Utility Players
We are Utility Players & welcome to our world of sport! We are a brand new podcast focused on stimulating light hearted discussion from around the sporting world.
Each week we will be joined by a different guest from the sports community: players, coaches, physios, refs and more
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2020
S3: Episode 6: Scotland Qualify for the Euros
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S3: Episode 5: Masters Special (In November...)
It's Masters week!!! (Albeit 7 months late) and the players are celebrating by discussing this year's tournament, which players to look out for and who will benefit from the lack of fans. On top of t…
S3: Episode 4: Tom Moffat
Different guest for the players this week as they speak to the CEO of the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) and discuss their role in supporting professional cricketers world…
S3: Episode 3: Josh Kerr
This week the players are joined by Brooks Running and Team GB 1500m runner Josh Kerr, who discusses moving to America, his journey to the World Championships final and Olympic qualification.
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S3: Episode 2: Six Nations Special (In October...)
This week the players celebrate the return of the Six Nations by picking their all-time combined Six Nations XV's. Before that there is more rugby chat as they discuss the Heineken Cup Final and they…
S3: Episode 1: Back for Another Season
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S2 Bonus Content: Fantasy Premier League
In our bonus episode this week we preview the Premier League season and introduce our fantasy football league.
Join the league here: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/po342z
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S2: Episode 6: Christelene Steinhobel
This week the players chat to South African rugby 7's star Christelene Steinhobel. They discuss the current climate of women's rugby 7's in South Africa and how Christelene almost ended up having a c…
S2: Episode 5: Kyle Coetzer
This week the players were joined by Scotland Cricket captain Kyle Coetzer, who talks about life as an associate cricketer and why he views 50 over cricket as the pinnacle of the game.
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S2: Episode 4: Sporting Icons
No guest this week but still plenty for the players to get stuck into, as they discuss Ronnie O'Sullivan's 6th Snooker World Championship, Champions League heartbreak for Man City and whether this is…
S2: Episode 3: Charles Paterson
A different guest for the players this week who are joined by Sky Sports reporter and journalist Charles Paterson who tells them all about a life of working in sport.
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S2: Episode 2: Jayne Nisbet
Jayne tells the players about how her journey to the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games was affected by battles with her mental health and eating disorders and also how she adapted to life after sport.
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S2 Episode 1: The Players Are Back
The players are back and this week they turn their attention to the end of the English football season and Stuart Broad taking 500 test wickets.
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S1: Bonus Content
The players couldn't record a full episode this week, so here is some bonus content to keep you going. It turns out Ally and Rory don't always agree.
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S1 Episode 6: Jennifer Dodds
This week the players are joined by Scottish Curler, Jennifer Dodds, who explains all about the life of a professional Curler and how players qualify for Team GB at the Winter Olympics.
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S1 Episode 5: James Heatly
In episode 5 British diver, James Heatly, joins the players and talks about training during lockdown, Olympic qualification and how the delay to Tokyo 2020 could effect athletes.
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S1 Episode 4: Sarah Wilson
In episode 4 we had our 1st non-playing sporting guest on the show. International Hockey Umpire Sarah Wilson tells the players about her journey into officiating that has taken her to the Olympics.
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S1 Episode 3: Amy Satterthwaite
In episode 3 we caught up with White Ferns Ace & Cricket Star Amy Satterthwaite.
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S1 Episode 2: Stuart McInally
In episode 2 we caught up with Edinburgh and Scotland rugby player Stuart McInally.
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S1 Episode 1: Meet the Players
In the first edition we meet the players, introduce their classified results and discuss the return to sport following worldwide lockdown.
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