Martin Offiah's life in rugby, league and union and the song Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

In the fourth From the Vaults podcast from the World Rugby Museum, we sit down with Rugby League legend Martin Offiah to talk about the Rugby Union days that bookended his career and the role and influence of Rugby League on Rugby Union in the professional era. We also discuss the song Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, how it came to be associated with rugby and what he thinks of it now.


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