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 the campaign, the wonderful selection head aches he now faces & the benefit of having the World C...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 34
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, a captain & a player of the tournament, which the panel all agree on (well....sort of). Plus Ali...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 33
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? & just what a challenge the French are. Edel "Tricky" McMahon the Ireland international gives h...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 32
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 hide. But the 124-cap World Cup winner also tells Johnnie where the areas where England can improve &a...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 31
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 & Italy make their bows in the tournament so former Ireland captain, Fiona Coughlan join us. Fi runs he...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 30
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 squad, the training, life in a COVID bubble; plus the new players to look out for. Lark also looks ahea...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 29
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 Director. Alison drills down into the detail of the announcement of the sport's first ever global calendar ...
Mar 23, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 28
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 update from the Lionesses, positive news from Italy. Burf chats her new role in the game & gives her...
Mar 17, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 27
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 as a legend of the men's game, England & British & Irish Lions hooker Brian Moore, a rea...
Mar 10, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 26
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 Young, who runs "Your Scrum Half Connection," a website that has supported & promoted the game si...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 25
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 Australian international talks about her excitement with being involved with Fiji & the run up to WC...
Feb 24, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 24
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 & Burf to talk about, not only, the set up of women's rugby in the country, her personal journey to the ...
Feb 19, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 23
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 role at the national television station. Along this whistle-stop tour of one of women's rugby's pill...
Feb 09, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 22
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 the season & her reflections as a coach so far. Johnnie & Burf also bring you all the news ...
Feb 02, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 21
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, the Red Roses captain, Lindsay "All Sport" Peat - the Ireland international, Scotland's try scorin...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 20
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, Harlequins are. There is all the latest news with rugby returning to parts of Europe & questions fr...
Jan 19, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 19
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 tournament & the consequences this decision will have on the the wider game, in particular the World C...
Jan 12, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 18
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 journey in the game, from her first cap to losing a World Cup final. Burf, her former teammate, reminisces...
Jan 05, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 17
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 ONE AND ALL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 29, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 16
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 about the decision which surprised many. The fly half details the process of coming to the decision...
Dec 22, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 15
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 Women's set up with Bird's good friend Rachel Taylor involved & how it has turned onto the right...
Dec 16, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 14
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 squad. DMP Durham Sharks leading light Beth Blacklock also joins Johnnie & Burf on the pod, depi...
Dec 08, 2020•59 min•Season 2Ep. 13
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 Sale Sharks' historic first ever win in the Premier XVs over Worcester at the weekend, Hannah Field ...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 12
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 well as the rivalry with France, plus her Midas touch. Rachel Taylor, last week, secured the Wales ...
Nov 24, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 11
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, Amy Cockayne the England hooker, fresh off the plane gives her account of the test match, including...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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. Chloe Pelle, star of France 7s & XVs sides gives her take on playing England, the players to watch...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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, the double World Cup winner & her Canterbury side picked up their fourth successive Farah Palmer...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 8
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 & off the field looks ahead to a wounded French side at the weekend. But also the feeling of bein...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 7
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, speaks about scrums, England camp & her club captain!!! But also the recent effect of the blac...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 6
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 the Farah Palmer Cup; her Waikato side is one game away from a home semi final. Plus there's all the n...
Oct 13, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 5
