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Ealing Trailfinders 1871 Podcast
Welcome to the Ealing Trailfinders 1871 RFC pod where you can find out all about the people that make up Ealing Trailfinders men's amateur section, and the news that will come from the club throughout the season.
With three teams chasing success in the league and the cup, 2022-23 is set to be a huge year, so keep up with all the highs and lows as the season progresses.
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Episodes
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Flynn Ward
Flynn Ward, a man whose blood is nothing but green, a man who took his first steps in rugby at Vallis Way, and is ready to make a belated, injury-affected…
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Andrew 'Quickie' Quick
Andrew Quick is a very busy boy, with more fingers in Ealing Trailfinders pies than Little Jack Horner. A community coach for the professional sides, the head…
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Luke Parry
He's back....hirsute hooker Luke Parry has returned to Vallis Way after a season living and playing and Kent, and he can't keep the smile off his face now that…
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Phil 'Smudger' Smith
It was a summer of change as Ealing 1871, most notably at the coaching level where Phil 'Smudger' Smith came in as head coach. He has an impressive background…
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Lewis Steadman
We are on the eve of the 2024-25 season and this Saturday, Ealing Trailfinders 1871 open the season at home to Cheshunt. It has been a summer of changes at…
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Club Dinner
Done and dusted, the 2023-24 is over, so what better way to look back over the previous season, than at the annual club dinner? Join Jez and guest host Toby as…
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Zoe Cox and chasing the international dream
Zoe Cox, Ealing 1871 Women's hooker is chasing the international dream this summer, with the England Deaf Women's team. After Zoe discovered that she was…
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Lewis Steadman 3
With the 2023-24 season over, who better to look back on the season just gone than 1st XV captain Lewis Steadman? We review a season that earned the 1st XV…
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Sarah Taws
Ealing 1871 Women's captain Sarah Taws is our guest this week to tell us all about the team and how their season has gone. After three years, the flyhalf has…
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Harry Vidler
Harry Vidler, may have had the 1st XV captaincy dropped on him, but once the surprise of seeing (C) next to his name on the teamsheet had dissipated, he led…
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Liam McDonagh
Liam McDonagh, a lifer at Ealing 1871, a boy who became a man, met his wife, married, and started a family while giving his all for the green and white shirt…
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Alex Kritikos
Alex Kritikos, an Ealing man through and through, since he first rolled up to Vallis Way when barely out of nappies. After a few years living in Sydney, he's…
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Stan Clausen
Stan Clausen may be an ex-Royal Marine, but his military discipline is still being brought to bear for Ealing 1871. Tasked with ensuring players are signed up…
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Jack Hobbs
Jack Hobbs has spent most of his life playing at Ealing Trailfinders, from rugby rats on the back paddock to running around for the 1871 firsts on the stadium…
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Toby Holt
Sometime-host Toby Holt returns by popular demand to share a convivial chat about all things Ealing 1871. The winger-turned-flanker, talks about his new-found…
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Harry Reed
Harry Reed was new to Ealing 1871 this season, but it hasn't stopped him from grabbing a place in the first XV second row, where his height and energy have…
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Lewis Steadman 2
It is potentially a red letter day for Ealing Trailfinders 1871 on Saturday when a five-point win at home to Saracens would guarantee promotion from Counties 2…
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Dave Steene
There is very little that Dave Steene hasn't seen since he joined the club nearly 40 years ago. He has taken on several roles, from player to administrator and…
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Ben Parkinson
It’s a happy New Year and welcome to 2024 from Ben Parkinson. The vice-captain might be out with injury, but he’s as involved as ever. He talks over the…
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Connor Godfrey
Connor Godfrey is one of the new heroes of Ealing 1871, returning to rugby when he joined the club in late 2021 aged 28. He's thrown himself into life at the…
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Luke Beasley
Luke Beasley, front-row animal, social media whizz-kid, and, as we discover, neither a Scot nor a Chelsea fan. It took him a while to find his place in west…
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Abdou Traore
This is the saddest episode yet, one in which we bid farewell to our favourite Frenchman, Abdou Traore. He arrived at Vallis Way nine years ago, just a boy…
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Josh Steadman
Josh Steadman is an elusive player, a tricky player, and someone hard to pin down on and off the pitch, but finally, we've got him. Player of the Season for…
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Bernadette Weeks
Bernadette Weeks is a long-term member of the club and queen of the stash. Bernadette is the one who ensures that Ealing 1871 players look as good off the…
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Steve Shingler
Steve Shingler, Ealing Trailfinders club captain, joins the podcast after he and fellow Championship player Craig Willis helped out at training to explain what…
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World Cup final special with Clayton Pochop
Clayton Pochop is a long-term member of Ealing 1871, first as a player and now as a coach where he is passing on his huge knowledge of front row play. As a…
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Reggie Elliott-Jones
Reggie Elliott-Jones, English-born, New Zealand-raised and with Welsh blood coursing through his veins, but until he'd turned up at Vallis Way in 2022 he had…
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Dick Craig
Dick Craig, President of the Club and someone known to many, but what does his role entail? A man involved in all facets of the club from the men's and women's…
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Izana 'Izzy' Maknus
Izana 'Izzy' Maknus introduces us to the latest section of the Ealing 1871 family, the women's team. After two seasons Ealing 1871 Women are now firmly under…
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Brathers and Eddie
David Brathwaite and Eddie Beck, Ealing 1871's new dream-team double act running the show, and we also have Toby Holt along to reprise his club dinner role as…
Ealing Trailfinders 1871 PodcastCaptain Lewis Steadman
It is the new season, and we're catching up with first team captain Lewis Steadman to find out what is new at the club and what to look forward to as we begin…
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Club Dinner
It is the end of the season and the time to reflect and celebrate another memorable season for the brave heroes in green and white. The 1871 men's and women's…
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Sunny Gujadhur
Meet...Sunny Gujadhur and try not to get lost in the eyes. We catch up with him as the season draws to a close with only a couple of friendlies to go before he…
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Kavan Fitzpatrick - Semis And Showers
Kavan Fitzpatrick returns to the podcast to look back on a fine Papa Johns National Cup quarterfinal win on the road over Woodbridge, and look forward to the…
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Danny Ford - Cup Special
Danny Ford is back on the pod to preview a huge weekend of rugby for Ealing 1871 Exiles and 1st XV. Danny will lead the Exiles in a second consecutive…
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Episode 21
Meet...Nyall Wake. Vice-captain, second-row and Easter egg aficionado. The big man talks cup runs, cup finals and why he chose Ealing Trailfinders in the first…
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Episode 20
Meet...Harry Vidler, first-choice fly-half and a man with over 200 points this season (so far). The number 10 tells what has made his form so good this season…
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Ben Parkinson and the Irish Grand Slam
Meet...Ben Parkinson, a first-team regular, ex-army officer and west London's favourite Ulsterman. Ben looks back on the league season in which 1871 finished…
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Abdou Traore e Le Crunch
Meet. Abdou Traore, west London's favourite Frenchman. From Lyon, France's culinary capital, he has been part of the set-up for nearly 10 years. Where's his…
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Tim Hitchcock
Meet...Tim Hitchcock, academy graduate, scrum anchor, and sevens team manager. He has seen it all since joining the club aged six, but having gone from boy to…
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Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day, so what better way to get in the mood than to share feelings of love? In this case, it's the love of our club. Hear from those involved…
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Cardiac Risk in the Young
On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February, the Trailfinders Olympic Pavillion became a mobile heart-screening clinic for people aged between 14 and 35, including…
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Toby Holt
Meet...Toby Holt, the award-winning winger turned flanker. A man with a smile on his face and a welcome tackle for any opponent who runs down his channel. He's…
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David Niven
Meet...David Niven. No not that one. This one is our favourite flaxen-haired, whirlwind, Scottish back-rower. A true highland terrier. He tells us what Ealing…
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Harrison Slater
Meet Harrison Slater, a long-time player at the club and academy graduate, multi-use back, and a man with a foot like a traction engine. He'll tell us all…
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Captain Lewis Steadman
It's Christmas and the time to look back on a hugely successful 2022 for Ealing Trailfinders 1871. Captain Lewis Steadman joins us to review a year in which…
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Jake Usher
Meet...Jake Usher, a long-time club stalwart, captain of numerous teams, leader of the lineout and score of hattricks...and he has been compared to Daniel…
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Danny Ford
Meet...Danny Ford. Exiles captain, motormouth and slimmer of the decade. Find out how proud he is to be captaining Ealing 1871's social team, how he has…
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Pat Nash
Meet Pat Nash...a long-serving player and the rock on which Ealing Trailfinders' 1871 pack is built. A man who started his rugby days in the number three…
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Matt Knights
Meet Matt Knights, Ealing Trailfinders 1871 head of medical services, the man responsible for ensuring our players are fit, healthy and able to give their all…
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Back From The Brink
After collapsing on the pitch during an Ealing Evergreens match and receiving life-saving treatment from teammates and UCS Old Boys opponents, John Fenlon was…
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Near Death On A Rugby Pitch
John Fenlon will never forget Ealing Evergreens' veterans match against UCS Old Boys on 8 October 2021. Early in the second half, he collapsed having suffered…
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Kavan Fitzpatrick
Meet Kavan Fitzpatrick, second team captain, back turned forward, and owner of the sharpest abs at the club. As part of the strength and conditioning team, he…
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(New) captain Lewis Steadman
Meet newly appointed Ealing 1871 first XV captain Lewis Steadman, a man who has been with Ealing Trailfinders since he was five, but who is enjoying a new…
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Chairman Steve Weekes
Meet...Steve Weekes. He has been involved with Ealing Trailfinders 1871 from the start, and part of the wider club for many years, so he was the perfect…
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Coach Mark (Percy) Percival
Meet head coach Mark 'Percy' Percival, a man who has travelled the world playing and coaching rugby and is now in charge of coaching all teams at Ealing…
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Captain Liam McDonagh
Meet Liam McDonagh, a long time servant of the club, who has risen from the juniors to the 1871 first team, including a stint as captain. Find out what the…