My special guest is Barrie McDermott. Barrie is a legend of English Rugby League with his 16 year professional career including 367 first grade games for Leeds, Widnes, Wigan and Oldham. He was known as an enforcer on the field and he is capped 15 times for Great Britain while post sport he is a noted commentator with Sky Sports and supports a number of foundations in the community including the Steve Prescott Foundation and the Jane Tomlinson Appeal.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
4:12 – Welcome Barrie McDermott
4:33 – Growing up in Oldham
7:11 – Finding Rugby League
8:45 – First game of footy
11:00 – Scraping with 30 years old at 15
13:11 – Tragically losing his eye in his teens
16:50 – The note from his mum to let him play
17:45 – His work ethic
18:40 – Family values
19:48 – Heroes and watching league as a youth
22:19 – Peter Tunks
23:58 – His first professional contract
25:11 – Terry O’Connor
27:35- BARLA tour of New Zealand
30:28 – The Dean Lonergan moment
33:00 – The love of the collision
36:10 – Trip to the Jacksonville Jaguars
36:50 – Moving to Wigan
38:20 – Rip Taylor and the Central Coast
41:40 – Lessons from Denis Betts
43:48 – Culture at Wigan
45:40 – Leaving his mark on Australia and Paul Sironen
49:24 – Debut & first test at Wembley in 1994
55:31 – Opinion on bringing back the Kangaroo Tour
57:49 – Moving to the Leeds Rhinos
1:00:18 – Bradford vs Leeds rivalry
1:01:00 – Headingley Stadium
1:03:55 – Fate with the Bulls and Graham Murray
1:09:41 – Rebuilding into the 1999 Challenge Cup
1:13:00 - Influences from the Aussies and New Zealanders
1:15:45 - His son Billy leading the team onto the field for Challenge Cup
1:19:00 - The old Wembley
1:21:42 - The superstitions
1:24:54 - Most talented team mate
1:27:49 - Toughest opponent
1:33:02 - 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
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