This week we speak to a man who played for British & Irish Lions, won Grand Slams with England and was the body double for Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, Martin Bayfield. We talk about his life in the wizarding world, almost landing the role of Darth Vader, and even some rugby too, from the legendary 90s England team to the heartbreak of retirement. This is his Rugby Life.
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EP6: Adam Bishop
This week we're joined by Adam Bishop, a two-time winner of Britain's Strongest Man and former S&C coach at Harlequins. We ask him about his time in rugby, his target of deadlifting 505 kilos and who would be in a Strongman sevens team. This is his Rugby Life.
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EP5: Bryn Meredith
In a special episode of Rugby Lives we meet Bryn Meredith, the three-time British and Irish Lions tourist and truly one of the greats of the game. The 94-year-old tells us about growing under the shadow of World War Two, playing his first game of rugby in his school shoes, and why he would still, if asked, pull his boots on today. This is his Rugby Life.
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EP4: Vittorio Angelone
The Irish-Italian comedian who sold out the Edinburgh Fringe, has played at the Proms, and recently scored his first try for new club Haringey Rhinos joins us to talk all things from rugby's sectarian divide in Northern Ireland to pissing off Piers Morgan. This is his Rugby Life.
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EP3: Tonia Antoniazzi
This week we're in Westminster to meet the only sitting British MP to have played rugby for their country, Labour's MP for Gower, Tonia Antoniazzi. The former Wales prop shares stories of the early days of women's rugby, playing for Benetton Treviso and the 1998 World Cup. She explains why she's getting involved at the coalface for her beloved Scarlets, and how she's helping drive through change in the Welsh game. This is her Rugby Life.
Rugby Lives brings you interviews with people from beyond the sport of rugby to talk about their passion for the oval ball. From the makers of The Rugby Journal. Head to therugbyjournal.com for more.
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