WRP 140 - Front row union!

03/17/23 • 41 min

WRP 140 - Front row union! This week not one but two members of the front row union; Lana Skeldon, of Scotland & Worcester & Wasps' & Red Rose squad member, Liz Crake. Scotland have just announced their squad for the up coming 6 Nations, of which Lana was, unsurprisingly, selected for. The international front rower chats about coming off the back of the World Cup, the lessons they learnt from it & what they are taking into this new chapter of women's rugby in Scotland. Lana talks about the new faces in the squad & also in the coaching box & you really get a sense a new page has been turned, after what has been a horrible year & a half. The hooker tells us just what it is like to play at Worcester, again through some choppy waters but the future looks bright, especially with Jo Yapp involved!

Wasps, as a club, have had a terrible time of it; the women's side will no longer compete in English rugby'd top level next season. Liz speaks of how that has effected the group & herself, how they have managed to turn up every week. Plus the Red Roses training squad member opens up about the raw disappointment of players & staff leaving the club when the troubles started. But there are positives! Liz tell us "how cool" it is to be in England camp, just how many appointments there are & a full low down on the stash!! Plus there's all the news from around the rest of the world, with France & Italy squads, retirements & half centuries as well!!

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WRP 139 - Tails....every time!

WRP 139 - Tails....every time! Former Wales captain & Sale "acting head coach," Rachel Taylor joins Johnnie on the pod this week. "Tails" talks all things Wales with the 6 Nations squad announcement earlier this week, the balance of the squad, her views on the captain & who are the ones to look out for. The new wave of twenty five contracts are also chatted about & the small but constant steps the WRU seem to be making in the women's game, despite all the doom & gloom around the union. The campaign to push rugby in the north is spoken about from the Sale Sharks Women's point of view & what went on at the weekend but also was this part of the stumbling block in Sale re-entering to the next cycle of Premier XVs rugby? The former back rower chats about the league's results at the weekend with her expert coaches eye; what does she make of Exeter's twelfth bonus point victory of the season & are the champions, Saracens, hitting form just at the right time? Plus there is news & results from around the oval world.

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WRP 141 - 6 Nations captain special.....including Sunter!

YES it's the start of the 6 Nations! Wales v Ireland, England v Scotland and Italy v France, plus the Super Rugby Aupiki finals & the Super W gets underway; so another huge week for women's rugby. We speak to three of the 6 Nations captains, from England, Sarah Hunter appearing in her last ever game of competitive rugby signs out in style in her home town of Newcastle. She will lead the side out for the last time on the occasion of her 141st cap; hear her thoughts on what will be an emotional night. "Sunter" also tells us about this new look England team & what to expect from Scotland lead by her close friend Rachel Malcolm. Speaking of Dr Malcolm, we caught up with her at the 6 Nations launch to chat about where her Scotland side as they enter this new World Cup cycle. Also who to look out for & the joy of playing against her pal "Sunter!" From Italy, we have Giada Franco, the all-action flanker, who is excited about the tournament; from having a new coach, new team mates but also starting their campaign against World Cup bronze-medalists France. Ireland were unable to supply anyone for this pod but they go up against Wales, in Cardiff, Hannah Jones the new skipper was also at the launch. The Welsh star chats about the new contracts, the new faces in the squad & facing the challenge of taking on their Celtic sisters, Ireland. There is all the fixtures news as well, plus shout outs; including a new partnership between the RFU, O2 & The Women's Sport Trust.

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