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WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks!

45 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -

An offshoot programme of the long running White Line Fever, focusing on The Greatest Game Of All!

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WLF Kicks! World Cup edition - Ireland men with Brendan O'Hagan

August 20, 2022 23:11 - 6 minutes - 6.18 MB

We discuss Ireland's star-studded build-up to the men's World Cup with York City Knights half Brendan O' Hagan. Two Tribes is now out! stevemascord.com/product/twotribes and shop.stevemascord.com/product/twotribes --------------------------- GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING (non-affiliate only) at | https://shop.stevemascord.com​​ | with the coupon code OnceWereLions Use at checkout England merchandise: | https://bit.ly/3xBXBS2 | Subscribe to the White Line Fever Kicks! podcast | https:...

WLF Kicks! World Cup edition - England men with Liam Farrell and Shaun Kenny-Dowall

June 18, 2022 23:04 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MB

We discuss England's 18-4 win over Combined Nations All Stars with the victors' Liam Farrell and the losers' Shaun Kenny-Dowall. How is Shaun Wane's side placed with the tournament just four months away? Two Tribes is now out! stevemascord.com/product/twotribes and shop.stevemascord.com/product/twotribes --------------------------- GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING (non-affiliate only) at | https://shop.stevemascord.com​​ | with the coupon code OnceWereLions Use at checkout England merchan...

WLF Kicks! Episode 49: Departing London Skolars general manager Charlie de Haan

March 29, 2022 21:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

The times they are a'changing in League 1 and for Charlie de Haan, the general manager of London Skolars, his three-and-a-half year tenure in the role is up. We talk to a fella who did not grow up on the game where he thinks the sport is headed, both generally and in London. Does League 1 have a future? Two Tribes is now out! stevemascord.com/product/twotribes and shop.stevemascord.com/product/twotribes --------------------------- GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING (non-affiliate only) at | h...

WLF Kicks! Episode 48: Adrian Morley

March 21, 2022 21:00 - 7 minutes - 6.88 MB

We talk the upcoming Sydney Roosters premiership reunion, the passing of the great Dave Hadfield and - crucially - the crackdown on foul play in British rugby league. Not to be missed! Two Tribes is now out! stevemascord.com/product/twotribes and shop.stevemascord.com/product/twotribes --------------------------- GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING (non-affiliate only) at | https://shop.stevemascord.com​​ | with the coupon code OnceWereLions Use at checkout Sydney Roosters merchandise in th...

WLF Kicks! Episode #47 - Tony Collins gives an update on the Rugby League Museum and Huddersfield

January 25, 2022 09:53 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

Two Tribes is now out! stevemascord.com/product/twotribes and shop.stevemascord.com/product/twotribes Kirklees Council has reneged on an agreement to house the sport's museum at its birthplace, the George Hotel. Historian and key negotiator Tony Collins updates us on this train crash! --------------------------- GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING (non-affiliate only) at | https://shop.stevemascord.com​​ | with the coupon code OnceWereLions Use at checkout MANLY merchandise in the UK: | htt...

WLF Kicks! Episode 46: Mark Carroll and Adam Hawse

November 28, 2021 13:16 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB

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WLF Kicks! Episode 45: Was rugby league invented for social justice or greed?

October 28, 2021 17:10 - 31 minutes - 27.9 MB

| Tony's books: https://bit.ly/3nQntVx Tom's books https://bit.ly/3bi22GK | | Was rugby league born as a social revolution on behalf of the working class or a cynical commercial endeavour by greedy northern rugby clubs? Historians Tom Mather and Tony Collins have diametrically opposed views on the issue | Hear this content FIRST by becoming a patron | https://patreon.com/whitelinefever | GET top quality and exclusive rugby league content in your inbox each day | https://patreon.com/rugbyl...

WLF Kicks! Episode 44: Writer Matt Cleary

October 18, 2021 17:28 - 12 minutes - 10.9 MB

Support Matt's book, The Milk: | https://themilk.substack.com/ | or | https://bit.ly/3lM2tiR | Hear this content FIRST by becoming a patron | https://patreon.com/whitelinefever | GET top quality and exclusive rugby league content in your inbox each day | https://patreon.com/rugbyleaguelongreads | PRE-ORDER my second book Two Tribes about the 1997 season | https://twotribes.substack.com | | facebook.com/WLFpodcast | twitter.com/WLF_podcast | instagram.com/WLFpodandmerch | PATRONS | Om...

WLF Kicks! Episode 43:Is rugby league's creation story a lie? | with author Tom Mather

October 06, 2021 14:54 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

| Get the book here:https://bit.ly/3iCIgtC | Author Tom Mather has done new research which he says proves rugby league's origin story, about championing the working man, was nothing more than spin Subscribe to the White Line Fever Kicks! podcast https://apple.co/3geeV6N Get access to a YouTube secret playlist by signing up to my mailing list https://bit.ly/3AlhFbd Hear this content FIRST by becoming a patron https://www.patreon.com/whitelinefever http://patreon.com/rugbyleaguenines...

WLF Kicks! Episode 42: Patrick Skene (author, The Big O - The Life and Times of Olsen Filipaina)

August 13, 2021 14:15 - 33 minutes - 26.7 MB

Pre-order signed a personally inscribed copies of The Big O: https://bit.ly/2VTyU4D | It was an absolute pleasure to spend half an hour with writer Patrick Skene, who has written a unique biography of Olsen 'The Big O' Filipaina. We wind our way through eighties rugby league, racism and our shared disappointment regarding the World Cup postponement. Patrick is one of the game's new intellectuals. Required listening Subscribe to the White Line Fever Kicks! podcast https://apple.co/3geeV6N ...

WLF Kicks! Episode 41: Keith Mason (actor, author, former player)

August 03, 2021 20:13 - 33 minutes - 26.9 MB

Keith Mason is the biggest self-starter I've met in my life. Today on Kicks! he discusses his second graphic novel, Rugby Blood II and a self-financed and produced feature that will be released in November! GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING at https://shop.stevemascord.com/ with the coupon code OnceWereLions Use at checkout Subscribe to the White Line Fever Kicks! podcast https://apple.co/3geeV6N Get access to a YouTube secret playlist by signing up to my mailing list https://bit.ly/3Alh...

WLF Kicks! Episode 40: Steve Mascord on ABC discusses the RLWC withdrawal of Australia and New Zealand

July 22, 2021 13:22 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Thank you to the ABC for allowing me to use this audio. GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING at https://shop.stevemascord.com/ with the coupon code OnceWereLions Use at checkout Subscribe to the White Line Fever Kicks! podcast https://apple.co/3geeV6N Get access to a YouTube secret playlist by signing up to my mailing list https://bit.ly/3pup4jX Hear this content FIRST by becoming a patron https://www.patreon.com/whitelinefever http://patreon.com/rugbyleaguenines​​ Get top quality and ex...

WLF Kicks! Episode 39 - Jason Costigan (rugby league commentator)

July 16, 2021 09:01 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

"I'm back baby!" Rugby league commentary cult hero Jason Costigan announces his return to the Greatest Game Of All on this week's episode! GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING at https://shop.stevemascord.com/ with the coupon code OnceWereLions Use at checkout Subscribe to the White Line Fever Kicks! podcast https://apple.co/3geeV6N Get access to a YouTube secret playlist by signing up to my mailing list https://bit.ly/3pup4jX Hear this content FIRST by becoming a patron https://www.patreo...

WLF Kicks! Episode 38: Hunter Fujak (rugby league academic)

July 08, 2021 17:26 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

Buy Hunter's book Code Wars: https://amzn.to/3hHPr2w (Australia), https://amzn.to/2TMFXeg (Canada), https://amzn.to/2SVhoeL (UK), https://amzn.to/3ALcUsu (US) For Episode 38 of White Line Fever Kicks!, we talk to Melbourne academic Hunter Fujak about the NRL's governance and the possibility of it being exported to the UK. Hunter says of Peter V'landys' rule as NRL chairman: "the NRL is very much creeping into misgovernance". GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING at https://shop.stevemascord.com/ ...

WLF Kicks! Episode 37 - Shane Richardson's plan to save British rugby league plus England v Combined Nations All Stars

June 28, 2021 17:45 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

Former South Sydney and Penrith chief executive Shane Richardson launches a passionate argument for an Independent Commission to take over the running of the British game. Plus Shaun Wane and Tim Sheens after Combined Nations All Stars upset England 26-24 on Friday night. GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING at https://shop.stevemascord.com​​ with the coupon code OnceWereLions Use at checkout Subscribe to the White Line Fever Youtube channel https://bit.ly/3ydO5E4 Get access to a YouTube secr...

WLF Milestones #2: The night Tony 'The Mole' Adams fronted the judiciary! | White Line Fever Kicks! Episode 36

June 17, 2021 22:26 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

Mark Geyer collectables: https://ebay.us/xVrHY4 The second-ever episode of White Line Fever Milestones was inspired by the first! In discussing on social media Mark Geyer's 1996 judiciary appearance after he told a touch judge "I know where you live", journalists Tony Adams and Brad Walter revealed long-forgotten details - like Tony actually appearing as a witness! So we're back to hear about the night The Mole fronted the judiciary. GET 15 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING at https://shop.stevemasc...

WLF Kicks! Episode 35: Love/Hate - Origin I 2021

June 11, 2021 13:22 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB

Steve and Curtis rank the five things they loved about Origin I 2021 and the five things they hated. SUPPORT the show on PATREON: http://patreon.com/whitelinefever FOLLOW on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/WLFpodcast FOLLOW on INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/WLFpodandmerch SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel: http://youtube.com/whitelinefeverTV Special thanks to our PATRONS Richard York Keith Whitelock Darcy Lussick Bevan Baker Daryl Mason Vivek Nayek Greg Cantwell RLW Magazine My ...

WLF Milestones #1: Mark Geyer tells Martin Weekes "I know where you live" | White Line Fever Kicks! Episode 34

May 18, 2021 23:36 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB

In the first episode of WLF Milestones, a re-examination of historical events in rugby league in the company of those who were there (sometimes including me), I look back on the epic two-night 1996 hearing into the allegation that Perth second rower Mark Geyer told touch judge Martin Weekes "I know where you live". My co-host is Curtis Woodward and my guest is a member of the judiciary that night, Michael Bolt. CONTACT me with your suggestions for future episodes at [email protected] SUPP...

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 33: Will Hayes (Rugby League Ireland development officer)

March 22, 2021 14:48 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

This week we celebrate St Patricks Day by speaking to Rugby League Ireland development officer Will Hayes to find out about The Greatest Game in the Emerald Isle. SUPPORT the show on PATREON: http://patreon.com/whitelinefever FOLLOW on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/WLFpodcast SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel: http://youtube.com/whitelinefeverTV Special thanks to our PATRONS Richard York Keith Whitelock Darcy Lussick Bevan Baker Daryl Mason Vivek Nayek Greg Cantwell RLW Magazine ...

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 32: Chris Coates (Canadian Co-operative Championship)

March 14, 2021 16:28 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

This week we speak to Chris Coates, the Englishman behind the new Canadian Co-operative Championship. Where to start? How about in the middle… SUPPORT the show on PATREON: http://patreon.com/whitelinefever FOLLOW on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/WLFpodcast SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel: http://youtube.com/whitelinefeverTV Special thanks to our PATRONS Richard York Keith Whitelock Darcy Lussick Bevan Baker Daryl Mason Vivek Nayek Greg Cantwell RLW Magazine My store https://sh...

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 31: Steve Price (Warrington Wolves coach)

February 26, 2021 17:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

Steve Price is leaving Warrington Wolves at the end of the season. He talks to us about the decision, the change of captaincy at the club, the heartbreaking defeat in the finals last year, Gareth Widdop and more! SUPPORT the show on PATREON: http://patreon.com/whitelinefever FOLLOW on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/WLFpodcast SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel: http://youtube.com/whitelinefeverTV Special thanks to our PATRONS Omar Elrayes Richard York Keith Whitelock Raheem Bashir Darc...

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 30: Jim Reynolds (Rugby League Ireland chairman)

February 08, 2021 14:26 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

We talk to the new boss of Rugby League Ireland about all the hot button topics, like heritage players and privately owned clubs. SUPPORT the show on PATREON: http://patreon.com/whitelinefever FOLLOW on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/WLFpodcast SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel: http://youtube.com/whitelinefeverTV Special thanks to our PATRONS Omar Elrayes Richard York Keith Whitelock Raheem Bashir Darcy Lussick Bevan Baker Daryl Mason Vivek Nayek Greg Cantwell RLW Magazine My s...

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode: 29: Allan Cooper (sports concussion campaigner)

January 08, 2021 17:30 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

@WLF_podcast talks to Los Angeles-based Aussie Allan Cooper, whose own experiences with concussion playing amateur sport have prompted him to take up the cause and raise awareness for the the most pressing issue faced by the rugby codes. Allan also rode 160 miles over new years to raise money for disadvantage children. SUPPORT these causes: Concussion foundation Legacy: https://tinyurl.com/yyvjk9f5 Coops' fundraising bike ride: https://ccccc2020.com LA Times story: https://tinyurl.com/y3...

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 28: Tom Magnus (Producer/director, Once Were Lions)

December 03, 2020 19:32 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

@WLF_podcast catches up with Tom Magnus, the film-maker behind the new documentary, Once Were Lions. Tom followed the ill-fated 2019 tourists around New Zealand Papua New Guinea and tells the stories behind the film, which UK listeners can see here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08v531s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUPPORT the show on PATREON: http://patreon.com/whiteline...

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 27: Clive Griffiths (former Wales coach)

November 25, 2020 18:57 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

@WLF_podcast catches up with Clive Griffiths, coach of Wales during their amazing 1995 and 2000 World Cup campaigns! We talk the rise and fall of the sport in the Valleys and the bizarre 1996 World Nines in Suva, among other things. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUPPORT the show on PATREON: http://patreon.com/whitelinefever FOLLOW on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/WLFpodcast ...

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 26: Omar Elrayes (rugby league adventurer)

November 18, 2020 18:45 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

@WLF_podcast checks in with Omar Elrayes, who's already done time with the Fiji Bati, Cronulla Sharks, GWS Giants and the Rugby Football League and is regarded as a junior pathways and competition management guru. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUPPORT the show on PATREON: patreon.com/whitelinefever FOLLOW on FACEBOOK: facebook.com/WLFpodcast SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel ...

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 25: Rob Burgin (rugby league pioneer)

November 03, 2020 18:58 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MB

Steve talks to Rob Burgin, the godfather of Latin rugby league. Hear his 10 rules for taking rugby league to new territory. Support the show patreon.com/whitelinefever

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 24: Rodolf Pires

October 21, 2020 16:48 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

Steve chats to the increasingly legendary French rugby league commentator, Rodolf Pires!

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 23: Tony Collins (rugby league historian)

September 15, 2020 13:49 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MB

Steve attempts to get some historical perspective on rugby league's interactions with the Global Pandemic and the Toronto Wolfpack saga from Tony Collins, the author of the new book Rugby League: A People's History.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 22: David Moffett (Former NRL CEO)

August 30, 2020 08:22 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB

@WLF_podcast chats to former NRL CEO David Moffett, who has invented a new code of rugby and also has a number of revelations about his time in league's hot seat.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 21: John Davidson (rugby league journalist)

August 14, 2020 15:39 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

Journalist John Davidson discusses Super League's Covid crisis and the demise of the Toronto Wolfpack

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! - Episode 20: Ricky Wilby (NYC Rugby League)

August 07, 2020 09:41 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

NYC Rugby League CEO Ricky Wilby talks about his organisation's takeover bid for the Toronto Wolfpack, answering all questions about how it would work and what the conditions are.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 19: Brian Carney

July 18, 2020 13:56 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

Steve talks to the Sky host in the wake of fixtures being announced for the rest of the Super League season. Support the show patreon.com/whitelinefever

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 18: David Argyle

July 12, 2020 16:34 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

@WLF_podcast talks to Toronto Wolfpack owner David Argyle about the restart of Super League and the issues surrounding it.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 17 - Gareth Kear (Wales Rugby League)

July 02, 2020 15:57 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

Steve talks to the Wales CEO Gareth Kear about the Euro 13s, the World Cup, Cardiff Trojans and all other matters Dragonesque!

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 16: Kangaroos v All Blacks?

June 26, 2020 14:06 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

@WLF_podcast Kicks wraps up Penrith v South Sydney and pays tribute to German Rugby League pioneer Simon Cooper before launching into the proposal for the Australian rugby league team to play the New Zealand rugby union side in a cross-code challenge.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 15: Garreth Carvell

June 18, 2020 16:44 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

@WLF_podcast Kicks! meets GMB rugby league players associate chief Garreth Carvell and he has some choice words on players being recruited while others are asked to take paycuts!

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 14 - Should Super League do away with scrums?

June 12, 2020 10:04 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Steve Mascord and Jimmy Smith discuss Manly's come-from-behind win over Brisbane and the news Super League is considering doing away with scrums when it returns.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 13 - Blowout scorelines

June 06, 2020 14:25 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB

Steve Mascord and Jimmy Smith discuss round four of the NRL and mull over whether the rule changes during the Pandemic are responsible for blowout scorelines.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 12: The NRL is back

May 28, 2020 22:37 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Jimmy and Steve discuss Parramatta's big win over Brisbane as the NRL beats most sports back into action after the pandemic.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode 11: Jimmy Smith and Steve Mascord

May 05, 2020 17:25 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MB

@WLF_podcast discusses the NRL's negotiations with Channel Nine and English rugby league's seizing of £16 million in government loans in the latest WLF Kicks!

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! - Episode 10 with Jimmy Smith

April 26, 2020 14:19 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Steve Mascord in London and Jimmy Smith in Sydney discuss how British rugby league will emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! - Episode nine: Jimmy Smith

April 08, 2020 13:52 - 8 minutes - 7.85 MB

@WLF_podcast Kicks! returns as Jimmy in Sydney and Steve in London discuss the Covid-19 crisis and its likely impacts on rugby league worldwide.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode eight: Mark Flanagan

May 02, 2019 13:41 - 28 minutes - 26 MB

The Salford Red Devils star joins Steve for a chat.

WHITE LINE FEVER Kicks! Episode five: 2019 season preview

January 03, 2019 11:46 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

@WLF_podcast Kicks! previews the 2019 Super League season

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