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Tight 5 Talks
by Jacob Nelson
Just an average guy talking to Rugby Legends and solving the worlds problems. Join us for some rugby banter, education, stories, long talks about meat and scrums.
Episodes
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Empower Psychedelics
Empower Psychedelics is establishing access to therapy programs for first responders and military veterans in North America. Pioneering the use of psychedelics in physical therapy, the team is headquartered at the Health and Technology District in British Columbia, Canada.The founding team hosts...
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Pints & Scrums
With so much happening in Rugby right now this should have been a 3 part series. In this one Dan and I put our hands up for world rugby chairman and talk club rugby, pro rugby and how certain rugby unions have lost the plot.
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Nate Sylvia
Next up is Nate Sylvia of the San Diego Legion and USA Eagles! So excited to catch up about upcoming MLR season, Dubai RWC Qualifier and loose head vs tight head
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Jed Thian
This is a big one! I can't think of anyone that can vibe more with Tight 5 Sevens than the man, the myth, the legend, Jed Thian. Jed is the creator of the award winning Alternative Rugby Commentary and Rugby Roundtable in addition to being a full time sports commentator and general icon of social...
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Lauren Daly
So good to sit down with Lauren Daly, the founder of Aspire Rugby and former USA Eagle. I met Lauren 3 years ago in San Diego and like myself she was working hard on this crazy idea of helping people through her platform as an elite player. Aspire Rugby is an amazing opportunity for any rugby...
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Kristin "Ham" Zdaneczewski
Such a great opportunity this week to talk with Kristin "Ham" Zdanczewski, whom is currently an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University Minnesota but use to be an absolute monster for the USA Eagles. Ham won 26 caps through two world cups, missing out on a third due to a knee...
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Ben from The Rugby Exchange
I'm very excited to share my talks with Ben, who at one point was a Collegiate All-American Wrestler at UC Davis and left the sport for Rugby, where he found a lot of success and later became an All-American as well. I met Ben while we both played college rugby and both selected to a touring side...
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Ashley Jones
This was a special sit down for me as I've followed the preachings of Ashley Jones for 17 years! Coach Jones has worked with athletes across 3 professional sports and his CV is too long for this description but it includes The All Blacks, The Wallabies, Scotland National Team, The Crusaders and...
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Laurence Christie
Epic talk today with Laurence Christie of the St. Andrews School in South Africa. Laurence is front rower with a wealth of experience and knowledge and now the Director of Athletic Performance at St. Andrews School in Grahamstown, South Africa.. Having such a professional set up for the power…
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with James De Lacey
James was good enough to sit down with the Prop Cast and chat about the S&C coaches journey that took him from Auckland to Austin, Texas and then to Bucharest, Romania! James has been working with the Romanian National Rugby Team since 2015 and his world champion athlete wife have been stranded…
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Tight 5 Talks - The One Naima Reddick
This time around we talk to International Front Row Forward, USA Eagle and good friend of the cast Naima Reddick. I've had the pleasure of knowing Nai for 11 years now and we catch up about the good ol' days of training together in Oakland, CA, the state of women's rugby and the many disparities...
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Ben Franks
Sitting down with All Black, Crusader, Hurricane, Northampton Saint LEGEND and the newest scrum coach for the Llanelli Scarlets in Wales, Ben Franks. Ben has won just about everything there is to win, he squats all the weights and blows up all the scrums, all over the world. I met Ben during a...
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Kane Hames
Amazing opportunity to sit down with All Black Prop Kane Hames! Kane has an amazingly kiwi story of becoming a professional rugby player and All Black. Kane suffered a couple of serious concussions during his last AB tour and since then has been coaching and (hold for dramatic pause) reffing...
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Tight 5 Talks - The One with Charlie Purdon
Get to catch up with former Natal Academy, Edinburgh Gunners and now Head Coach of University of San Diego Charlie Purdon after being trapped in his home country South Africa during the COVID pandemic. I first met Charlie as a player when he was with the mighty Santa Monica Dolphins while I was...
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How many episodes does Tight 5 Talks have?
Tight 5 Talks currently has 15 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Tight 5 Talks about?
Just an average guy talking to Rugby Legends and solving the worlds problems. Join us for some rugby banter, education, stories, long talks about meat and scrums.
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Tight 5 Talks has 15 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Tight 5 Talks?
Tight 5 Talks is created and hosted by Jacob Nelson.
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