E24: Martin Bayfield

This week’s guest is Martin Bayfield, the former England International rugby player who is now one of the busiest and most popular presenters and after dinner speakers. We talk about the upcoming Rugby World Cup, his hopes and fears for the sport he loved since his days balancing a playing career with being a police officer in the amateur era. It was at one speaking engagement that his career as film star began, when the man from Warner Brothers asked him if would become Hagrid’s body double in the Harry Potter films. For fifteen years, Martin hosted the Sport Industry Awards and we ask him what the sports business looked like from the stage.Unofficial Partner is the leading podcast for the business of sport. A mix of entertaining and thought provoking conversations with a who's who of the global industry. To join our community of listeners, sign up to the weekly UP Newsletter and follow us on Twitter and TikTok at @UnofficialPartnerWe publish two podcasts each week, on Tuesday and Friday. These are deep conversations with smart people from inside and outside sport. Our entire back catalogue of 500 sports business conversations are available free of charge here. Each pod is available by searching for ‘Unofficial Partner’ on Apple, Spotify and every podcast app. If you’re interested in collaborating with Unofficial Partner to create one-off podcasts or series and live events, you can reach us via the website.