Celebrating 1 Year of The Gay Rugby Podcast | Ep 44
From The Gay Rugby Podcast by Jack Higgins
April 6, 2026 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 44
About this episode
The episode reflects on the first year of The Gay Rugby Podcast, sharing memorable experiences and the community built around it.
A year ago, we sat down to record the first episode of the Gay Rugby Podcast without really knowing what it would become.Twelve months later, we found ourselves in Boston for the NORAM Cup, in New Orleans for Swamp Romp, at LA 7s during Pride weekend, and in Palm Springs with a camera bag, a couple microphones, and a growing list of people we were lucky enough to meet along the way.Episode 44 is us looking back at that first year. We talk about the weekends that got out of hand, the interviews we still can’t believe happened, the people who started as guests and ended up as friends, and the strange reality that this little rugby podcast somehow turned into a reason to travel, meet people from around the world, and keep saying yes to things.There are stories from Boston bars after the NORAM Cup, late nights in New Orleans during Swamp Romp, and the chaos of trying to cover LA 7s while everybody we knew seemed to be there at once. Somewhere between all of that, the podcast stopped being just about rugby and became a record of the people, places, and community that came with it.Thanks for being part of the first year.New episodes every week.
People in this episode
Host: Jack Higgins
Topics covered
- anniversary
- rugby
- community
- travel
- friendship
- events
Keywords
- Gay Rugby Podcast
- anniversary
- NORAM Cup
- Swamp Romp
- LA 7s
- community
- travel
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Boston, New Orleans, LA, Palm Springs
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