Ladies Wot Pod

Saints are Gallagher PREM Champions and Claire and Lis celebrate a wonderful week of preparation, the match day and the celebrations. We do name our Ladies Wot Pod Player of the Match and of course, there can only be one Sgt Wilson! It’s been a brilliant season so let’s revel in it! It’s a busy pod so please do have a listen. Do subscribe , like or give us a rating for the pod - it really helps! H...

Of course this pod is all about the build up to the semi final against Tigers, the wonderful game of rugby that we witnessed on Friday night and all the fun we had at the game. There are shout outs to lots of people, starting with our now regular feature of news from the high seas as one player’s Dad sails his yacht around Nova Scotia. Our dear friend Ben Rhodes did something very important before...

Where Lis is on the pod from Greece whilst Claire is still on the edge of the Fens. We start wth news from high seas as our latest chapter of Saints related sailing news has arrived. We talk about the Saints End of Season Dinner where both Claire and Lis met lots of people, there were a lot of awards and lots of fun. Lis went on holiday and Claire went to training where she dodged the showers and...

Where Claire and Lis celebrate Saints securing first place in the Gallagher PREM after a rollercoaster ride of a game at the Gardens. We also celebrate a Saintsman’s 200th cap. Lis gives out two awards at the Saints and Lightning games whilst Claire headed off to Goldington Road. We do talk about the games this weekend including Bedford Blues brave performance in the Champ Playoff Final and Lightn...

Where Claire and Lis have a fabulous guest to talk all things Champ with Sian Haynes from Champ Rugby!! Sian is an old friend - she was for many years the Head of Community at Saints but now she is one of the team leading the revamp of the former Championship into the Champ. We’re visiting all corners of the country as we have a natter about the changes to the league, the clubs involved and we dis...

Where Claire and Lis discuss a remarkably busy week given Saints weren’t playing. We start with news of Saints and Lightning new contracts and a sad farewell. We talk awards for both teams which we can all watch on the telly. We do talk about the England Rugby training squad and question some choices that were and weren’t made by Steve Borthwick. But this pod is really going to be a celebration of...

Where Claire and Lis are so over excited they record the pod early - we celebrate one of the most remarkable wins ever seen at the Gardens. Two teams fighting for the top four in the Gallagher PREM but only one will want to remember this match.  We started the week at the Gardens at training where the weather played its part and the lads were working hard. Before the game, Lis reveals she was work...

A double therapy pod where we talk about the games in Leicester and west London. We recognise the challenges that defeats can bring particularly for family and friends. But we always find something to smile about whether it’s the mascot race, a referee with a fine tache or a player with a case of the disappearing or reappearing bandage. And when all said and done, the Saints are still top of the P...

Where Claire and Lis talk about another busy week of rugby news - Lis has yet another title. We start with news from Saints as we had a mixture of an arrival and some departures. We celebrated a retiring Saintsman. Claire’s Facebook memories brought back a photo of the A League winners in 2017 - some familiar but very young faces! And we had news of the big golf match in Skegness. But it’s Bedford...

Where Claire and Lis talk about another busy week of rugby news. We congratulate James Pater on his new contract. Another trip to training where we watched the lads prepare for the visit of Bath and saw the return of the nose strip on one player. We do talk about the game because strangely this has to be a therapy pod even though the Saints won a celebratory therapy pod. There’s a lot to talk abou...

Where Claire and Lis talk about another busy week of rugby news. First up we had sheep news at training and news of Jim Henry’s Lemon Drizzle cake. The next round of the Gallagher PREM saw the Saints head west to Sandy Park - what we witnessed was the perfect example of the team’s resilience. We do a full review of the game which both of us attended. The weather was fabulous, there were lots of Sa...

Where Claire and Lis talk about another busy weekend of rugby. First up we do talk about the news of George Furbank’s departure to Quins - we do offer some thoughts on merchandise for George given Quins eagerness to make money from the Saints captain’s move. Two big games took place on Friday and Saturday - a Champions Cup quarter final at the Rec and the battle at the top of the Champ at Sixways....

Where Claire and Lis talk about our busy weekend of rugby. It started with training where one player talked to Lis about the passing of time and we met our new loosehead. On Friday, Saints took on a very feisty Castres in a pulsating game at the Gardens. We congratulate the travelling Castres supporters, we talk about flags and one person who was very organised. We talk about the targeting of Henr...

Where Claire and Lis talk about our exciting weekend down in that there London for Showdown VI. We talk a lot about that amazing stadium and thank the Tottenham staff who were wonderful. We talk about our media tartery and our fun at the game including the amazing half time show. We of course, talk about the game where we witnessed one Saints player play so well we have had to change his nickname...

Where Claire and Lis talk about a busy week - we started at training in the sunshine where Lis took cover and Ben Rhodes ended up in a ditch as a result. We talk about our new loosehead. We celebrate NSB’s win at HQ and we talk about all the big games that happened at the Gardens. It was Foundation weekend where we hope loads was raised through the outstanding efforts of those involved. We discuss...

Where Claire and Lis talk about a busy week of rugby matters. Claire started the week with a trip to Cambridge Rugby for the Saints Community Under 15 7s. Both of us were at training where a certain hooker was very over excited but was a top chap doing a good luck video.  And then we were into the rugby - this is a therapy pod so we tried to provide some positivity to England, Saints and Lightning...

Where Claire and Lis talk about a busy week where the Saints lads pulled off a remarkable win against Saracens in the PREM Rugby Cup. We talk about our time at training where hugs were the order of the day. We congratulate the Community team on a cracking set of events at the Community match day. Claire talks about her long list of jobs involving a lot of socks, mascots and toddlers! We do choose...

Where Claire and Lis offer a Double Therapy pod for all of us who love Loughborough Lightning and England Rugby - group hugs everyone! Lis is so excited about her interview we head straight into her interview with our resident shepherd, Kev Buckby. We were at training last week and saw the preparation for the PREM Rugby Cup - Claire had some photography homework which one player kindly helped with...

Where Lis is on her travels and does the pod from sunny Tenerife whilst Claire has just about thawed out from her efforts this weekend. The Ladies talk about Saints trip to west London where they took five points at a ground they haven’t won at since 2019. They celebrate the success of the Academy which continues to develop some very special talents. Claire talked about her second trip to Shelford...

Where Claire and Lis talk about the internationals this weekend where many Saintsmen were on show. And what a top job the England and Italy boys did. We do send out love to all those involved with Scotland. We do talk about Claire’s tumble into a puddle. We also talk about the Community tournament at Oundle and the Under 18’s and 17’s. We mod talk about the other games this weekend including Bedfo...

Where Claire and Lis talk about the fantastic news that the Ginger Ninja, George Hendy has penned a new contract - Claire gets messages from George’s Mum Laura during the pod about his debut haircut. We wax lyrical about the Saints young guns’ brilliant win against a much more experienced Tigers side. We do name our LWP Player of the Match and we have a surprising Sgt Wilson Award.  We talk Lightn...

Where Claire and Lis talk about the fantastic news that our Lightning Captain Fantastic has penned a new contract. We talk about a bottling win for Bedford Blues against Coventry and we celebrate Saints brilliant win the North West as they at last beat Sale Sharks at the CorpAcq Stadium. Claire talks about meeting lots of travelling Saints support including several players’ Mums and Dads. Whilst L...

Where Claire and Lis talk about Saints win against Scarlets - a tough game where a battling Scarlets gave Saints one helluva game. And before the game special visitor. Claire had a very sClaire talks about her time at the Past Players Lunch. We have a re-signing to celebrate and a 50th cap for a remarkably young player. We talk about what happens next in the Investec Champions Cup. We talk Towcest...

Where Claire and Lis talk about the latest brilliant trip to France where there result wasn’t quite what we wanted but we did end up with a try bonus point. We talk about the city, the amazing Saints support, our experiences during the game and out and about in the city. We award the Ladies Wot Pod Player of the Match to a player who showed remarkable bravery and determination. Meanwhile, the Sgt...

Where Claire and Lis get their act together and award our most important award the Sgt Wilson award - it’s a belter! And we have some news on the camera lens and walking rugby front - it’s all happening! Do subscribe , like or give us a rating for the pod - it really helps! Have a listen and enjoy! Much love, the Ladies Wot Pod