Explore every episode of the podcast This is 7s
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| S3 Ep2: Touching on Dubai 7s | 27 Nov 2024 | 01:00:05 | |
Bore Da, This week the boys speak about the success of rugby at the Olympics, the SVNS schedule for this year and touch on the Dubai 7s this weekend. | |||
| S3 Ep1: We're Back! Some big news! | 20 Nov 2024 | 00:54:05 | |
Bore Da, After a 5-month hiatus, we're back ready for the new season of 7s! The boys discuss what's been going on with them from a rugby and content perspective. | |||
| S2 Ep22: I might go get an Antoine Dupont poster and stick it up in my bedroom | 04 Jun 2024 | 00:44:46 | |
Luke and Chris review the recent HSBC Sevens Grand Finale and relegation battle in Madrid | |||
| S2 Ep21 She used me as a prop! Challenger Series Review | 23 May 2024 | 00:50:11 | |
Bore Da, Knighty, Doc and Harry are all reunited this week. They discuss the third and final challenger 7s series results and how the Grand final in Madrid is shaping up. Harry discusses his debut modelling gig with buggy smuggler and Knighty explains why he walked up the highest mountain in Wales 3 times in 9 hours. We would appreciate a 5 star review where ever you listen to your podcasts 😃 | |||
| S2 Ep20: GB make the great escape! Singapore 7s review | 13 May 2024 | 00:47:52 | |
Bore Da, this week Knighty and the Doctor jump into the action from the Singapore 7s. The final tournament of the World SVNS series league saw New Zealand women and Argentina men clinch the league titles. Great Britain 7s secured a top 8 spot and their places on the series for next season. The top 8 teams will now compete in Madrid for the grand final while the bottom four teams will play the top 4 challenger series teams to see who will be relegated from the World SVNS series. Please leave a five star review if you are enjoying the podcast. | |||
| S2 Ep19: Who's going to win the Super Grand Final World Series Championship | 28 Apr 2024 | 00:45:31 | |
Luke and Chris preview the forthcoming Singapore 7s alongside rounding up the recent 7s news. | |||
| S2 Ep18: Doc fluffed it with Dan Carter, Hong Kong 7s Review | 12 Apr 2024 | 01:06:36 | |
Bore Da! We're up to a full house with Knighty, Doc & Hazza. We dive into all the action on and off the pitch around the Hong Kong 7s. Hazza secured a bronce medal with Ireland and Doc had a big weekend of content creation with some rugby legends! | |||
| S2 Ep17: France 7s are Firing! Interview with Aaron Grandidier Nkanang | 02 Apr 2024 | 01:22:30 | |
Bore Da! This week Knighty and the doctor are joined by the French try-scoring sensation Aaron Grandidier-Knanang. They discuss France 7s breaking the 19 year wait for a tournament win, playing with Dupont and Aaron's unconventional pathway into professional sport. | |||
| S2 Ep16: Robbie Fergusson - From Cancer to the Olympics with GB7s | 20 Mar 2024 | 01:02:13 | |
Bore Da! Luke and Chris Talk to current Great Britain and former Scotland 7s captain Robbie Fergusson, talking all about the current GB set up, how he got into 7s, and his thoughts on both the Olympics and his future in the game. | |||
| S2 Ep15: Record Breaker & Olympian: Tyla King | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:57:19 | |
Bore Da! This week Knighty and Luke had the absolute honour of sitting down and speaking to Olympian, cross-code superstar, and Black Ferns Sevens Icon Tyla King. We discuss her journey to the pinnacle of 7s, breaking the record, maintaining motivation, and how the current season is panning out for the Black Ferns 7s into the Olympics. If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a 5 star review and Luke will get you a running plan! | |||
| S2 Ep14: French Flair & The Blackferns go B2B! (LA7s Review) | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:40:04 | |
Bore Da! This week Knighty and Luke discuss all the action from the LA7s this past weekend. France took their first tournament win 19 years by beating GB men in the final. And the Blackferns looked dominant all weekend to take back to back wins in Vancouver and LA. | |||
| S2 Ep13: Dupont Debuts in an incredible Vancouver 7s | 28 Feb 2024 | 00:40:51 | |
Bore Da! This week Knighty & The Dr dive into all the action from the Vancouver 7s this weekend. Including an incredible first tournament from Antoine Dupont. They also look ahead to the LA 7s this coming weekend. If you're enjoying the podcast we would appreciate a five-star review! | |||
| S2 Ep12: Dupont is going to be 14th man | 20 Feb 2024 | 00:37:14 | |
Chris chats about his recent hike up to the summit of Kilimanjaro and we preview the forthcoming HSBC Sevens Series tournament out in Vancouver. | |||
| S2 Ep11: Oscar Dennis Lucky to Walk Again | 08 Feb 2024 | 00:53:27 | |
Bore Da, This week Luke catches up with one of of our great mates with an incredible story, Oscar Dennis. Oscar was a Kenyan 7s star until he was injured during a hit-and-run. | |||
| S2 Ep10: Ireland make history! Perth 7s review | 29 Jan 2024 | 00:45:40 | |
Bore Da: Luke and Chris review the Perth 7s, discussing Ireland Women's famous first-ever victory on the World Sevens Series alongside the dominance and brotherhood of Los Pumas 7s. | |||
| S2 Ep9: Perth 7s Preview: Can anyone beat Australia? | 26 Jan 2024 | 00:38:36 | |
Bore Da, This week Luke and Knighty preview the Perth 7s including why Australia is such a great place to play rugby. | |||
| S2 Ep8: Challenger Review & LRZ's move to the NFL | 21 Jan 2024 | 00:49:37 | |
Bore Da, This week Luke and Harry discuss all the action from the first leg of the challenger series in Dubai where Kenya Men and China Women reigned supreme. They also discuss Louis Rees-Zammit's move to the NFL, a decision that has split the rugby world! | |||
| S2 Ep7: Smile & The World Smiles With You | 12 Jan 2024 | 00:52:25 | |
Bore Da & Happy New Year! Knighty is away in Scotland so Luke & Harry discuss everything 2024, from New Years Resolutions for the SVNS series and the upcoming challenger series this weekend. | |||
| S2 Ep6: Christmas Special: Watch the clips | 22 Dec 2023 | 00:45:38 | |
Bore Da & Merry Christmas! In the final episode of the year Luke & Knighty discuss some of the best social media clips from this years men's and women's series. Clip 1: Akuila Rokolisoa Goosey Magic https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1DPc16yHBP/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Clip 2: Portia Woodman goes Beast Mode https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1Ctn71LH7o/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Clip 3: Yet another Jas Joyce chase back https://www.instagram.com/reel/C02Q_yQtixw/?igsh=dG01Y2FlaGwycWp0 Clip 4: Matteo Graziamo taking names https://www.instagram.com/reel/C04NdHrNgf1/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Please leave a 5 star rating and a review, wherever you listen to your podcasts. Diolch yn fawr (Thank you very much) | |||
| S2 Ep5: Pool Madness at Caeptown 7s | 15 Dec 2023 | 00:44:25 | |
Bore Da! This week Luke and Knighty discuss all the action from the Capetown 7s including the madness at the pitchside pool. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0yeOP_txv9/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== | |||
| S2 Ep4: What a Tournament! Dubai 7s Review | 06 Dec 2023 | 01:00:51 | |
Bore Da, Luke & Chris review all the action from this weekend's epic Dubai 7s including Knighty getting starstruck by Dan Carter! Teagan Levi: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0cFp_Mt1QV/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Jorja Miller https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0b09DvNqrf/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Selvyn Davids https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ZfKLQNyR5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Akuila Rokolisoa https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ZAclttvfJ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== | |||
| S2 Ep3: Dubai 7s Preview | 27 Nov 2023 | 00:51:45 | |
Luke and Chris preview the forthcoming 2023 Dubai 7s alongside chatting about the announcement of the new World Rugby 7s Challenger Series. 00:30 Introduction 03:45 Pacific Games 05:10 World Rugby 7s Challenger series. 13:00 What's great about the Dubai 7s 18:00 Men's Preview 25:20 Women's Preview 31:40 Luke and Chris's favourite Dubai memories 38:00 This is, This isn't 7s 40:00 Underhyped or Overhyped | |||
| S2 E2: What is the point of points? | 23 Nov 2023 | 00:49:58 | |
We discuss Japans qualification for the 2024 Olympics, Dupont and Hoopers switch to 7s, alongside previewing the 2023/24 season including the series new format and venues. | |||
| S2 Ep1: Give us another series, you sh*t! | 16 Nov 2023 | 01:09:18 | |
Chris, Luke, and Harry are back. In this episode we catch up on, and review a summer of Sevens action which included Olympic qualification for Europe, America, Africa, and Oceania. We also preview the forthcoming Asian games, talk about Antoine Dupont's switch over to 7s, alongside Ireland 7s winning team of the Year. 22 minutes onwards for strictly Rugby 7s chat. | |||
| Ep 19: Whats the worst advice you've ever been given? | 01 Jun 2023 | 00:49:05 | |
Luke and Chris catch up with Harry to reflect on Ireland 7s season, the forthcoming Rugby Europe tournaments and the New York City 7s alongside the teams quest for Olympic qualification. | |||
| Ep 18 - Vamos Los Pumas | 23 May 2023 | 00:51:01 | |
Chris and Luke review the 2023 Twickenham 7s and reflect on the men's end of season awards. | |||
| Ep 17: It's a Blackout | 15 May 2023 | 00:47:35 | |
Luke and Chris review the weekends 7s action from Toulouse, giving their thoughts on both the women's and men's tournaments, alongside looking ahead to the forthcoming Twickenham 7s. | |||
| Ep 16: The Rugby Guy - World Records, being the GOAT, and how to Goose step | 12 May 2023 | 01:10:44 | |
Luke and Chris chat to Jarryd Harris aka The Rugby Guy. A social media sensation, Jarryd "Attempts to make people smile with fun and unique rugby content", and has amassed over 200,000 followers on both Instagram and TikTok. Alongside being the owner of the longest place kick and best goose step in World Rugby, he has created content alongside some of the biggest players, teams, and brands. In this episode we chat to him about the origins, journey, and future of the The Rugby Guy, his world records, how he goes about creating content, the highs and lows of being a content creator, alongside balancing family life. | |||
| Ep 15 - Ilona Maher - USA 7s International, Olympian, and Social Media Icon | 04 May 2023 | 00:54:25 | |
Chris and Luke chat with USA 7s player Ilona Maher about all things rugby and social media. We touch upon her journey into rugby and what made her successful, the growth of the global game and USA 7s, how she grew and developed a huge online presence, alongside how she balances both rugby and social media. | |||
| Ep 14 - Please, not the Blue ticks! | 26 Apr 2023 | 00:45:15 | |
Luke and Chris chat about Lukes social media exploits in Hong Kong and Singapore, The Melrose 7s, alongside the World Rugby Challenger Series | |||
| Ep 13: Don't forget your apple and orange juice | 24 Mar 2023 | 00:40:51 | |
Luke and Chris chat about and preview the forthcoming Hong Kong 7s and Luke shares his top tips for anyone visiting for event for the first time. | |||
| Ep 12: You betta get out on the first night | 06 Mar 2023 | 00:46:38 | |
Luke and Chris debrief the last two legs of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, chatting about both the Men and Women's exploits in Los Angeles and Vancouver. | |||
| Ep 11: Those Pesky Fijians | 16 Feb 2023 | 00:59:02 | |
Luke, Harry, and Chris chat about how each of them worked their way into the professional Sevens game, alongside sharing some of their favourite stories from their time away on tour. | |||
| Ep 10: The Way You Make Me Feel | 08 Feb 2023 | 01:04:05 | |
Don’t meet your heroes unless they’re Paul O'Connell. Luke Harry and Chris discuss Sydney 7s, Belfast, Hong Kong and loads more. | |||
| Ep 9: Dodgy brand deals and a dirty knee | 26 Jan 2023 | 00:46:37 | |
Chris talks about getting engaged alongside catching up with Luke and Harry about The recent Hamilton 7s and the forthcoming Sydney 7s, including why Sydney is such a good venue for the World 7s Series. | |||
| Ep 8: They couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag | 16 Jan 2023 | 00:43:38 | |
Luke and Chris catch up after the Christmas break to chat about the Cape Town 7s, the men's and Women's World Series standings, alongside the forthcoming Hamilton 7s in New Zealand. | |||
| Ep 7: Tusken Raiders, Tangled Webs, & Police Escorts | 08 Dec 2022 | 00:59:02 | |
Chris, Luke, & Harry chat about the recent Dubai 7s, epic captains photos, and why the Cape Town 7s is such a good tournament. | |||
| Ep 6: I shouldn't of had that popcorn | 29 Nov 2022 | 00:50:50 | |
Luke and Chris chat about why the Dubai 7s is such a great tournament, alongside sharing some of their fondest memories of the series event, and previewing both the Women's and the Men's Pools ahead of the weekends action. Register as a DKMS Donor to help Ethan Davies: www.dkms.org.uk/register-now Clip of Rasta falling over: www.world.rugby/sevens-series/video/210210?lang=en | |||
| Ep 5: Dangling Carrots with Henry Hutchinson | 24 Nov 2022 | 00:56:41 | |
Chris and Luke chat to Australia 7s player Henry Hutchinson around the recent success of the Australia 7s team, what motivates him, alongside his and the teams goals for the forthcoming year. | |||
| Ep 4: Shibuya Meltdown | 16 Nov 2022 | 01:07:03 | |
The crew chat about the recent World Rugby Player of the Year nominations and answer the following questions:
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| Ep 3 - Sauvignon South Stand | 10 Nov 2022 | 01:00:01 | |
Chris, Luke, and Harry review the 2022 Hong Kong Sevens. Chatting about what the boys got up to on their night out in Wan Chai, The infamous South Stand, and Australia's incredible victory. | |||
| Ep 2 - They're going to put the ball boys in Hazmat suits? | 01 Nov 2022 | 01:01:28 | |
Chris, Luke, and Harry discuss the upcoming Hong Kong Sevens after its three and half year hiatus. They talk about why the tournament is one of the best on the World Series alongside previewing the groups and giving their predictions. | |||
| Ep 1 - The Doctor's in Hong Kong | 25 Oct 2022 | 00:55:53 | |
Chris and Harry chat to Luke about not being offered a GB 7s contract, stepping away from rugby 7s, and making the move over to Hong Kong. | |||
| Episode 18 - Bountiful Bucharest | 23 Jul 2022 | 00:23:30 | |
Chris and Luke reflect on the recent Rugby Europe tournament in Bucharest which acted as a final qualifier for the Rugby 7s World Cup in Cape town later this year. Luke also chats about the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. | |||
| Episode 17 - Singapore & Vancouver Review | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:33:06 | |
Luke and Chris review the past two weekends of action from stops 5 & 6 on the HSBC Mens Sevens World Series | |||
| Episode 16 - Meat hedgehogs | 12 Apr 2022 | 00:47:25 | |
Chris, Luke, and Harry discuss the Spain legs of the HSBC World Sevens Series alongside the benefits of the invitational 7s circuit. | |||
| Episode 15- Why do the Fijians keep stealing my pillows? | 23 Nov 2021 | 00:47:43 | |
Chris, Harry & Luke return for season two of the Alickadoos ahead of the Dubai 7s. We chat about the Dubai 7s, how Jerry Tuwai had his phone hacked, and why the Fijians had a reputation for being mischievous in the hotels on the World Series. Harry chats us through playing for Monaco in Super sevens series in France and Luke updates us on Team GB alongside letting us know what on earth is happening with the Sevens World Series. Happy listening | |||
| Episode 14 - Max McFarland | 12 Oct 2021 | 00:53:55 | |
Chris & Luke are Joined by GB & Scotland 7s Winger Max McFarland. Max has 84 World Series tries and has represented Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics. We chat about his journey into rugby, including his time in Russia and how he ended up playing for Scotland alongside his time in Tokyo and how he is the lizard wresting champion. | |||
| Episode 13 - Jasmine Joyce | 05 Oct 2021 | 00:37:02 | |
Chris is joined by Sevens Superstar and Welsh Wonder woman Jasmine Joyce. Jaz currently plays for Team GB on the World series and has featured in two Olympic games. She has also represented Wales at both 7s & 15s, featuring in a Commonwealth games and a Rugby World Cup and has played for the Barbarians. | |||
| Episode 12: 3 bottles of gin & a lot of fallen soldiers | 03 Sep 2021 | 01:03:43 | |
The band are back together post Tokyo. Luke Treharne talks us through the 'This is 7s' YouTube video about his disappointment of not being selected for Tokyo alongside giving us the latest updates from both Team GB & the 7s World Series. Harry McNulty give us an overview of his time in the Olympic village including collecting pins, drinking with the Kenyans, and being a flag nonce. He also gives us some insight into the Vegas trip with the LA Giltinis and updates us on his current contract situation. | |||