Rugby’s First Black Captain for Saracens, Floyd Steadman: From Care Home to Inspirational Headmaster

Today on the podcast we are joined by Floyd Steadman OBE.

Floyd Steadman’s journey began in North-West London as a 10-year-old runaway, surviving alone after escaping an abusive home. Rejected by his own father and placed into care, Floyd's early life was marked by hardship, racism, and resilience.

After discovering rugby, Floyd became the first Black captain of Saracens rugby club, rising through a sport where no one looked like him. Later, he became a respected headteacher (including of Tommy Stadlen & Cameron McLain's school!) an advocate for inclusion, and the man who first spotted the talent of a young Maro Itoje.

This conversation discusses:

• Growing up in care and rough sleeping 
• Breaking racial barriers in elite rugby
• Nurturing the next generation including England captain Maro Itoje
• Why representation still matters
• What it means to lead, and how you can be kind and decisive as a leader

Floyd was awarded an OBE for his services to education, rugby, and charity, but his real legacy lives in the lives he’s changed.

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Music credits: Bubble King written and produced by Cameron McLain and Stevan Cablayan aka Vector_XING.

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