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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Rugby Reloaded

Episodes (211)

Mon Mar 23rd 211. Todd Carney, Antonio Gramsci and rugby league intellectuals
Jan 13th Podcast 210 - Jonty Parkin: the man who invented the modern scrum-half
Dec 12, 2025 209. Did Scotland Invent Football?

Rugby Reloaded

Mar 23, 2026
49½ minutes
45 MB

Our guest today in rugby league journalist and analyst Mike Meehall Wood, who launched his new Substack [https://mikemeehallwood.substack.com/p/six-tackles-and-superstructure-why] with 'Six Tackles & Superstructure: Why Rugby League needs more philosophy'. It's a fascinating look at how rugby league (with the help of others) denies its intellectual culture. In an age when soccer coaches talk about their philosophies and rugby union is awash with tactical analysis, the rugby league media are content to keep talking about physicality and putting your body on the line. But the game is a complex and subtle sport with a deep and rich...

Rugby Reloaded

211. Todd Carney, Antonio Gramsci and rugby league intellectuals

Tony Collins

00:00 -48:36