Women's Rugby Pod

WRP 94 - Desert Storm. This week The WRP comes from the desert! Yes we are out in Dubai for the World Rugby &s series and hear from some stars of the travelling circus! Great Britain Captain Abbie Brown and Welsh flyer Jazz Joyce chat about the love of the game, how they have enjoyed competing as a unified British side and just how much Jazz had brought to the party!!!! The "roomies" also chat...

WRP 93 - Babas special - This week we have a very special podcast for you. Following the autumn internationals we jump straight into the Barbarians, the special, historic club; with five of the squad joining us! We have the two coaches, who are teaming up together again; Jo Yapp from Worcester and Rachel Taylor, one of the Sale Sharks coaches. They tell us how they are building the rapport within...

WRP 92 - 1 step forward........ Another huge week on the Women's Rugby Pod, so had to get a "big gun" in to discuss all the comings and goings, test matches, contracts, press conferences, players bravery.........it's all being going on this week! Ali Donnelly, the creator of Scrum Queens, and leading voice on women's rugby, joins Johnnie to chat through it all. Ali rects to the news raging all wee...

WRP 91 - It's all going on! Another packed show this week, full to the brim with special guests in another bumper week for women's rugby. After the historic news on Wednesday (3rd November) coming from The Welsh Rugby Union regarding the contracts for their female player, Johnnie chats with WRU Vice-President Liza "Bird" Burgess to get the inside scope. And what she thinks it will mean to the play...

WRP 90 - Black & White. The autumn internationals are finally here! A huge game this weekend, kicks off a huge month for women's international rugby. On Sunday it is England v New Zealand at Sandy Park, Exeter. All but one of the World Cup titles between them, these games are always special so we have two very special superstars to preview the game with us. Katy Daly-McLean MBE, the 2014 World...

WRP 89 Short and Sweet  It’s a short and sharp version of the Women’s Rugby Pod this week but still packed full of all the latest news from around all over the oval world. Johnnie Hammond and Nandi Buthelezi bring you news from the English leagues and new Cup competition, what is going on in Ireland at the weekend. The French Elite league round 4 continues as it does in Spain. Plus there are...

On this week’s Women's Rugby Pod, @johnniehammond is joined by Wales & Bristol Bears Women Siwan Lillicrap. The number 8 tells us about life with the Bears and their incredible perfect start to the Premier XVs season and why they are enjoying so much success. She depicts the different characters within the group and details why she thinks there is so much more room to grow. The Welsh captain a...

WRP 87 - Captain & Cantwell. England captain Sarah Hunter (MBE!!) hosts this week alongside Johnnie Hammond in another packed week for women's rugby around the globe! Joining them is, Ireland legend and now South Africa's High Performance Manager for the women's game, Lynne Cantwell. The Grand Slammer gives us the lowdown about her new-sih job; what items are at the top of the "to do list," th...

WRP 86 - Viva Italia So much on this week's Women's Rugby Pod! Johnnie reflects on the World Cup qualifiers in which Italy booked their place at the showpiece event in New Zealand later this year by beating Spain. He does this in the company of Italian flanker Giada Franco; she describes the moments they knew that place was theirs, the celebrations and just why this side is playing such good rugby...

WRP 85 - Bryony's new nest. Another bumper edition of the Women's Rugby Pod as Johnnie and Burf are joined by Red Rose Bryony Cleall. The prop moved away from double-champions Saracens in the summer to join Wasps. Bryony speaks of the reasons behind the move, her personal goals and the difference between the two clubs, in terms of culture and playing style. She also gives us an update on England a...

WRP 84 - She may as well wear a cape! Burf is back this week, after her summer break. The Premier XVs winning captain and broadcaster Johnnie Hammond are joined by Anna Caplice. Anna is "fresh" from Munster's win in the Interprovincial Championship title win over arch rivals Leinster. The Ireland star speaks of that plus reacts to the World Cup qualifiers that finished moments before the recording...

WRP 83 - Third Time Lucky!! To kick off series three of the Women's Rugby Pod, none other than the England captain Sarah Hunter MBE joins Johnnie Hammond. The two catch up on their summer holidays, what The Red Roses have up to, how pre-season has been. Plus all the news from around the world including results from Africa, France and Ireland. "Sunter" and Johnnie also get into the Premier XVs whic...

After a breathtaking showing for 7s at the Tokyo Olympics, we have an incredible show for you. Not, 1, not 2 but three top draw guests. We get the reaction from the Great Britain camp in the company from their star speedster and member of the team of the tournament, Jazz Joyce. The Welsh flyer talks about the heartbreak of coming away from a second Olympics without a medal but also the inspiration...

In this special mini-series around the events going on in Tokyo; Johnnie is joined by Shona Powell-Hughes. Wales star Shona has represented her country and 15s and 7s, including the 2018 Commonwealth Games.  Johnnie goes right into the GB camp and speaks to co-captain Abbie Brown. They chat about the extraordinary 12 months the 7s programme has, the commitment to even get to the games. The pr...

WRP 82 - The final curtain.........for now. Well another season comes to an end, so this week Johnnie and Burf look back at what has been an extraordinary year for so many reasons. With 38 episodes in the series and nearly 60 guests the pair meander down memory lane for this final episode of the series. Burf recounts her favourite moments and yes winning the Premier XVs title does get mentioned!!!...

WRP 81 - The Champions edition. Following on from Harlequins Women victory in the Premier XVs final last weekend, the WRP have a full review for you. Johnnie speaks in depth with Rachael, the winning captain, about the day, the results, the nerves, the season leading up to this, what effect previous finals have had.........basically everything! If that wasn't enough, Chief Superintendent and Quins...

WRP 79 - Semi......precious pod!!  Just days away from the most competitive semi finals the English Premier XVs has ever seen. Johnnie & Burf explore the merits of all four sides: Harlequins, Saracens, Loughborough & Wasps. World Cup winner, Burford, gives her experience from facing these sides already this season, plus where each other may get the upper hand! Plus there is all the ne...

WRP 78 - Alley chat! On this week's episode Chelsea Alley, the Black Fern, joins Johnnie & Burf. The World Cup winner chats about the recent historic Blues v Chiefs game down in New Zealand, & just what it meant on & off the field for that event to happen. But she also elaborates on the comments she made after the match, around the sustainability of what the top New Zealand players are...

WRP 77 - Lights on.....Mids! Simon Middleton, the Red Roses Head Coach joins Johnnie & Burf on this week's episode, plus loads of news from around the rugby world to get stuck into. After a successful 6 Nations campaign where England were crowned champions, being undefeated in the successive tournaments, "Mids" chats about the bizarre end to the game in France last weekend, his assessment of t...

WRP 76 - 6 Nations Team Of The Tournament with Scrum Queens. Ali Donnelly, creator of Scrum Queens joins Johnnie & Burf along side Sara Orchard from the BBC to make the team of the 2021 6 Nations. Who will start at 10, Sochet or Moloney, Joyce or Parsons, how many of England's outside backs made it, who will wear the armband? So much to decide upon in the end of the discussions there is a XV,...

WRP 75 - Super Saturday Preview with Aldcroft, Nelson & McMahon. Another bumper attention of the WRP with Johnnie & Burf ahead of the 6 Nations Super Saturday. With three finals being played out at the weekend we have every game covered. Zoe Aldcroft the in-from England forward tells us where The Red Roses are looking to improve, who got the hair dryer out at half time in Italy, lock or 6?...

WRP 74 - Hunter, Abrahams & Murphy at the half way of the 6 Nations. England skipper Sarah Hunter MBE, joins Johnnie again this week to not only look back at last week's games in the tournament but also look ahead to round 3. The Red Roses skipper takes us through what it was like to be back out on the park for the first time in 13 months, her nerves & how much exhaustion did that smile hi...

WRP 73 - 6 Nations round 1 with Brown, Coughlan, Franco & Hunter. Another huge pod for you to look at every angle of round 1 of the 6 Nations & looking ahead to an exciting round 2. Sarah Hunter MBE, the England captain, steps in as co-host this week...........why where her socks pulled up with a gumshield in them?!!? If it was enough to get the World Cup winner's thoughts; Ireland & I...

WRP 72 - 6 Nations...we've got it covered! Another massive week for the game, so a massive pod coming at you! Not just one but two of the 6 Nations captains and a Red Rose. Yes, three brilliant guests this week in the forms of Siwan Lillicrap, Dr Rachel Malcolm and Lark Davies. Lightening front rower Lark, joins us from the England team hotel, in Doncaster, to give us a unique insight into the squ...

WRP 71 - Clarity...not just 6N (finally) but WXV too! - More huge news from the game; 6 Nations fixtures & broadcast details (well some of them anyway!), women's football get a "proper" tv deal, Quins & Sarries in the play-offs already, Johnnie & Burf react to it all. Plus there's Alison Hughes, World Rugby's Competitions Operations Manager & Rugby World Cup 2022 Tournament Directo...