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The Race To Rugby World Cup Pod

Join Ron and Adam as they explore the world of rugby from the vantage point of their bicycles on a 45,000 km fundraising ride between Rugby World Cups.

The boys will share their tales from the road and have conversations with characters of the game, discussing how rugby has impacted their lives and insights about what makes rugby unique in their country.

Sports Rugby
Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
46 minutes
Episodes
24
Years Active
2022
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Episode 24: Ron and Adam in Auckland, New Zealand

Episode 24: Ron and Adam in Auckland, New Zealand

209 days later, around 16 000km later, 11 countries and so many good people that Ron & Adam have met. They come to you from Auckland, New Zealand where they have been off the bike for 2 weeks, and fo…

01:05:29  |   Sat 22 Oct 2022
Episode 23: Alex Baddeley in Tarungi, New Zealand

Episode 23: Alex Baddeley in Tarungi, New Zealand

Ron & Adam catch up with Alex Baddeley, a friend of Ron's, who joined the duo on Day 183 in Invercargill. Alex has had the opportunity to cycle across his country and has acknowledged that it really …

01:19:10  |   Mon 10 Oct 2022
Episode 22: Ron & Adam in Wellington, New Zealand

Episode 22: Ron & Adam in Wellington, New Zealand

Ron and Adam come to us from Wellington, New Zealand to tell us about their journey from Brisbane to Fiji and then their cycle from Brisbane down to Sydney, Australia - which wraps up their 6 weeks i…

00:53:36  |   Mon 03 Oct 2022
Episode 21: Mere Baker in Invercargill, New Zealand

Episode 21: Mere Baker in Invercargill, New Zealand

Ron & Adam sit down with Mere Baker, a Former World Cup Winning Kiwifern and Aotearoa 7s International player. Mere is a Sky Sport and Maori TV commentator as well as an ambassador for ChildFund, the…

00:47:13  |   Wed 21 Sep 2022
Episode 20: Ron & Adam in Australia (Part 2)

Episode 20: Ron & Adam in Australia (Part 2)

Adam and Ron talk us through their time in Townsville, Queensland, down to Rockhampton and further south towards Brisbane. A few adjustments to the amounts of people following a few weeks in the Outb…

00:46:15  |   Thu 15 Sep 2022
Episode 19: Ron & Adam in Timor Leste & Australia (Part 1)

Episode 19: Ron & Adam in Timor Leste & Australia (Part 1)

Adam and Ron talk us through their journey from the border crossing of Indonesia and Timor Leste, as well as their trek across the outback of Australia, starting in Darwin. Smiling children helped th…

00:52:56  |   Mon 12 Sep 2022
Episode 18: Ron & Adam in Silawan, Indonesia

Episode 18: Ron & Adam in Silawan, Indonesia

We hear from Ron and Adam while they are sitting on the island of Timor, which is the final island of their Indonesian experience before reaching the country of Timor Leste. It has been a real advent…

00:43:59  |   Thu 18 Aug 2022
Episode 17: Ron & Adam in Menggala, Indonesia

Episode 17: Ron & Adam in Menggala, Indonesia

Ron & Adam give us an update of their trip from South Sumatra in Indonesia. It has been a month since we last had an update from the guys - where they are sharing the stories about their ferry crossi…

01:06:03  |   Mon 25 Jul 2022
Episode 16: Sophoan Peou in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Episode 16: Sophoan Peou in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Ron  chats to Sophoan, a rugby referee from Cambodia. She is a passionate sports woman and rugby fan who has stepped up to her role as one of the only female referees in her country. After watching m…

00:38:10  |   Tue 05 Jul 2022
Episode 15: Ron & Adam in Takua Pa, Thailand

Episode 15: Ron & Adam in Takua Pa, Thailand

The last time we heard from Ron and Adam was from the French Embassy in Cambodia. They fill us in on their cycle from there to Thailand, where they arrived to quite a lot of rain, high humidity level…

00:36:31  |   Fri 17 Jun 2022
Episode 14: Chris Mastaglio in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Episode 14: Chris Mastaglio in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Chris Mastaglio is the ChildFund Sport for Development Director and has worked to bring together sports and social impact through ChildFund Rugby.

Ron and Adam were able to catch up with him in Phnom…

00:50:41  |   Fri 03 Jun 2022
Episode 13: Ron & Adam in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Episode 13: Ron & Adam in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Ron & Adam come to us from the French Embassy in Cambodia where they were offered a place to stay for 2 nights. They fill us in on their last 20 days from mid-Vietnam up into Phnom Penh. As usual, th…

00:45:04  |   Wed 25 May 2022
Episode 12: Ann Huong in Hoa Binh, Vietnam

Episode 12: Ann Huong in Hoa Binh, Vietnam

Ron & Adam chat to Ann Huong, who has worked with Child Fund Rugby since 2015. She tells us a bit more about what Child Fund is about and how they are able to use sport for development in her communi…

00:40:57  |   Thu 28 Apr 2022
Episode 11: Adam and Ron in Ha Tinh, Vietnam

Episode 11: Adam and Ron in Ha Tinh, Vietnam

Adam and Ron find themselves in on a beach Vietnam with some time to fill us in on their journey since leaving Awaji Island, Japan. 

Along the way, they have met interesting people, been offered cool…

00:46:31  |   Fri 22 Apr 2022
Episode 10: Jesse Kriel in Tokyo, Japan

Episode 10: Jesse Kriel in Tokyo, Japan

Ron and Adam catch up with Jesse Kriel, South African born rugby player who is currently playing for the Canons Eagles Rugby Club in Tokyo, Japan. Ron and Adam were privileged to watch one of Jesse's…

00:26:52  |   Fri 15 Apr 2022
Episode 9: Ron and Adam in Awaji Island, Japan

Episode 9: Ron and Adam in Awaji Island, Japan

Ron and Adam fill us in on their first 10 days of Race to Rugby World Cup 2021. Despite a few unexpected hiccups along the way, the duo have remained positive and are happy to be able to focus on the…
00:46:09  |   Tue 05 Apr 2022
Episode 8: Hiromasa Machiyama in Tokyo, Japan

Episode 8: Hiromasa Machiyama in Tokyo, Japan

Ron & Adam chat to Hiro, a passionate rugby and sports fan, in Tokyo, Japan. Hiro worked in sponsor activation and hospitality at the 2019 Rugby World Cup and had had the privilege to work at both th…
00:44:13  |   Wed 30 Mar 2022
Episode 7: The Route Explained in Tshwane, South Africa

Episode 7: The Route Explained in Tshwane, South Africa

In this episode, Ron & Adam chat to us about what have been up to since they cycled from Cape Town into Windhoek, thereafter arriving back in South Africa and working hard to ensure that they got the…

00:39:35  |   Tue 15 Mar 2022
Episode 6: Lerato Makua in Mamelodi, South Africa

Episode 6: Lerato Makua in Mamelodi, South Africa

In this episode, Ron & Adam visit Springbok Lerato Makua in her home in Mamelodi. She talks about her rugby career starting in 2014 and how her life path has continued in the rugby world, despite not…

00:34:12  |   Mon 07 Mar 2022
Episode 5 - Rumandi Potgieter in Tshwane, South Africa

Episode 5 - Rumandi Potgieter in Tshwane, South Africa

Rumandi Potgieter, Ron & Adam's first professional rugby playing guest, sits down to chat to them about women in sport, studying International Law and her sporting goals, including her dream of playi…

00:51:13  |   Mon 28 Feb 2022
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