Huw is thrilled to be joined by a very special guest: Pro rugby commentator Dave Rogers!
Dave has had an incredible career so far and he shared many of his secrets and stories with Huw including how he got into the job, the glamorous and not so glamorous moments and rating every competition he has ever commentated on!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:02 Getting into Commentary
7:32 How Many Games Do You Do a Week?
11:16 How Do You Remember Players Names?
16:21 Friends With Other Commentators?
19:56 Bet You Can’t Say This Word
22:20 Relationship With Co-Coms
27:48 Controlling The Narrative
31:31 Should Rugby be Free to Air?
39:43 Thoughts on Japanese Rugby
45:52 Best and Worst Comms Boxes
49:44 Rating Rugby Competitions
1:17:04 How to Save Club Rugby
1:22:33 Dave’s Rugby Bucket List
3 Comments
Meow
Great interview
Great pod!