKenzie worked as the Wellington women's development co-coordinator, as well as being a game development officer for Wanganui Rugby RFC. McKenzie ...

Chris Wyles 🇺🇸 | Episode 18

November 11, 2020 22:01 - 46 minutes - 86.2 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Chris Wyles for #RugbyHive Episode 18.    Wyles played 54 times for the USA Eagles from 2007 to 2015, taking part in 3 Rugby World Cups and was named Captain America for the 2015 event in England. He represented USA Rugby for 3 years on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, scorching 50 tries in just 13 tournaments. He returned to play Sevens and wear the USA jersey at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.   Wyles also played o...

Clark Laidlaw 🇳🇿 | Episode 17

November 04, 2020 21:23 - 1 hour - 179 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Clark Laidlaw for #RugbyHive Episode 17.  Laidlaw represented Scotland on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series from 2001 to 2007. In 2017 he took over the All Black 7s role and within a year guided New Zealand to two titles: the Rugby World Cup 7s in San Francisco, California, and Gold at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia.   In 2020 his Kiwi side won the HSBC Sevens World Series - bringing back the prestigious t...

Andy Friend 🇦🇺 | Episode 16

October 21, 2020 23:05 - 1 hour - 113 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Andy Friend for #RugbyHive Episode 16. Friend has coached rugby at the top level since it became professional 25 years ago.  He has worked with the New South Wales Waratahs (Australia), the Brumbies (Australia), Suntory Sungoliath (Japan), Canon Eagles (Japan), Harlequins (England), Connaught (Ireland) as well as being the Technical Advisor to the Australian Wallabies under Eddie Jones - during the 2002 Tri Nations Series and 2003...

Alev Kelter 🇺🇸 | Episode 15

October 14, 2020 14:20 - 53 minutes - 99.6 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Alev Kelter for #RugbyHive Episode 15. Kelter is the 4th highest point scorer in history on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, behind Canada’s Ghislaine Landry and Kiwi’s Tyla Nathan-Wong and Portia Woodman. This past season, however, Kelter was the leading point scorer in the world.  She is the most capped USA Eagle ever to play on the Series - and will be heading to her second Olympic Games in Tokyo, 2021.   In today’s episode...

Nate Hirayama 🇨🇦 | Episode 14

October 07, 2020 14:49 - 45 minutes - 84.9 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Nate Hirayama for #RugbyHive Episode 14. Hirayama has played in 5 Rugby World Cups representing Canada at the Sevens World Cup in Moscow (2013) and San Francisco (2018), as well as the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups.  He’s toured the world for 15 years on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Hirayama (1,859) is the 3rd highest points scorer of all-time alongside the great Ben Gollings (2,652) from England and New Zealand’s p...

Frankie Horne 🇿🇦 | Episode 13

September 30, 2020 03:03 - 1 hour - 121 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Frankie Horne for #RugbyHive Episode 13. Synonymous for running people over, Horne is one of the most famous forwards to have played on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, representing his country for 10 years. Highlights outside of steam rolling both Rugby Hive co-hosts, Horne became the first player in history to play in 50 consecutive tournaments. It’s no wonder they called him Frank the Tank. He was a member of the first eve...

Chris Brown 🇺🇸 | Episode 12

September 23, 2020 17:29 - 44 minutes - 83.7 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Chris Brown for #RugbyHive Episode 12. Brown is the winner of the Capgemini Coach of the Series Award in 2019 for his role with the USA Women’s Eagles, taking them to a Silver Medal finish, their best ever result in history on the HSBC Sevens World Series.   Brown started on the Sevens Series years back with Mike Friday taking charge of Kenya, elevating the Africans to their best ever finish on the Series in 2009, placing number ...

Mark Robertson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Episode 11

September 15, 2020 21:22 - 53 minutes - 98.7 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Mark Robertson for #RugbyHive Episode 11. Robertson is the 3rd most capped Scotland 7s player of all-time, scoring 106 tries, with just three other players from his country having breached the century mark. He played on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series across 57 tournaments from 2006 to 2017, with enough stamps in the passport to fill up a Harry Potter novel. Robertson hails from Melrose, Scotland, the birthplace of sevens rugb...

Joel Stransky 🇿🇦 & Gareth Rees 🇨🇦 | Episode 10

September 09, 2020 15:42 - 58 minutes - 109 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legends Joel Stransky and Gareth Rees for #RugbyHive Episode 10. Gareth Rees captained Canada 23 times, winning 55 Caps and scoring 487 Test points. He played in the first four Rugby World Cups in 1987, 1991, 1995 and 1999, cementing his name in rugby history as the only player to do so. He played professionally for several clubs in his career including Newport, Wasps and Harlequins as well as the famous Oxford University team and later ...

Gary Gold 🇺🇸 | Episode 9

September 02, 2020 13:47 - 1 hour - 137 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Gary Gold for #RugbyHive Episode 9. Gold has coached professionally for 20 years in 4 different countries, with stints at London Irish (2001-2005), Newcastle Falcons (2012), Bath (2012-2013) and Worcester Warriors (2016-2017) in the United Kingdom, Western Province (2005-2008) and the Sharks (2015-2016) in South Africa and the Kobelco Steelers (2014-2015) in Japan. Internationally he was the Assistant Coach for the Springboks (20...

Aristide Guerriero & Reuben Samuel 🇧🇷 | Episode 8

August 26, 2020 21:27 - 1 hour - 121 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legends Aristide Guerriero & Reuben Samuel for #RugbyHive Episode 8. "Brazil won promotion to the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2020 after beating Scotland in the annual World Series qualifier in Hong Kong. After two days of thrilling action, head coach Reuben Samuel's side finished up as 28-19 winners over a strong Scottish outfit, scoring 120 points in six games at the 12-team tournament. Brazil will now feature as one of the ...

Tiana Penitani 🇦🇺 | Episode 7

August 19, 2020 16:28 - 51 minutes - 96.5 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legend Tiana Penitani for #RugbyHive Episode 7. Penitani co-captained Australia in 2014 to a Gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The tournament was her first in 14 months, following a serious knee injury sustained at the 2013 Sevens World Cup. At 17 years and 163 days old, Penitani became Australia's youngest ever representative in either 15s or 7s at a World Cup, when she represented Australia in Russia. Shortly th...

Mike Friday 🇺🇸 & Henry Paul 🇨🇦 | Episode 6

August 12, 2020 15:18 - 1 hour - 153 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by legends Mike Friday and Henry Paul for #RugbyHive Episode 6.  Mike Friday is one of the most successful Sevens coaches of all-time. He led England to four consecutive Hong Kong 7s titles (2002-2006), placed 3rd on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2005 and 2nd in 2006, with Henry Paul being a standout member of that talented squad, including a Silver Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Friday then took Kenya from 12th to 5th in the...

Osea Kolinisau 🇫🇯 | Episode 5

August 05, 2020 14:33 - 1 hour - 136 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by Fijian legend Osea Kolinisau for #RugbyHive Episode 5.  Kolinisau is the most capped Fijian 7s player of all-time, with 62 tournament appearances on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series from 2008 to 2016. He is the scorer of a record 1,272 points - the only Fijian ahead of him is the King of Sevens, Waisale Serevi.  Kolinisau captained Fiji to back-to-back HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series titles in 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, the first and onl...

Kayla Moleschi 🇨🇦 | Episode 4

July 28, 2020 14:39 - 1 hour - 145 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by Canadian legend Kayla Moleschi for #RugbyHive Episode 4. Moleschi has represented her country on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for 8 consecutive years, playing in 40 tournaments around the world. Canada has placed inside the top 4 every single season – finishing the shortened 2020 Series just behind champions New Zealand. Moleschi is an Olympic Bronze medalist, a Rugby World Cup 7s Silver medalist, and a two time Pan American Games...

Frank Bunce 🇳🇿 | Episode 3

July 21, 2020 22:47 - 1 hour - 123 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by All Black legend Frank Bunce for #RugbyHive Episode 3. Bunce represented Western Samoa at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, helping the pacific island nation record its best showing on the world stage. He would go on to represent the All Blacks 55 times from 1992-1997. His partnership in the midfield with Walter Little still ranks amongst the best center combinations that the game has produced. He won the British & Irish Lions Series in 1993, T...

Danielle "Nolli" Waterman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Episode 2

July 15, 2020 02:10 - 1 hour - 122 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by English legend Danielle “Nolli” Waterman for #RugbyHive Episode 2. Waterman represented England a record 82 times, scoring over 200 points for the Red Roses. On her Test debut at 18 years of age, she became the youngest woman at the time to represent her country. She went on to take part in four Rugby World Cups, becoming a world champion in 2014. Waterman also represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games. Waterman talks about th...

Bryan Habana 🇿🇦 | Episode 1

July 07, 2020 17:56 - 55 minutes - 104 MB

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by Springbok legend Bryan Habana for #RugbyHive Episode 1. Habana represented the South African Springboks a record 124 times, scored 67 international tries and won the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He has won several competitions including the Tri Nations, Super Rugby, Currie Cup, Top 14, European Champions Cup and the British & Irish Lions Series. Habana reflects on the significance of Nelson Mandela, the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Chester Williams a...

Rugby Podcast Introduction

July 01, 2020 22:09 - 17 minutes - 33.2 MB

Rugby Hive was founded in 2020 by former International 7s players Dallen Stanford (USA) and Robin MacDowell (Canada). This weekly Podcast connects with legendary players and coaches from around the world: gaining expert insights into their careers, fond memories and imparting advice for the next generation. This is the introduction episode about how the Rugby Podcast was created and provides background on both co-hosts. Cheers you Sleek Sensations! Podcast 🎧 anchor.fm/rugbyhive Instagra...

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