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Old 01-11-2011, 20:10
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This is the thread to record details of and discuss local, national and international radio coverage of all sports other than football.
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Old 01-11-2011, 20:23
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I'm going to begin this thread the same way I did the 2011/12 Radio Football Commentators and Reporters thread, by posting the links to Radio Sports Commentators threads from previous seasons as a resource and means of reference:

Sports commentators and reporters 2008-09 (non-football)
Radio Sports Commentators and Reporters 2009-10 (non-football)
Radio Sports Commentators and Reporters 2010/11 (non-football)
The 2011 Rugby World Cup Coverage Thread
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Old 04-11-2011, 00:17
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Was there any local radio coverage of the England v Wales rugby league at Leigh? I was in North Manchester and all the usual places (BBC Radio Leeds FM/AM, Merseyside AM, Manchester didn't have it, unless I missed it somehow)
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Old 04-11-2011, 01:40
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Was there any local radio coverage of the England v Wales rugby league at Leigh? I was in North Manchester and all the usual places (BBC Radio Leeds FM/AM, Merseyside AM, Manchester didn't have it, unless I missed it somehow)
The only station doing commentary was Yorkshire Radio. 5 Live Sports Extra are doing every match expect that one because England were playing Cricket. BBC Manchester did Australia v New Zealand at Warrington but only because on Friday Night they have nowt else to cover. Saturday they had football.
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Old 06-11-2011, 22:37
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Sunday 6th November - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

NFL on 5 Live with Nat Coombs and Johnny Mitchell (in London)

American Football: NFL Week 9
Green Bay Packers @ San Diego Chargers - Kevin Kugler and Mark Malone (9.15pm GMT commentary provided by Westwood One)

Scott Graham is updating the other NFL scores during the commentary from the Westwood One studios
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Old 07-11-2011, 18:43
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Monday 7th November - Gold (Birmingham, Black Country, Coventry and Shropshire)

Tom Ross presenting The Sports Bar alongside Ian Taylor and Steve Beaton

PDC Grand Slam of Darts 2011 Draw - conducted by Dan Dawson and Ian Taylor, overseen by PDC media officer Dave Allen

Midlands-based qualifiers Steve Beaton (who was in the studio) and Nigel Heydon (who was interviewed over the phone) gave their thoughts before and after the draw. If you're wondering about the relevance of the Grand Slam of Darts locally, it takes place at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall between the 12th and 20th November.
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Old 10-11-2011, 14:16
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Irish station Newstalk 106-108FM have announced their scheduled commentaries from the first four rounds of the Heineken Cup pool stage:

Here are the matches we’re covering so far in the Heineken Cup. The matches will air live on Newstalk Sport Saturday & Sunday followed by plenty of comment and analysis.

Week 1
Saturday, 12 November 2011
Montpellier v Leinster, Pl3, 13:30 – NT

Week 2
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Bath v Montpellier, Pl3, 15:00
Leinster v Glasgow, Pl3, 12:45 – NT

Week 3
Saturday 10th December 2011
Connacht v Gloucester, Pl6, 13:30 – NT

Sunday, 11 December 2011
Bath v Leinster, Pl3, 12:45 – NT

Week 4
Sunday, 18 December 2011
Munster v Starlets, Pl1, 12:45 – NT

Read more: http://www.newstalk.ie/2011/sport/he...e-on-newstalk/
I'd guess the listing of Bath v Montpellier from Leinster's group is a typo, as they'll surely be doing commentary on Chelsea v Liverpool in football's Premier League during the second half of that one, although it's possible they'll be taking updates on it from Talking Rugby should the agency be sending a reporter to the Rec.

Nice to see that they will be doing commentary on at least one Connacht match during their first ever Heineken Cup campaign, rather than just sticking to their bigger, more popular and successful rivals Leinster and Munster.
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Old 10-11-2011, 14:22
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Talking Rugby are covering London Irish v Edinburgh (Saturday) and Saracens v Treviso (Sunday) this weekend.
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Old 10-11-2011, 15:33
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Thanks for posting that. Saracens v Treviso looked an odd pick on paper to me initially, but having thought about it Saracens are the Premiership champions and one of the favourites to win the Heineken Cup, while Treviso have performed relatively well in the Magners League/Pro 12 since joining it, so this should be a decent game.

You could argue that Glasgow v Bath might have been a better pick this Sunday for Talking Rugby but as a 12.45pm kick-off, I guess it may have been deemed a little too early for many of the stations who take their updates. If that is the case, then it's likely they'll cover Bath v Montpellier rather than Leinster v Glasgow the following Sunday. I'd guess Gloucester v Harlequins will be their pick on the second Saturday of the pool stage, what with that one being the only game played on UK shores that day other than Leicester v Ulster, which as a 6pm kick-off will start after the sports shows on most of the stations who take their updates have gone off-air.
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Old 11-11-2011, 19:58
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Racing Metro 92 V Blues (Heineken Cup Pool 2 RU)

BBC Radio Wales - Nick Webb and Adrian Hadley (SE FM / SW FM / Digital TV/Radio / Online)
BBC Radio Cymru - Gareth Rhys Owen (studio host) Huw Llewellyn Davies and Dafydd Jones.

Radio Cymru trailing this as 'exclusive commentary'.
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Old 11-11-2011, 21:53
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Racing Metro 92 V Blues (Heineken Cup Pool 2 RU)

BBC Radio Wales - Nick Webb and Adrian Hadley (SE FM / SW FM / Digital TV/Radio / Online)
BBC Radio Cymru - Gareth Rhys Owen (studio host) Huw Llewellyn Davies and Dafydd Jones.

Radio Cymru trailing this as 'exclusive commentary'.

The rugby was on Radio Wales AM for at least some of the time, which was annoying as I was hoping to find commentary of Cambridge v Wrexham in the FA Cup on there.
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Old 12-11-2011, 17:42
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Irish station Newstalk 106-108FM have announced their scheduled commentaries from the first four rounds of the Heineken Cup pool stage:



I'd guess the listing of Bath v Montpellier from Leinster's group is a typo, as they'll surely be doing commentary on Chelsea v Liverpool in football's Premier League during the second half of that one, although it's possible they'll be taking updates on it from Talking Rugby should the agency be sending a reporter to the Rec.

Nice to see that they will be doing commentary on at least one Connacht match during their first ever Heineken Cup campaign, rather than just sticking to their bigger, more popular and successful rivals Leinster and Munster.
Montpellier v. Leinster- Dave McIntyre, Keith Wood & Matt Williams on commentary with Ger Gilroy presenting from Dublin.

RTE are covering Ulster v. Clermont and Munster v. Northampton.
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Old 12-11-2011, 20:58
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Montpellier v. Leinster- Dave McIntyre, Keith Wood & Matt Williams on commentary with Ger Gilroy presenting from Dublin.

RTE are covering Ulster v. Clermont and Munster v. Northampton.
RTE had Des Cahill (who really shouldn't be presenting Rugby matches as he knows nothing about it) presenting with Hugo MacNeill, Victor Costello & Emmett Byrne. Michael Corcoran & Donal Lenihan did that Munster v. Northampton match, didn't hear any of the Ulster game.
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Old 13-11-2011, 14:59
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BBC Bristol / Somerset

Ed Hadwin (studio host)

Glasgow Warriors V Bath (Heineken Cup RU Pool 3) (1245GMT KO) - Andrew Sheridan and Tom Bradshaw (95.5FM / 104.6FM / 1548MW / DAB / Online)

Bristol V Neath (British & Irish Cup) (1500GMT KO) - Andy Champion and Mark Hoskins (1548MW / DAB / Online)
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Old 13-11-2011, 16:48
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Radio Borders

British & Irish Cup - Melrose v Bedford
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Richard Thorburn presents with Commentary segments from Stuart McCulloch and Kenny Houston
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Old 14-11-2011, 00:30
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Sunday 13th November - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

NFL on 5 Live with Nat Coombs, Darren Fletcher and Johnny Mitchell (in London)

American Football: NFL Week 10
New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers - Kevin Kugler and Mark Malone (9.15pm GMT commentary provided by Westwood One)
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Old 14-11-2011, 00:39
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talkSPORT

Saturday 5th November

Rugby Union: Premiership
Leicester Tigers v London Irish - Russell Hargreaves

Friday 11th November

Hawksbee & Jacobs from Cheltenham Racecourse with Paul Hawksbee, Andy Jacobs and Paddy Power

Horse Racing: Cheltenham Open
Cheltenham Racecourse - Rupert Bell (commentary on featured races)

Saturday 12th November

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 2
London Irish v Edinburgh Gunners - Russell Hargreaves

Sunday 13th November

Formula 1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit - Graham Courtney

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 5
Saracens v Treviso - Nick Heath
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Old 16-11-2011, 19:29
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Mike Bovill reported from the press conference at Twickenham announcing Martin Johnson's resignation as the manager of the England national rugby union team for talkSPORT this afternoon (Wednesday 16th November), with the press conference being carried live at the beginning of Drive Time with Adrian Durham and Micky Quinn (which was pushed forward by five minutes to accommodate its 4pm start).

Really strong coverage of Johnson's departure from talkSPORT today. They got reaction from Jeff Probyn (who was a studio guest on Keys & Gray), Brian Moore (in the studio with Hawksbee & Jacobs) and Ben Kay (over the phone on Drive Time), with Bovill giving updates during all three of those shows as well as on Kick-Off.
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Old 17-11-2011, 19:40
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Thursday 17th November - BBC Radio Wales

Gareth Rhys Owen presenting Radio Wales Sport from Rodney Parade

Rugby Union: Amlin Challenge Cup Pool 4
Newport Gwent Dragons v Perpignan - Steffan Garrero and Adrian Hadley (7.45pm commentary on all platforms)
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Old 18-11-2011, 20:11
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BBC Radio Wales

Blues V London Irish (Heineken Cup RU Pool 2) - Steffan Garrero (host) Huw Llewellyn Davies and Tom Shanklin (All FM frequencies / Online)
Northampton Saints V Scarlets (Heineken Cup RU Pool 1) - Nick Webb and John Devereux (AM / Digital TV/Radio / Online)

BBC Radio Cymru

Blues V London Irish (Heineken Cup RU Pool 2) - Gareth Rhys Owen (host) with occasional updates
Northampton Saints V Scarlets (Heineken Cup RU Pool 1) - Cennydd Davies and Gareth Davies (commentary)

I would've given the details for yesterday's rugby commentaries, but, thanks to AOL & TalkTalk arguing over who will supply my broadband, I'm currently without one.

Right now, I'm having to rely on a nearby unsecured wireless connection
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Old 19-11-2011, 12:48
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Friday 18th November - BBC Radio Northampton

Geoff Doyle presenting Northamptonshire Sport from the studio

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 1
Northampton Saints v Scarlets - James Knight and Jon Sleightholme (8pm FM, DAB and BBC Sport website commentary)

Conference Premier
Tamworth v Kettering Town - Ryan Percival and Jon Wilkinson (7.55pm BBC Sport website commentary)


BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 1
Northampton Saints v Scarlets - Alastair Eykyn, James Burridge and Robert Jones (8pm commentary)

Presumably the non-commentating commentator (Burridge during the first half, Eykyn in the second period) reported from Franklin's Gardens for Radio 5 Live.
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Old 19-11-2011, 21:45
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Friday 19th November - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 4
Leicester Tigers v Ulster - James Burridge and Martin Corry (6pm commentary)

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 4
Gloucester v Harlequins - Alastair Eykyn

Nick Heath was reporting on Leicester v Ulster for RTE Radio 1. Think this was specifically for them rather than being a Talking Rugby job.
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Old 20-11-2011, 11:03
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5 Live - Rugby League - England v Australia

Hosted by George Riley with Keith Senior

Commentary from Stuart Pyke, Ian Millward and David Oates
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Old 20-11-2011, 21:55
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5 Live Sports Extra - ATP World Tour Finals

Roger Federer v Jo Wilfried Tsonga Alastair Eykyn, Barry Flatman & David Law

Rafael Nadal v Mardy Fish David Law, David Felgate & Jonathan Overend
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Old 20-11-2011, 22:56
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BBC Bristol / Somerset (Sunday)

Richard Hoskin (studio host)

Millwall V Bristol City - Ed Hadwin and Adam Baker (94.9FM / 95.5FM / 104.6FM / DAB)
Bath V Montpellier Hérault (Heineken Cup RU Pool 3)(1500GMT KO) - Andrew Sheridan and Duncan Bell* (95.5FM from the 6th minute / 1548MW / Online)
Bristol V Cornish Pirates (RFU Championship) (1500GMT KO) - Damien Derrick and Dan Ward-Smith (DAB / Online)

*During the 1st half, Duncan also announced he will be attempting in the coming months, a referreeing course.
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