The RAP
By Christopher Mutty
The RAPJun 24, 2020
13. Henry Mander - England U20s
Joined by Henry Mander of England U20s and discussed the Premiership, Insight Analysis, trends in the game, and how they try to make their U20 environment match the senior side.
12. Carrick Blake - Cambridge Rugby
Joined by Carrick Blake to discuss his blog and Youtube work as well as winning the collison and the importance of the maul.
https://twitter.com/analysisguy0502?lang=en
https://theanalysisguy.sport.blog/blog-feed/
11. Alan Walsh and John Buckley - IRFU
FIrst time interviewing two people for the pod as I was joined by Alan Walsh and John Buckley of the IRFU. We primarily discuss Alan's work with sevens, John's work with referees, how statistics impact coaching and decision making, and working under Stuart Lancaster.
10. A plea for new guests
9. George Murray - Munster
Joined by George Murray of Munster rugby to discuss working for the same club for 18 years, coaching transitions, winning the Heineken Cup, and the stats they track.
8. James Kent - France U20s
Joined for this pod by James Kent to discuss his experience with the Canadian Women's national team and the French U20s.
7. Simon Norris - Bristol Bears
Simon joins the podcast to discuss winning a Prem Final, trends he's seeing in the game, and all things stats.
6. Phil Terrigno - US Military Academy & Seattle Seawolves
Joined this week by Phil Terrigno of the US Military Academy and the Seattle Seawolves of the MLR. We discussed balancing two different analyst positions, West Point's game model, and the statistics he's analyzing for each club.
5. Brett Igoe - Performance Analyst Lecturer - Leinster 18s
Joined this week by Brett Igoe who is a Performance Analyst Lecturer at IT Carlow and a defensive coach with the Leinster 18s. We discussed the benefits of a degree in Performance Analysis vs the self taught route. We also discussed his early experience as an Analyst at Leinster, Scotland and his current work as a lecturer.
https://twitter.com/brettruganalyst
4. Jamie Hamilton - New Zealand All Blacks
Joined this week by Jamie Hamilton of the New Zealand All Blacks to discuss the team's culture, the loss to England at the World Cup, what the team has been doing during quarantine, and his views on the game and statistics.
3. Jimmy Harrison - USA Rugby
Jimmy Harrison joins the pod to discuss the World Cup and his pathway from Lindenwood to USA Rugby.
2. Tom Kindley - New England Free Jacks
Tom Kindley of the New England Free Jacks joins the pod to discuss his background in New Zealand, his trip with USA Rugby to the World Cup, and his current work with the Free Jacks.
1. Geraint Davies - Coach Analyst
Inaugural episode of the Rugby Analyst Podcast with guest @daviesGDD who has built a following on Twitter and Youtube with his coaching clips.