Rugby Reloaded

Tony Collins

The social history podcast which explores the history of rugby league, rugby union, and the other football codes around the world.

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20 episodes
Updated July 21

Episodes20

Newest first

July 21 · 35 min
215. The Early History of York RLFC with Ian Lockwood
Super League's York rugby league club are one of …
July 15 · 10 min
214. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ebenezer Cobb Morley
As the FIFA World Cup reaches its climax, 'Rugby …
May 22 · 8 min
213. What Was The Original Derby Match?
Where did the term 'Derby Match' come from? How d…
May 4 · 36 min
212. The History of the Sydney Cricket Ground with Geoff Armstrong
The Sydney Cricket Ground has played a pivotal ro…
March 23 · 48 min
211. Todd Carney, Antonio Gramsci and rugby league intellectuals
Our guest today in rugby league journalist and an…
January 13 · 30 min
Podcast 210 - Jonty Parkin: the man who invented the modern scrum-half
In this episode I'm joined by Lee Robinson to tal…
Dec 12, 2025 · 10 min
209. Did Scotland Invent Football?
This week's episode looks at how soccer emerged i…
Nov 26, 2025 · 35 min
208. 'Blood and Thunder' the history of rugby in Ireland with Liam O'Callaghan
This week we talk to Dr Liam O’Callaghan about th…
Nov 14, 2025 · 9 min
207. What the hell is going on in British rugby league?
The new Rugby Reloaded looks at the current state…
Nov 5, 2025 · 32 min
206. Oldham Rugby League Hall of Fame
This week we sit down with Kevin Fitzpatrick, a m…
Oct 28, 2025 · 26 min
205. The Global Spread of Football with Thomas Adam
This week we delve deep into the origins of the f…
Oct 15, 2025 · 10 min
204. A Cultural History of the Ashes (part two)
With rugby league's Ashes series imminent, part t…
Oct 4, 2025 · 55 min
203. The Boston Game and the Origins of Football in America
Our new episode investigates the origin story of …
Sep 24, 2025 · 10 min
202. A Cultural History of the RL Ashes (Part 1)
As the countdown for the Rugby League Ashes serie…
Sep 12, 2025 · 32 min
201. David Goldblatt on soccer in Injury Time
On this week's episode I talk to David Goldblatt …
Sep 3, 2025 · 24 min
200. Rugby Union and Concussion
Today's episode is an edited version of a talk ab…
Aug 25, 2025 · 35 min
199. Nan Halafihi, the Tongan Trailblazer
This episode talks to Dr Nick Halafihi about the …
Aug 4, 2025 · 11 min
198. France's Expulsion from the 5 Nations (part 2)
We travel back to the 1940s and 1950s to look at …
Mar 1, 2025 · 1 hr 38 min
197. Harry Jepson: A Life in League
In Richard Hoggart's classic book 'The Uses of Li…
Sep 11, 2023 · 10 min
196. France's Expulsion from the 5 Nations.mp3
The Rugby Union World Cup has kicked off in Franc…

Rugby Reloaded

215. The Early History of York RLFC with Ian Lockwood

214. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ebenezer Cobb Morley

213. What Was The Original Derby Match?

212. The History of the Sydney Cricket Ground with Geoff Armstrong

211. Todd Carney, Antonio Gramsci and rugby league intellectuals

Podcast 210 - Jonty Parkin: the man who invented the modern scrum-half

209. Did Scotland Invent Football?

208. 'Blood and Thunder' the history of rugby in Ireland with Liam O'Callaghan

207. What the hell is going on in British rugby league?

206. Oldham Rugby League Hall of Fame

205. The Global Spread of Football with Thomas Adam

204. A Cultural History of the Ashes (part two)

203. The Boston Game and the Origins of Football in America

202. A Cultural History of the RL Ashes (Part 1)

201. David Goldblatt on soccer in Injury Time

200. Rugby Union and Concussion

199. Nan Halafihi, the Tongan Trailblazer

198. France's Expulsion from the 5 Nations (part 2)

197. Harry Jepson: A Life in League

196. France's Expulsion from the 5 Nations.mp3