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The Rugby Pod

Man of Steel - Sam Tomkins chats to Jim Hamilton

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Rugby, Comedy, Sports

4.85.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Sam Tomkins is a rugby league legend, having won the coveted 'Man of Steel' award twice, as well as three Super League Grand Finals. He's the current captain of England going into the Rugby League World Cup. In this chat, Sam talks about his stellar career and what molded him into one of the all-time greats. We also hear some cross-over stories about Shaun Edwards' coaching, Sam filling in Chris Ashton, and why Owen Farrell could have been the greatest League player in the last ten years. Lots more great chat from a genuinely top lad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I think that the holidays feel like frozen noses. I love walking with the dog for long periods of time.

0:10.0

Hopefully it's snowing and you've got to wrap up warm. So I think a frozen nose is

0:13.6

then sweaty armpits because like you're wrapped up so warm but then you're climbing hamps

0:17.9

and heath and you get to the top and you're like and then you can see the breath

0:22.2

but then your nose is still freezing to touch.

0:25.0

Joy in every sip with red carp snown back at Starbucks. Imagine living until you're a hundred.

0:32.0

For people born today there's a good chance it could be a reality. As life expectancy

0:36.4

continues to increase we need to change the way we view retirement. At Phoenix Group we believe

0:41.5

we all need to think differently about how we work, learn, save and live to ensure people

0:46.1

enjoy the life they want when they stop working. Let's reshape retirement together.

0:50.4

Visit the Phoenix Group.com forward slash let's get ready. Phoenix Group is the brand name

0:57.2

for Phoenix Group Holdings PLC and its subsidiary company St Brands. On this episode I

1:01.4

chat to rugby league legend two-time man of steel, Santomkins. We talk about the state of play

1:08.2

in the great game of rugby league, living next door to Shaw Ned Woods and what rugby union player

1:14.0

could apply their trade at the highest level in rugby league. Enjoy.

1:44.8

Hello Sam. How are you brother?

1:51.3

I'm well thanks are you? Very good.

1:53.9

Mate you two minutes early. I'm going to let it in.

1:56.4

Exactly. I salt the earth mate. Awesome to have you and you're fully branded up as well.

2:00.6

Beards done. Lid looks on point. You know what I've literally either

2:05.2

training session this morning I've literally just got in the honest mountain on a show.

2:08.5

I had to rush back for morning to so I wasn't actually on brand. I'm just

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