7th heaven pod by Joe Byrnes, Tom Mitchell, Rich de Carpentier & Abi Burton

Last Updated: December 1, 2025

A rugby 7s podcast from Joe Byrnes, Great Britain 7s Captain Tom Mitchell and England's Rich de Carpentier (the one who wears the scrum-hat) giving you the inside scoop on the HSBC World Series 7s in the year where all roads lead to the Tokyo Olympics with the help of some of the biggest names in the game.



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The Post Perth Pondering
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Pumped for Perth!
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The Cape of Good 7s
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DXB Hot Take
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SVNTH HVN... The triumphant return!
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Sayonara Tokyo 2020 - The Olympic 7s Debrief
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The Olympod - Women’s Olympic Preview
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A rugby 7s podcast from Joe Byrnes, Great Britain 7s Captain Tom Mitchell and England's Rich de Carpentier (the one who wears the scrum-hat) giving you the inside scoop on the HSBC World Series 7s in the year where all roads lead to the Tokyo Olympics with the help of some of the biggest names in the game.

Konichiwa from Tokyo - Men’s Olympic Preview
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A rugby 7s podcast from Joe Byrnes, Great Britain 7s Captain Tom Mitchell and England's Rich de Carpentier (the one who wears the scrum-hat) giving you the inside scoop on the HSBC World Series 7s in the year where all roads lead to the Tokyo Olympics with the help of some of the biggest names in the game.

California Dreaming
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Rob Vickerman aka The VickerNause
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Former England 7s Captain Rob Vickerman and one of the voices of World Series 7s gives us his opinion on:

The Return of Team GB 7s
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2 for 1 with Nate Hirayama & Karl Tenana
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Ilona Maher & The Awesome Foursome
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Max McFarland Puggies Up!
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Scotland 7s wing sensation Max McFarland has scored in every World Series Event he's played in since debuting in Dubai in 2017. He gives us a Scotsman's perspective from within the GB 7s camp and how he scores all those tries!

Marcus Smith: 7th Heaven's Mercurial Man
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Harlequins' Marcus Smith is one of the most gifted and talked about fly-halves in England. We've got him up to 7th Heaven to ask (amongst other things) WHY he said no to Team GB 7s for this summer's Tokyo Olympics??

Geezer in The Clouds: Mike Friday
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Mike Friday aka 'Geezer' is The USA Eagles Men's 7s Head Honcho. He's not just one of the most colourful characters on the HSBC World Series but one of the most respected voices in the game. He can now add a visit 7th Heaven to his well travelled rugby 7s CV

The Paco Pod: Madrid 7s Preview with Francisco Hernandez
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Paco Hernandez is one of Spain's finest ever 7s players. Who better than the recently retired Captain to join the boys in The Clouds to help preview the first International 7s tournament for 12months... The Madrid 7s!... And of course we talk about 'that hit' against Japan.

7ème Ciel avec JP Barraque
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7th Heaven's favourite Frenchman JP Barraque joins Byrnesy, Chip and Mitch up in The Clouds to talk all things France 7s. He's a star for Clermont Auvergne, was recently capped for France XV but first and foremost he is Les Blues 7s' Captain

Chuckying a Sydney 7s pod on the Barbie!
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Chucky Stannard embodies Aussie 7s - He Captained them, is their All-time top points scorer in World Series 7s and now is Assistant-coach to their Women's side who are looking to retain their Olympic Gold Medal in Tokyo this summer... not to mention he's got a story or two!

DJ Forbes and the New Zealand 7s Special
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Hamilton 7s should be this weekend... but it's not... so we got the next best thing. Wait.... No. We got even better... All Blacks 7s legend DJ Forbes!

Feliz Navi-pod from Will Muir, Benny Harris & 7th Heaven
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The last pod of 2020 and it's a bumper one! The 7th Heaven Crew celebrate Christmas by looking to the future, with Rising England rugby 7s Starts Will Muir and Ben Harris in The Clouds to discuss their journey to rugby 7s and XVs progress with Bath and Saracens.

Bryan Habana - The Fastest Man in 7th Heaven
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Bryan Habana in 7th Heaven on... Cape Town 7s... The Blitzbokke Brotherhood... Pablo Matera...

The Points Packed Pod with Ben Gollings
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Rugby 7s Royalty is in The Clouds this week as World Record 7s points scorer Ben Gollings enters 7th Heaven to talk... well... pretty much everything...

Ruaridh McConnochie's Return
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It's been a while... but it's worth the wait with big news from Chip AND Mitch, the last word on the Bermuda 10s plus...

Byrnesy's Bermudian Uso Tomasi Alosio
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It's Week 2 of the World Tens Series in Bermuda so Samoa 7s Captain, Asia-Pacific Dragons Star and 7th Heaven favourite Tomasi Alosio joins the boys in The Clouds to talk all things Pacific Rugby AND of course The Bermuda 10s - A true gent...

Bermuda with Ben Foden
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The long wait is over... Season 2 is here and coming live and direct from The Bermuda 10s.

What makes 7s the most demanding sport in the World?
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The 7th Heaven Crew ask 'What makes 7s the most demanding sport in the World?' to two of the foremost experts on athletic and mental performance in Elite level sport. Remi Mobed is Physio Program Lead and Katie Warriner the Performance Psychologist for England 7s with the boys delving deep into the make up of a top 7s player.

The Great GB7s Conundrum: Mark Robertson & Luke Morgan
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Byrnesy, Mitch & Chip are back!

The End of Series Party Pod with Sean Maloney & Karl Te Nana
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It's the last episode of the season! Byrnesy, Chip & Mitch mark the weekend that should have seen the World Series Champions crowned in Paris by throwing an end of season party with the help of Series commentating legends Sean Maloney and Karl Te Nana.

No London 7s? No Worries!: Dan Norton
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With no London leg, the 7th Heaven crew have you got you covered with the biggest name in the game, the try scoring numero uno himself... Mr Dan Norton

All 7s with the All Blacks: Sam Dickson
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All Blacks 7s Sam Dickson has over 50 tournament appearances, Commonwealth, World Cup and Series Gold to his name but he can now add the missing piece of the puzzle... A cap in 7th Heaven!

Welcome to Atlanta: Alex Gray
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Not content with Premiership rugby and International 7s on his CV, Alex Gray has blazed a trail for UK crossover athletes in the USA by chasing the NFL elite with the Atlanta Falcons. Shaggy doesn't hold back in letting the 7th Heaven Crew in on the big plays, the big egos and the big dream he's chasing stateside!

Ben Ryan is FINALLY delivered by Chip
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The Ruaridh McConnochie & Marcus Watson Whopper!
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Strap yourselves in for a monster pod featuring two men who wore the 7s jersey of England and Great Britain with distinction before transitioning to the more congested format of the game in the Gallagher Premiership.

Agustín Pichot: The Big Interview
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The man vying to become the next Chairman of World Rugby is in 7th Heaven talking honestly and openly about the changes he'd like to make to the game but maybe more crucially opens up on his famous suit-trainer combo!

The Perry Baker Post Easter Break Blues Antidote
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Two-time World Rugby 7s Player of the Year Perry Baker; aka PBake; aka The Speedstick steps into The Clouds for a wide ranging interview where he discusses his personal drive for medals, the state of USA Rugby and his unabashed desire to put on a show every time he sets foot on the pitch.

Quarantine-age Dream
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With the world of 7s mourning the loss of the Series Byrnesy, Chip and Mitch ask what next?! For the Olympics... for the Unions and for the players in isolation!

Better Late Than Never Mitch
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If you loved Vancouver, you'll love this debrief as the boys go deep on Canada, Australia, England and those awesome All Blacks!

Hot-steppin' round Vancouver with Nate Dogg
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Canada and World Series legend Nate Hiriyama enters the clouds this week to talk all things Vancouver as the Series signs off from North America. The Number 3 on the All-time Points Scoring charts chats to Mitch about the state of game as a whole and Olympic preparation for our Commonwealth cousins...

Star Spangled Stardust
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World Rugby Women's Player of the Year Emily Scarratt joins the boys in the clouds as does USA 7s' Steve Tomasin to talk everything LA as the USA 7s heads to California.

Maximum Mitch!
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Short and Sweet in the Southern Hem
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A historic day in the clouds... Our first guest - England's Meg Jones!
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Getting The Band Back Together!
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From the Sandpit to CT
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7th Heaven
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