Ealing Trailfinders 1871 Podcast

Richie Triple R is one of the club's new faces this season and has already made it a home away from home.The Welsh-born, Middlesex rep has already made his mark at Vallis Way, bringing his experience and quality to the field in the No.9 shirt.We chat about what brought him down to the club, what Ealing Trailfinders players Michael Strong and Cameron Terry taught them, and which song he belted out as part of his initiation.#BleedGreenSaturday 26 October1st XV - Datchworth (A) - 15.002nd XV - Old Priorian (A) - 15.003rd XV - Finsbury Park (A) - 14.00

Dave 'Brathers' Brathwaite is asking the lads one thing this October, get on the phone to your GP and book a PSA test.Prostate Cancer kills 12,000 men every year, there are 52,000 new diagnoses, and 475,000 men are living with or have had prostate cancer. He's asking that you get yourself checked (a simple blood test) to rule out or receive an early diagnosis. Get it booked now. We also look ahead to a big weekend for the 1st XV, and reflect on a big win for the 1871 Women. #BleedGreenSaturday 19 October1st XV v Brunel (H) - 17.002nd XV v London Japanese (A) - 14.00Sunday 20 October1871 Women v Aylesbury (A) 

Flynn Ward, a man whose blood is nothing but green, a man who took his first steps in rugby at Vallis Way, and is ready to make a belated, injury-affected start to the season. He's aiming for the first weekend in November for his return and to help the team push on after a strong start to the season. Flynn talks us through his injury prognosis, his positional switch, and where he disappeared to last season.#BleedGreenSaturday 12 OctoberEaling 1871 1sts v Hackney (A) 15.002nds v Finchley (A) 13.303rds v Old Streetonians (H) 15.00Sunday 13 OctoberEaling 1871 Women v Oxford Harlequins 2nds (A) 

Andrew Quick is a very busy boy, with more fingers in Ealing Trailfinders pies than Little Jack Horner. A community coach for the professional sides, the head coach of the 1871 women's team, an assistant coach for the men's teams, and occasionally a player. It's quite the full plate for someone who grew up wanting to play rugby league or lead the line for Everton, but he loves life at Vallis Way and explains how it al the different parts of the puzzle link up. #BleedGreen5/6 October - No match

He's back....hirsute hooker Luke Parry has returned to Vallis Way after a season living and playing and Kent, and he can't keep the smile off his face now that he's back in W13. We chat about where he's been, who he's been playing for, why he's returned, and all manner of science that only one of us understood. Luke also regales us with stories of his past as a (try-scoring) Cambridge Blue at Twickenham, and what it takes to upset a former England fly-half. #BleedGreenSaturday 21 SeptemberEaling 1871 1sts v Chiswick (A) - 15.00Ealing 1871 3rds v Belsize Park (A) - 15.00 Sunday 22 September

It was a summer of change as Ealing 1871, most notably at the coaching level where Phil 'Smudger' Smith came in as head coach. He has an impressive background in rugby, and he will pass on his experience as we chase another memorable season. We get to know Smudger, learn about his playing days, his transition to coaching, his hopes for 1871, and what it is like to have World Cup winner, Neil Back gunning for you. #BleedGreenFixtures - September 14Ealing 1871 1sts - Finchley (Vallis Way) - 15.00Ealing 1871 3rds - Harrow (A) - 14.30September 15Ealing 1871 Women - Ampthill and District (A) - 15.00

We are on the eve of the 2024-25 season and this Saturday, Ealing Trailfinders 1871 open the season at home to Cheshunt. It has been a summer of changes at Vallis Way, with a new coach, new players, and a new pitch, but with the same drive and desire to take the team to the top. To look ahead to another exciting season 1st XV captain Lewis Steadman brings us up to date on all the changes, and how the team is feeling as they count down to their opening fixture. #BleedGreen

Done and dusted, the 2023-24 is over, so what better way to look back over the previous season, than at the annual club dinner?Join Jez and guest host Toby as they mingle with the great and good of Ealing 1871 - women's and men's teams, the powerbrokers, and those who just want to bask in the reflected glory. We hear from the awards winners, the glory makers, and those who run our teams and ensure we all #bleedgreen

Zoe Cox, Ealing 1871 Women's hooker is chasing the international dream this summer, with the England Deaf Women's team. After Zoe discovered that she was profoundly deaf during Covid-19, she has progressed through the team and is in line to tour South Africa with England in August. Guest host Toby Holt is on hand with Jez to find out how she got to this point, who has inspired her along the way, what playing without hearing aids is like, and what the tour to South Africa will entail. To help Zoe get to South Africa, donate here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdgz89-south-africa-2024#bleedgreen