Women's Rugby Pod

WRP 70 - Announcements here, there & everywhere. This week Johnnie & Burf react to the huge news coming out of World Rugby about the new global season for the Women's game, the WXV. Burf, who was involved in the process of creating a first for the sport, gives her reaction to the news. Plus there's chat around CVC's money going into the 6 Nations & what that means for the game, an upda...

WRP 69 - Moore perspective. On this week's pod loads of talking points for Burf & Johnnie to get stuck into! Talk of a women's British & Irish Lions tour, elite players having to Crowdfund to pay of medical bills, the return of grassroots rugby & HSBC World sevens series, all the results from around the world & World Rugby's leadership plans. Plus a very unique perspective for the...

WRP 68 - WC & YSC - Following the announcement of the 2021 World Cup being delayed for a year, Johnnie 7 Burf get immediate ruction from the Red Roses camp & her captain Sarah Hunter MBE. "Sunter" depicts how the decision has been met with her team mates & herself but also the longer term ramifications on her personally & her career. Also on the pod, all the way from Texas, Wendy Y...

WRP 67 - Aussie rules.....well this one does! Alana Thomas joins Johnnie & Burf on the pod this week. Alana is the current Melbourne Rebels Super W head coach, in Australia but is also the assistant coach for Fiji going into this year's World Cup. Alana chats about rugby in Australia, the growth of the game, the current structure but also her role as a coach & her approach. The former Aust...

WRP 66 - Out of Africa.........this week quite by accident The WRP hit the breaking news, literally as it was being recorded!! The South African Rugby Union announced a watershed moment in their development by announcing a new High Performance Manager, Irish legend Lynne Cantrell; we hear from her & Rassie Erasmus. But also South Africa XVs & 7s star, Zinhle Ndawonde joins Johnnie & Bu...

WRP 65 - Here's to you Mrs Robinson. On this week's pod, Melodie Robinson, a former Black Fern & double World Cup winner, pioneering broadcaster & now General manager of sport at TVNZ. Johnnie takes Mel on a trip down memory lane, recalling her debut in the famous black shirt, when she knocked out her opposite number!!! Her move into presenting & commentating all the way up to current...

WRP 64 - Chiefs, Chiefs, Chiefs..... A week on from the live pod & after Exeter Chiefs Womens stunning victory over Saracens, the double Champions, at the weekend; Amy Garnett joins Johnnie & Burf. Exeter's assistant coach, Garnett, The Red Roses first player to reach 100 caps for her country, analyses the win but also chats about the journey Exeter have been on, plus their aspirations for...

WRP 63 - WRP goes live..........This week Johnnie & Burf take the pod live (over Zoom!!). Almost a year on from The WRP's last live event, to try & do something a little different & hopefully put smiles on faces The WRP again goes live. It's 6 Nations time, not the start of the women's competition, that is to come but the 4 superstar guests represent the 4 home unions. Sarah Hunter MBE...

WRP 62 - Just the2 of us.................This week it's just Johnnie & Burf, chatting away on this week's issues & news in the women's game. The pair discuss the mood within the game in terms of the COVID situation & news of testing of players. The delayed 6 Nations & Allianz Premiers XVs. Where the league is, at the mid-way point but also where World Cup winner Rachael's club, Har...

WRP 61 - 6 Nations on the move........On this week's episode Johnnie & Burf are joined by Scrumqueens founder Ali Donnelly. The main topic of conversation being the moving of the Women's 6 Nations to April/May; the pros & cons of that move (although not official at time of recording) & the ramifications to the home nations. The trio also look beyond the team's competiting in the tourna...

WRP 60 - Dame Daisy....to kick off 2021 we have a superstar of the game, Sue Day. From winning 59 caps, scoring 61 tries (probably England's top try scorer of all time!), winning multiple Grand Slams, competing in 3 World Cups (top try scorer in WC history), captaining her country at XVs & 7s to broadcasting on the game; Sue Day MBE is now CFO & COO at the RFU. Daisy chats about her journe...

WRP 59 - When two tribes go to war.....................Ahead of the biggest game in the English league season, so far; Harlequins v Saracens. We sit the two captains down for a "friendly" chat; our very own Rachael Burford and Sarries leader Lotte Clapp. The two skippers discuss the rivalry that has built up, why these head-2-heads are so special and who are the main protagonists. HAPPY NEW YEAR O...

WRP 58 - Katy Daly-McLean bows out......podcast EXCLUSIVE........last week Katy Daly-McLean MBE, who won 116 caps for England, appeared in 4 World Cups, including being the winning captain in 2014, won 8 Grand Slam titles & an Olympian in Rio, called time on her career. The lass from South Shields, one of greatest to ever pull on the red rose of England speaks to Johnnie honestly & frankly...

WRP 57 - Flying Bird................ Liza "Bird" Burgess joins Johnnie & Burf on this week's pod. The former Welsh captain, Barbarians coach & first ever female member of the Welsh Rugby Union board, has just been voted vice-chair of that board. J & R chat about the position, the influence Bird is having & the raise of diversity on these committees. They also speak about the Welsh...

WRP 56 - Eagles, Sharks & teams of the decade! On this week's pod, Alycia Washington the USA international gets us up to date with life the other side of the pond. How she & her team mates have coped with the pandemic, plus the influence of the old Saracens boss, Rob Cain. Alycia also chats about the XV Foundation that she a fellow team mate Kristine Sommer set up to fund the USA national...

WRP 55 - Sir Bill World Rugby Chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont joins Johnnie and Burf on the pod this week. The boss of the world game chats about the news of 2025 World Cup expanding to 16 teams from 12, what to expect from New Zealand and it's World Cup next year. Plus what he wants to achieve in the next four years within the women's game and it's significance to the game of rugby as a whole. After...

WRP 54 - Guess who did it again......................another Stella line up for this week's pod. Emily Scarratt, back-2-back Grand Slam winner kicked the winning penalty for victory over France on Saturday. The World Rugby Player of the Year gives a blow-by-blow account of Saturday last minute win, including what was going through her mind. The World Cup pool news is also discussed with "Scaz," as...

WRP 53 - Roses in The Alps.....this week not one but two stars of the Red Roses fine victory out in France. England newest fly half, Helena Rowland, who made her first test start in Grenoble, takes us through it step by step. Including who gave her those helpful hints, what the French welcome was like & what the future looks like with Olympics & a World Cup on the horizon. Also on the WRP,...

WRP 52 - Autumn Le Crunch..............In the week where England take on France in the first of two autumn tests, Johnnie & Burf go inside both camps. Lydia Thompson, the Red Rose & Worcester star knows how to score against The French. The speedster tells us all about the "mind set" ahead of the trip to Grenoble, how the squad is shaping up & how she copes with time out of the game. Ch...

WRP 51 - Champions Edition with Beckett, Cocksedge & Naoupu. This week Johnnie & Burf chat to Sarah Beckett fresh from winning the 6 Nations title & in the process back-2-back Grand Slams. The Red Rose star talks the game, the celebrations, her try/non try & the importance of family. But she also looks ahead to those two autumn tests coming up against the French. Kendra Cocksedge,...

WRP 50: Fabulous at 50 with 6 Nations....part deux!! While giving a little nod to Johnnie & Burf's 50th weekly podcast, they bring you a show full to the brim! England coach Simon Middleton, fresh from retaining the 6 Nations title, chats about the Grand Slam game against Italy & building towards the World Cup in under 12 months. Lindsay Peat, of Leinster & Ireland, an inspiration on &...

WRP 49 - A triumvirate of greatness......Brown, Konkel & Rocky! A packed show, with top draw guests, news, reviews, a brilliant competition & a new feature. Ahead of the return of the re-scheduled 6 Nations, we catch Scotland's talismanic number 8 Jade Konkel in camp; as she & her side prepare to face France on Sunday. Shaunagh Brown the utterly engaging England & Harlequins player...

WRP 46 - Mo Waaka............well Mo Hunt & Stacey Fluhler!!! This week Johnnie & Burf chat to Red Rose & Gloucester-Hartpury captain Natasha "Mo' Hunt about the opening weekend of Allianz Premier XVs. Burf & Mo compare notes on just how good it was to be back out there playing! Also on the pod Black Ferns & Waikato star Stacey Fluhler (nee Waaak,), fresh from a hat-trick in th...

Huge breaking news on The Women's Rugby Pod this week. The English top flight league, the Premier XVs is back! Not only that it is back with a new heavyweight sponsor, Allianz. Johnnie & Burf have some brilliant guests to discuss these exciting developments; Red Roses & Saracens double act Poppy Cleall & Hannah Botterman. Plus they get Gerard Mullen's, the new Head Coach at Harlequins,...

WRP 46 - The New Outfits......Sale & Exeter. This week Johnnie & Burf chat to the two new clubs in the Premier XVs, Exeter & Sale. World Cup winning captain & now player/coach up at the north west club, Katy Daly-McLean MBE talks about starting from scratch, pressure & her gardener!! Also on the pod Susie Appleby, Exeter's Head Coach discusses the challenges that COVID has thro...