{"podcast":{"title":"No Rucks Given","slug":"no-rucks-given-7648277","podcast_index_feed_id":7648277,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10d8d08ac/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-brown-bampoe4","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45123139/45123139-1767646082080-e124cd1f30545.jpg","author":"Paul Brown-Bampoe","episode_count":8,"summary":"No Rucks Given is a rugby podcast hosted by two current professional players - Paul Brown-Bampoe & Ross Vintcent - sitting down with fellow pros to tell the real stories behind the careers. From grassroots pitches to the elite level, we explore how players made it, the setbacks along the way, and what life in the game is actually like. No punditry. No filters. Just honest conversations from inside the rugby world.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T08:18:40.236562+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-rucks-given-7648277"},"episode":{"title":"NRG Episode #7: Tom Hooper","slug":"nrg-episode-7-tom-hooper","published_at":"2026-05-01T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-rucks-given-7648277/nrg-episode-7-tom-hooper","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-rucks-given-7648277","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-brown-bampoe4/episodes/NRG-Episode-7-Tom-Hooper-e3inlq3","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10d8d08ac/podcast/play/119313667/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-30%2F423236373-44100-2-893fa82a99a14.mp3","summary":"In this episode of No Rucks Given, we sit down with Tom Hooper to unpack his rugby journey. From under-9’s flyhalf to destructive Wallaby forward, he’s carried his enthusiasm and passion for the game across the pond to Exeter where he is making some serious waves. Tom “Hoops” Hooper approaches everyday with an attitude of getting better. That relentless energy and desire dictates his style of play.👍 Like & subscribe for fortnightly rugby podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts📲 Follow us on Instagram: @NoRucksGivenPodcast TikTok: @nrg.podcast#RugbyPodcast #EnglandRugby #ProfessionalRugby","meta_description":"In this episode of No Rucks Given, we sit down with Tom Hooper to unpack his rugby journey. From under-9’s flyhalf to destructive Wallaby forward, he’s ca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4321,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-rucks-given-7648277/episodes/nrg-episode-7-tom-hooper/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-rucks-given-7648277/nrg-episode-7-tom-hooper.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}