The Magic Academy
Supporting coaching wizards! Rusty and Fletch love to hang with rockstars from the coaching world and get them sharing through some pretty cool questions
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 251
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Season 2 Episode 9 - With David Ross
Rusty catches up with David Ross, Head of the famous Kings College in Auckland.
Season 2 Episode 8 - With Mark Cairns
Fletch chats rugby and spells with Mark Cairns, Head coach of Scottish Premiership side Currie Chieftans and Co-Founder of Coach Logic
Season 2 - Episode 7 - At Wellington College
Rusty and Fletch are live at the Wellington College Premiership Rugby Academies Festival with Aiden McNulty, Jack Pattinson and James Lightfoot-Brown.
Season 2 - Episode 6 - with Matt Norman and Kingswood RFC
Rusty chats with Matt Norman and the players from Kingswood RFC
Season 2 - Episode 5 - with Jen Ward
Rusty catches up with Jen Ward who is studying for a PhD in positive psychology!
Season 2 - Episode 4 - with Amy Price
Rusty chats with Amy Price rockstar football coach and University lecturer. Amy now works with the FA at St Georges Park as a Coach Developer.
Season 2 - Episode 3 - with Tom Redfern
Rusty chats with Tom Redfern. A young coach who is doing some great work with Woodford RFC.
Season 2 - Episode 2 - with Heather Fisher
Rusty chats to Heather Fisher, amazing rockstar of women's rugby
Season 2 Episode 1 - With Lara Mossman
Rusty chats with Lara Mossman, who whilst studying for her PHD provides an online training platform to support coaches development
A wizard and a rockstar!!!
Episode 22 - With Anastacia Long
In the last podcast of Season 1 Rusty catches up with a good friend to The Magic Academy, Anastasia Long of Trinity School and Old Ruts a rockstar and a Wizard.
Episode 21 - With Nikki O'Donnell
Rusty chats with Nikki O'Donnell, international referee and as Rusty describes "Full time Angel!" thanks to her nursing career!
Episode 20 - With Ben Mercer
Ben Mercer, ex-professional rugby player and writer. About to publish his book 'Lost in France, Life on the Fringes of Professional Rugby
Episode 19 - With Jamie Williams
Rusty chats with Jamie Williams a pracademic and Footy wizard from the frozen north. Rusty tells us this was a fun podcast to do!
Episode 18 - With Giselle Mather
In celebrating International Women's day Rusty chats with Giselle Mather, former England International, London Irish AASE manager, Barbarians Head Coach and Wasps Director of Rugby. Giselle became th…
Episode 17 - With Rusty, Fletch and Juan
A race against time!! Whilst on tour Rusty, Fletch and Juan set a challenge to squeeze in a quick podcast update before their washing finishes its cycle! A short review of the Magic Academy tour so f…
Episode 16 - With Jamie Lennard
The Magic Academy team (Minus the Stig!!) are on tour in Malaysia!!! Here they chat with Jamie Lennard, Director of Sport for Marlborough College.
Former stand off at London Irish, London Welsh, Bedfo…
Episode 15 - With Nick Scott
Fletch travels to Italy and meets up for a cafè and chat with RFU National Coaching Manager and also now Director of Rugby Nick Scott. Nick now manages the development of Rugby Colorno, a small town …
Episode 14 - With Jim Crick
Rusty and Jim discuss coaching a National team, coaching abroad, Auckland grids and Mr Jimmy's chess...
Episode 13 - With John Lavery
Rusty rocks it with John Lavery, former Canadian Rugby pathway coach! Enjoy
Episode 12 - With Clark Laidlaw
Rusty rocks it with Clark Laidlaw, The New Zealand 7's Head coach. In Rusty's words...."This is now my new favourite podcast!" - We hope you enjoy...