WRP 135 - Captain Cymru

12/08/22 • 40 min

WRP 135 - Captain Cymru. This week we Siwan Lillicrap joins us, following her announcement, to retire from international rugby. The "50-capper" doesn't look back too far to begin with, by reminiscing about her time in New Zealand at the World Cup. The skipper reflects on the tournament as a whole but also her nation's performances. Then we take the trip down memory lane, recounting where Siwan first fell in love with rugby, her influences, where and when she first played. For a lady who has been at the centre, and often the driving force, for some of Welsh Women's darkest but also brightest days he re-lives it all with Johnnie. Then there are the quick fire questions: best room mate, best memory, best ground, toughest opponent?!!

There is also all the news from around the world; the sevens, news from Mexico, Cameroon, China, Sweden, Australia and who won all the awards at the Black Ferns end of season do.........?

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There is also all the news from around the world; the sevens, news from Mexico, Cameroon, China, Sweden, Australia and who won all the awards at the Black Ferns end of season do.........?

#WRP @podwomensrugby

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WRP 134 - We are Warriors!

WRP 134 - We are Warriors! This week, Worcester's Director of Rugby Jo Yapp joins the pod. The former England international is very honest about the last few months that she & the rest of the Warrior players & staff have had to go through. How she has coped not knowing what the future was going to hold but also where the club (women's section) is now & how are they able to operate. The playing side of matters is also spoken about; the victory over Quins at the weekend, which is a double, as they beat them a few weeks back in the cup. In addition, where the squad find themselves now, with all that has gone on & a tender process to go through. Johnnie & "Yappy" do look back at the World Cup & the final, did England lose it or did New Zealand win it? Jo is thrown a curve-ball too.......what would you answer be if England came calling.........

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WRP 136 - Christmas round- up

WRP 136 - Christmas round-up. Finishing up 2022 with a speedy round up of a load of news from the world of Women's Rugby! Scotland's union awarded 28 contracts last week, we speak to friend of the pod Dr Rachel Malcolm. The Scotland captain gives us a sense of what this milestone means to her and the rest of the team, how it has come about and the differences she believes it will make. In Ireland over the weekend Blackrock College were crowned club champions, Hannah O'Connor, the victorious number 8; takes us through the match and hints at how good the celebrations were!! In England the Premier XVs has restarted at a great pace, none more so than Gloucester-Hartpury, dropping only a single point. Their front rower Kelsey Jones chats about "The Circus," the characters in it - old and new - her budding friendship with Red Rose star Maud Muir! But also why things are clicking on the field and why they've had the start they have.

There's all the rest of the news as well, big news too! RFU's announcement on the teams that have secured places in next season's P15s, 8 so far with Leicester and Ealing in and Wasps, Worcester, DMP and Sale out - as it stands. There's results from France, Hong Kong, Cape Town. News of coaching movements, new fixture announcements and retirees.

Enjoy and have a very Merry Christmas.

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