Rugby Lives

• 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.

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• EP2: Danny Roche

  Better known as Ben from BBC's Outnumbered, Danny Roche joins us to talk about suddenly becoming good at rugby, playing with future England stars and why he's still lacing up his boots today. And, of course, what it's like to be part of one of TV's most famous families. This is his Rugby Life.

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• EP1: Tom Kerridge

  Two Michelin-starred chef and lifelong Gloucester fan Tom Kerridge talks about his love for the Cherry & Whites, growing up in the west country and the role models he found at his local club. This is his Rugby Life.

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