The Forward Pass Podcast

Graham Jenkins is joined by recently-retired rugby union journalist Steve Bale who brought the curtain down on a long and varied career covering the sport at the end of last season. The former rugby union correspondent for The Independent and The Daily Express and more recently the Welsh rugby correspondent for The Sunday Times, Bale looks back on his journalism journey, identifies the key figures in his development and reflects on how his role and the sport changed during his 44-year career.

Graham Jenkins is joined by the vastly experienced and widely respected rugby union commentator Miles Harrison. A key figure in Sky Sports' coverage of the sport for over 20 years and someone considered one of the best in the business, Harrison is currently working on his sixth British & Irish Lions tour. He began his career with BBC radio and has since clocked up countless internationals, European and domestic finals and not to mention the odd Rugby World Cup. He kindly took time out on the eve of the Lions tour to look back on his career and share what he has learnt along the way.

Graham Jenkins is joined by Dave Barton, the Head of Communications for arguably the sport’s biggest and most recognisable brand – the British & Irish Lions. A former sports journalist at regional and national level, Barton also previously worked for the Rugby Football Union during which time he served as England’s media manager at both the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups that were memorable for the team for all the wrong reasons.