The Post Rugby Podcast

Anthony Andrews
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The Post Rugby Podcast was created to raise awareness of the unique challenges faced by the rugby community and more importantly to provide information as well as inspiration on addressing them. From tackling tricky topics such as physical and mental health to managing the transition into retirement. I will be speaking with a different former rugby player each week to share their story. By sharing their experiences I hope to empower YOU to tackle your own challenges and to live a happier and healthier life after playing the game we all love or love to hate.

  1. May 26

    #1 Season 3: Rugby - A System of Transformation with Anthony Andrews

    In this episode I relaunch Season 3 of the podcast after a total break from rugby over the past few years. I go into exploring the nature of rugby as a system of transformation and offer a short simple practice to support those in the rugby community to step out of it. I explain the benefits of intentionally stepping out of the rugby system for both retired and current players and talk about my journey of stepping back into the rugby world earlier this year.

    37 min
  2. #15 Season 2: From Doing to Being with Callum Wilson

    12/22/2023

    #15 Season 2: From Doing to Being with Callum Wilson

    Welcome to The Post Rugby Podcast my guest today is Callum Wilson. Callum is a Transformative and Executive coach and former rugby player with England 7s, Ealing, as well as a number of top European sides.  In this episode we go deep into the nature of transformation and how people can get stuck in loops when solely focused on the doing. Callum expertly guides some quite profound explorations and if you are open to these words they can certainly give you the listener the experience of real transformation and paradigm shift. Many thanks for your time and amazing energy Callum and what a way to wrap up season 2 of the podcast! You can find out a bit more about Callum here: On Instagram On LinkedIn Or Via his website You can find out a bit more about host Anthony here: On Instagram On LinkedIn Or Via his website

    1h 12m
  3. #14 Season 2: Dealing with Heart Break by Inspiring Others with Rhys Thomas

    12/15/2023

    #14 Season 2: Dealing with Heart Break by Inspiring Others with Rhys Thomas

    Welcome to The Post Rugby Podcast my guest today Rhys Thomas. Rhys is a former Professional Rugby Player and Welsh international now inspirational speaker, breathwork practitioner and charity co founder. In this episode Rhys describes his journey in professional rugby and the very sudden ending to his career with an almost life ending heart attack. We discuss the impact of this on his life and how it led him down a path of destruction as he struggled to adapt to life with the sudden loss of identity as well as the physical restrictions it placed on him. This path then led him to hit rock bottom and have an intervention to seek help overcoming his alcohol addiction and turn his life around. He shares how this opportunity to be vulnerable and to share his struggles kick started his journey to self enquiry and later becoming a breathwork coach and inspirational speaker as well as starting his charity Tidy Butt which aims to help people with tools to help them manage their mental health. An amazing story and amazing episode, thank you Rhys for your time and energy. To find out more about Rhys you can find him here: On Instagram On LinkedIn Or via his website To find out a little more about your host, Anthony you can find him here: On Instagram On LinkedIn Or via his website

    1h 5m
  4. #13 Season 2: Riding the Waves of Injury and Recovery with Ruth Whitehead

    12/11/2023

    #13 Season 2: Riding the Waves of Injury and Recovery with Ruth Whitehead

    Welcome to this episode of the podcast my guest today is Ruth Whitehead. Ruth is a Personal Trainer and Strength Coach from York and a sort of ex rugby player who now coaches the York RI ladies rugby team. In this episode we talk about Ruths journey in rugby from an early age to a career disrupted by injuries. We talk about the ups and downs of injury and recovery and how Ruths focus has shifted recently to more restorative approach. Thank you Ruth for your time and sharing your story with us, if you would like to find out a little more about Ruth you can follow her here: On Instagram Via her website If you would like to follow host Anthony you can follow him here: On Instagram On LinkedIn Or via his website

    58 min
  5. #12 Season 2: How to Live an Awesome Life with Ben Coomber

    12/06/2023

    #12 Season 2: How to Live an Awesome Life with Ben Coomber

    This week I am joined by Ben Coomber. Ben is a multi award-winning high performance Coach, speaker, bestselling author of ‘How to Live an Awesome Life’ and CEO of Awesome Supplements, a 16x award winning supplement company on a mission to elevate human potential. In this episode we dive into Bens journey from amateur rugby player to award winning business owner. He offers so much wisdom and gold throughout on all kinds of topics from health, to parenting to business. It was an extra special episode for me personally as Ben's podcast 'Ben Coomber Radio' was one of the first Podcasts I ever listened to and was very much a major influence of me starting this show. Many thanks Ben for your time and your truly AWESOME energy and insights shared. If you enjoyed listening to Ben and you would like to follow him you can find him here: On Instagram here Or check out his award winning supplement company here Or buy is latest book 'How to live an awesome life' here And if you wanted to follow host Anthony you can do so here: On Instagram here On LinkedIn here Sign up for his weekly newsletter via his website here Thank you for supporting the show, if you enjoyed this episode please share it with someone you know or possibly leave us a review as this helps us reach more people with these transformative conversations.

    56 min
  6. #11 Season 2: Dealing with Injuries and Mastering Business & SEO with Henry Purchase

    11/15/2023

    #11 Season 2: Dealing with Injuries and Mastering Business & SEO with Henry Purchase

    My guest this week is Henry Purchase. Henry is a former University and Junior Academy rugby player who stopped playing after a concussion that left him unable to work for 3 months. He now runs two businesses that serve over 2000 businesses worldwide and travels the world while documenting his journey on his YouTube Channel. In this episode we talk about Henrys injuries in his early career and the impact these had on his wider life then and still to this day. And also how these shaped his decision making post university which inadvertently led to his big success in business. Henry shares some of his passions in tech and gives us the low down on SEO which is a crucial element in business in the busy online space. He also shares some of his important routines around his tech usage so it doesn't pull him away from his goals and also some of the inner work he has done which has contributed to the personal freedom he has created for himself. A great episode from one of the leaders in the digital age and one not to be missed if you yourself run a business and are looking to gain more presence online. To find out some more about Henry and his SEO businesses you can follow him here: On Instagram On LinkedIn On Youtube To find out some more about Anthony the host you can follow him here: On Instagram On LinkedIn Via his website and sign up for his weekly newsletter here.

    53 min
  7. #10 Season 2: From Springbok to Spiritual Guide with Joe Van Niekerk

    09/28/2023

    #10 Season 2: From Springbok to Spiritual Guide with Joe Van Niekerk

    Welcome to The Post Rugby Podcast with me Anthony Andrews, my guest today is Joe Van Niekerk  Joe is a former Springbok International now Spiritual Guide. His journey has been a profound transformation - Seeking solace in Costa Rica after retiring from playing rugby at Toulon he discovered inner peace and ancient wisdom through herbal medicine. Now, he helps others embrace their authentic selves and embark on their own awakening journey..  In this episode Joe shares about how the set backs he faced throughout his rugby career help kick start his inner transformation he has had post retirement. He now helps people on their own inner journey through body work practices such as Lomi Lomi Massage and Holistic Coaching to help them create their own transformative breakthroughs. You can follow Joe and connect with him: On Instagram Via his website You can follow host Anthony and connect with him: On Instagram On LinkedIn Via his website

    1h 14m
  8. #9 Season 2: My kind of faith - A journey of love and loss with Stephen Hihetah

    09/19/2023

    #9 Season 2: My kind of faith - A journey of love and loss with Stephen Hihetah

    Stephen Hihetah is a former professional and international rugby player and is now re-building his career after a doping scandal left him serve a 4 year ban from the sport.  Stephen has also recently released his first book called My Kind of Faith. The book is described as a testament to the power of love, faith and resilience to heal even the deepest wounds. In this episode we dive into Stephens journey through rugby which led him from starting rugby randomly at school after missing a football trial to captaining the Romanian 7s team on the European 7s circuit. We then talk about his ban from the game after a failed drug test and a number of personal tragedies that he suffered including losing his mum and sister to suicide. Stephens shares how these really hard challenges he has been through has led him to grow a wealth of personal strength. A strength that he aims to channel back onto the rugby pitch this coming season as he looks to re start his career. A huge thank you to Stephen for being so open about these hard topics and I know you speaking about these things will help others going through challenging times! To hear more about Stephens Journey you can connect with him here: On Instagram Or you can purchase his book from Amazon here To connect with the host Anthony you can follow him here: On Instagram On LinkedIn Or Check out his website to sign up for his weekly newsletter here

    57 min
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About

The Post Rugby Podcast was created to raise awareness of the unique challenges faced by the rugby community and more importantly to provide information as well as inspiration on addressing them. From tackling tricky topics such as physical and mental health to managing the transition into retirement. I will be speaking with a different former rugby player each week to share their story. By sharing their experiences I hope to empower YOU to tackle your own challenges and to live a happier and healthier life after playing the game we all love or love to hate.

Information

  • Creator
    Anthony Andrews
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Anthony Andrews
  • Show Website
    The Post Rugby Podcast