WRP 133 - WRP + SQ WC D-B!! (in English WRP & Scrum Queens World Cup debrief!) Recovered yet?! Ali Donnelly, the founder of Scrum Queens, joins Johnnie Hammond for a full debrief of the Rugby World Cup 2021, days after the New Zealand's Black Ferns beat England at the big dance, again. Now the dust is settling the pair discuss that final: the red card, the yellow card, the tactics, the substitutions, the decisions, the performances, England's bumpy road leading into the final & how the r...
Nov 18, 2022•38 min•Season 4Ep. 14
WRP 132 - Final .......captain's log. The World Cup final is upon us & yet again the Red Roses skipper Sarah Hunter (MBE!) hosts the pod with broadcaster Johnnie Hammond. We dive head-first into the England camp & get "Sunter's" thoughts on the semi final games, the quality & drama. Sarah also speaks about this week, what the mood is like in the camp, what they have been up to & who does what to relax & recuperate. The chat then moves to New Zealand & the match, Sunter's ...
Nov 10, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 13
WRP 131 - Captain's log: smiling semis with Fluhler, De Goede & Tuttosi. A comprehensive look at the World Cup semi finals with the lady of the hour, the record breaker Sarah Hunter MBE & challenging her for smiles we also have Black Fern Stacey Fluhler; as well as Canadian pair Sophie De Goede & Emily Tuttosi. "Sunter" takes us back to winning the record 138th cap at the weekend, what it has meant to her, how the squad & beyond showed their admiration, the celebrations, the role...
Nov 04, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 12
WRP 130 - Captain's log: round three Again this week we go right into the heart of the England camp with (our own &) their captian, Sarah Hunter. Off the back of round 2 & ahead of round 3, of the Rugby World Cup, the gang are back together to discuss it all! "Sunter," World Cup winner, Rachael Burford & World Cup commentator Johnnie Hammond look back at the round two results, with wins for England, Australia, USA, New Zealand, Canada & of course Fiji. Not only do we have the opi...
Oct 20, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 11
WRP 129 - La Crunch preview: Cockayne & Cornborough Huge game in pool C at the World Cup, the biggest; England against arch rivals France. these two great rugby nations are normally the ones battling it out for the 6 Nations titles, no love lost between the two & not many points normally separate them either. England have won the last ten but as two of The Red Roses's front rowers chat about, this World Cup game is different. Both nations started the tournament with wins but slow starts,...
Oct 14, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 10
WRP 128 - Captain's log, part 1 The Women's Rugby World Cup started with a bang in New Zealand! England with a record breaking win v Fiji & France lying in wait this weekend. So who better to have on than our very "our" Sarah Hunter MBE, England captain & in line to win cap 137! Sunter takes us right into the Red Roses camp, an exclusive, privileged insight; speaking of waterfalls, cricket matches, marathons, electronic spiders & everything in between!! There is also some rugby chat,...
Oct 13, 2022•21 min•Season 4Ep. 9
WRP 127 - Pool C Pod In the third and final pod this week, we cover off World Cup pool C, containing England, Fiji, France and South Africa. No better person to look ahead at England's opener and the rest of the pool games than the lady who lifted the trophy in 2014, Katy Daly-McLean (MBE!). The former captain talks about this time before the opening game and the keenness to get started, where England will go with selection and also tactics. JH and Katy chat about Fiji, the relatively unknown si...
Oct 07, 2022•35 min•Season 4Ep. 8
WRP 126 - Pool Pod 'B' It is finally here the 2021 World Cup..............in 2022! As all 12 teams get ready to do battle, we take you inside no less than 8 of the camps. These are split into 3 pods, 1 of each pool, this episode concentrates pool B, with USA, Canada, Japan and Italy. Canada captain Sophie De Goede, the daughter of not 1 but 2 former captains, who lead Canada to World Cups! From the USA, Rob Cain, the former Premier XVs winning Saracens coach, gives us the lay of the land on his ...
Oct 06, 2022•46 min•Season 4Ep. 7
WRP 125 - Pool Pod 'A' It is finally here the 2021 World Cup..............in 2022! As all 12 teams get ready to do battle, we take you inside no less than 8 of the camps. These are split into 3 pods, 1 of each pool and first up pool A, containing Australia, New Zealand, Wales and Scotland. Burf (still on her holidays) and JH chat to Scotland captain Dr Rachel Malcolm, Wales stars Jazz Joyce and Georgia Evans and the inspirational Sharni Williams from the Wallaroos. These giants of the game speak...
Oct 05, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 6
WRP 124 - Calm before the storm On this week's pod, we've found Burf! The World Cup winner is sunning herself on holiday before the Big Dance starts and managed to take some time out of her busy schedule! Rachael and JH catch up on all the news from the last couple of weeks, while the pod has been entrenched "in camps!" Golden girl Sharni Williams is on, chatting about the Australia win at the World Cup in Cape Town. That was the Triple Crown for the green and gold, after winning the Commonwealt...
Sep 30, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 5
WRP - 123 - Welsh Dreams. In the second podcast of the week, we go into the Welsh camp; the day their World Cup squad was announced. The 32-player group has a good mix of youth and experience & we got the full gambit of emotions from players all over that spectrum. We spoke to the spiritual leader & captain Siwan Lillicrap, also Olympian Jazz Joyce. Saracens flanker Georgia Evans, in her first World Cup selection. Lowri Norkett also joins us, speaking of following in her sister, Eli's, f...
Sep 23, 2022•30 min•Season 4Ep. 4
WRP 122 - The World Cup bunch. The first of this week's podcasts, is a special one, deep from inside the England camp on the day of their 2021 World Cup squad announcement. Johnnie was at Pennyhill Park (first time for the women's team!!) and got all the reaction to Simon Middleton's selection of the 32! We hear the thoughts of the Head coach in a very candid chat; within which those big omissions are discussed. Plus, of course, all those that did make the plane and the process and it's difficul...
Sep 20, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 3
WRP 121 - The final dress rehearsal.......This week the pod comes "live" from Ashton Gate where England took on Wales, looking to make an historic 25 wins in a row. Burf & Johnnie are back face-2-face for the final warm up game & last match to put down a marker for selection for both the Red Roses & The Welsh. Burf & Johnnie & joined by another World Cup winner Katy Daly-McLean (MBE!!), pre match, to discuss where she thinks the Red Roses are, where they need to improve, what...
Sep 15, 2022•33 min•Season 4Ep. 2
WRP 120 - And so it begins.........we are back with series 4! And what a season it promises to be, not 1 but 2 World Cups, starting this weekend with the 7s World Cup & then on to New Zealand next month. Red Roses' captain & Johnnie Hammond reunite to kick off the series with all the news from the last couple of months. But no better place to start than last weekend & The Red Roses game against the USA. Watching from the "technical hydration area" Sunter had a perfect view of the gam...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Canterbury tales with Jodie Ounsely. The second part of this special mini-series, again The Women's Rugby Pod partners with the iconic rugby brand Canterbury. In this episode, Jodie Ounsley the Sale Sharks and England 7s player opens up about her past, her present, her hopes and aspirations for the future. One of Canterbury's newest ambassadors, Jodie, talks about the existence of her competitive nature from an early age, from coal racing (with carrots!) all the way to playing at Twickenham for ...
Jul 01, 2022•34 min
WRP 119 - Tri-pod! The wash up. In this the final pod of this series, Rachael, Sarah and Johnnie review the season as a whole. The trio discuss the advancements the game has made, not only on the picture but also off it; the historic 6 Nations, the autumn internationals, Super Rugby Aupiki, World 7 Series, Pac 4(!!!)....as ever nothing is missed. They give their team of the season as well as the player of the season. But the latest news is not forgotten either with discussions on Scotland announ...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Canterbury tales with Ellie Kildunne. The start of a special three-part series on The Women's Rugby Pod as we partner with the most iconic rugby apparel brand Canterbury. Harlequins and Red Roses star Ellie chats with Johnnie about her start in rugby the various challenges she faced and is still facing. How she got involved in the game, who helped and who hindered her on that journey. The twinkling-toed full back also speaks of her approach to the game, as an individual and the people in it and ...
Jun 20, 2022•35 min
WRP 118 - Another level....Marlie Packer. Well, she is the lady of the moment, Marlie Packer just aded even more accolades to her long list; and fresh off winning another Premier XVs title she joins Sarah and Johnnie on the pod. From her sun lounger, the Saracens flanker gives us all the ins and outs of Saracens season, the knock out phases and of course the final. The most successful club side in England, were crowned champions last Friday, picking up their third Premier XVs title. "Party Packe...
Jun 09, 2022•49 min
WRP 117 - The Final Act. It is the culmination of the Premier XVs this week, in England, as the constant fixture in this final - Saracens take on Exeter Chiefs, reaching this stage for the first time, in their very short history. Rachael and Johnnie get inside both camps, Lotte Clapp, the Saracens co-captain, joins the pod; looking back briefly as to why they were so successful in the semi and what they need to do to replicate that this week. The two time champion speaks of the key battle ground...
Jun 01, 2022•47 min
WRP 116 - Semi fall out. On the pod this week, Rachael Burford the Harlequins captain & broadcaster Johnnie Hammond look back in depth at the Premier XVs (the top league in English club rugby) semi finals. "Burf's" Quins side lost to their arch rivals Saracens at The Stone X Stadium & the skipper gives her reaction to falling at this stage. Details of exactly where the game was won & lost, what Quins have learnt & reflections on the season as a whole. Praise is heaped on Saracens...
May 26, 2022•42 min
WRP 115 - Premier semis! This week England captan Sarah Hunter MBE and Johnnie Hammond bring you a full preview of the English Premier XVs semis finals. The pair look back at the final round of games which lead to the the placings of the final four, including Sarah's side's match against Quins, at Franklin's Gardens. But the real focus is on Saracens, Exeter, Bristol and Harlequins. The reigning champs, Quins are represented on the pod by our very own Rachael Burford! In a strange twist it is Bu...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 12 min
WRP 114 - Band back together..... they are indeed; this week Rachael Burford, Sarah Hunter MBE & Johnnie Hammond are back together to discuss all the women's rugby news over the last seven days. Sunter reflects on the 6 Nations; that game in France, the level of performance from her Red Roses side & the impact the tournament has had from the players' point of view. The trio look back at last weekend's crucial Premier XVs, in England, where the semi final berths were confirmed. The final ...
May 10, 2022•45 min
WRP 113 - Team of the 6 Nations. This week, with our friends at Scrum Queens, we put together a fabulous panel to select their 2022 6 Nations team of the 6 Nations. Ali Donnelly, creator of SQ & Sara Orchard, the BBC commentator throughout the tournament join Rachael Burford & Johnnie Hammond to debate, argue, discuss but ultimately choose the top 23 from this season's historic tournament. Who will make the cut, how many of the Grand Slam side make it? Will it be Lark Davies or Neve Jone...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 2 min
WRP 112 - So it comes down to this.... A big show with a big guest! Emily Scarratt joins Rachael Burford & Johnnie Hammond after winning her 100th cap for England at the weekend against Ireland. "Scaz" speaks of her feelings on the day, being presented her golden cap by her Dad, at her "home" ground but also what she has made of The Red Roses performances so far & where the Grand Slam decider v France will be won. Burf & Johnnie run through last week's results in the 6 Nations, who i...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 18 min
WRP 111 - 6 Nations, flooring, lambs & The McWilliams family! Ireland's new boss, Greg McWilliams joins Rachael Burford & Johnnie Hammond on the pod this week but he wasn't the only member of the family to join the chat!! The England v Ireland game on Sunday, set for another record crowd, gets the full preview treatment. Greg (and his daughter, Lana Rose) talk about their move back to Ireland & why, what was top of the "to do list," the personalities he has brought in & the excit...
Apr 22, 2022•59 min
WRP 110 - Make hay............ while the sun shines! Women's rugby is enjoying the limelight & more good news with Italy announcing 25 players will be contracted by the union. This is the starting point for Rachael Burford & Johnnie Hammond on this week's episode but they are also joined by Red Rose Rosie Galligan. The second row chats about how hard she has had to work to get back to the national set up, which has been over 1000 days; how hard that journey has been with illness & in...
Apr 15, 2022•55 min
WRP 109 - Seconds out..........round 3. On this week's episode World Cup winner Rachael Burford & Johnnie Hammond are joined by Red Roses star Poppy Cleall & the Welsh match winner, Ffion Lewis. Last year's player of the tournament, talks about some of the areas that England were pleased with against Italy in Parma but also those items that were on the whiteboard on Monday morning to work on. The Saracen chats about the special group of players that The Red Roses possess at the moment &a...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 22 min
WRP 108 - Started on the 'B' of bang. On this week's show Sarah Hunter, the Red Roses captain hosts alongside Johnnie Hammond & there is a full review of a record breaking round 1 of the 6 Nations, plus a full preview of round 2. Keira Bevan, The Wales no.9 joins the pod, talking about the game in Dublin, the crowd, the winning feeling & the tactics that got them over the line. Plus she looks ahead to hosting Scotland this weekend at The Cardiff Arms Park & what expect from both side...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 6 min
WRP 107 - 6 Nations guide #2 - Scotland, Wales & Ireland (the Celtic captains). In the second instalment of the pod this week, being 6 Nations stand alone week, Rachael Burford, the Harlequins captain & Johnnie Hammond, broadcaster, cover the Celtic nations, Scotland, Wales & Ireland. Joining them to do so are not 1, not 2 but all 3 captains of those nations, Dr Rachel Malcolm, Siwan Lillicrap & Nichola Fryday. New appointed Fryday speaks of the honour she has been given, the "fr...
Mar 25, 2022•42 min
WRP 106 - 6 Nations guide no.1 - England, Italy & France. Not 1 but 2 pods this week to fully cover the start of the Women's 6 Nations. Rachael Burford, the World Cup winner and broadcaster Johnnie Hammond are joined by some of the main characters for the upcoming tournament. In this first episode, this week, we were allowed into the Red Roses camp & caught up with one of the pod's own, captain Sarah Hunter but also coach Simon Middleton, potential debutant Connie Powell & the experi...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 4 min
