We're here to get women's rugby over the Gain Line. Through interviews with influential women from across the game, we have great chats, plenty of laughs and hear some unpredictable stories along the way! Based in Ireland.
In this episode we speak to not one, not two…but four 2021 Six Nations champions! We have a relaxed chat with England players Shaunagh Brown, Ellie Kildunne, Lagi Tuima and Detysha Harper. We speak about the funniest moments of the championship, playing in the shortened format with covid restrictions in camp and look forward to the Premier 15s play-offs which are just around the corner. We hear a funny Tale, Joke, Bottle of Coke from Lagi and who does hair on match days. Anna and Lucy also chat through their thoughts and reflections of this year's Six Nations as a whole.
In this episode we speak to Ireland's superstar winger Beibhinn Parsons. We chat about Ireland's performance against Wales in their first match of the 2021 Women's Six Nations, her journey into the sport (she almost went the way of Gaelic Football) and hear two funny stories involving a veggie-looking meat dish and how she lost her first cap shirt. We also reflect on last weekend's action in the Six Nations and preview Ireland v France. Congrats to Diane Ramsay from Queen's University Belfast women's team who is our Rhino Rugby Star of the Week! Follow us @gainlinepodcast on Instagram and Twitter, send in your entires for the Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition via these platforms, we will read out new entries every episode! Or contact us via our email gainlinepodcast@gmail.com. Good Luck!
For this episode we're joined by the brains behind the Women Who Sport Podcast: Scotland's Rhona Lloyd and Sarah Bonar. We have a relaxed chat all about why they decided to set up their podcast, how they believe Scotland are improving despite defeat over England in the opening match of the Women's Six Nations, how World Cup postponement and repeated postponement of their WC qualifiers made them feel and hear another hilarious story for Tale, Joke, Bottle of Coke! We also chat about their current individual situations; Sarah tells us all about stepping away from rugby to complete her RAF Officer training and hear how Rhona has recently linked up with the GB 7s training squad for their camps in Loughborough. Exciting times for both! Follow us on Gain Line Podcast: Twitter: @GainLinePodcast Instagram: @GainLinePodcast
In this episode we speak to former Ireland centre Lynne Cantwell about her recently appointed role as High Performance Manager of the South African Women's team. Lynne is such an inspiration person who wants to make real change within the game. She explains what attracted her to the role, what she wants to achieve and why World Cup postponement is being viewed as a positive in the South African camp. We also hear two hilarious stories for Tale, Joke, Bottle of Coke involving an X-Ray machine and some silky shorts! Lucy and Anna also preview the upcoming matches in this year's Six Nations championship, including England v Scotland (kick-off Saturday 15:00) and France v Wales (kick-off Saturday 20:00). Plus how Ireland are getting on in camp. This week's Rhino Rugby Star of the MONTH winner is Polly Murphy from Fethard RFC. What a brilliant woman in rugby she is. Look out for your Rhino Rugby goodies in the post! Follow us @gainlinepodcast on Instagram and Twitter, send in your entires for the Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition via these platforms, we will read out new entries every episode! Or contact us via our email gainlinepodcast@gmail.com. Good Luck!
In this episode, we let off some steam around the announcement of the Women's Six Nations fixtures and how we had to wait until 11 days before the tournament to have these officially announced by the Six Nations. We also talk about the broadcast exposure the competition will receive and ask why the matches aren't taking place in the national stadiums. In our interview this week we speak to England 7s player and Wasps back-row Abi Burton. Abi is an ambassador for mental health charity LooseHeadz and set up her own account in 2019 called Absolutely Positive which shares stories of body positivity and self-acceptance. Abi recalls her own struggles with body dysmorphic disorder during her teenage years and how she came to love the way her body looks and appreciate it for its purpose of being a professional rugby player. We also speak about being made redundant by the RFU last summer and how Wasps Ladies came to her rescue, plus what it's been like being back in GB Sevens camp preparing for the Tokyo Olympics. This week's Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition winner is Maggie and Edmund from Fethard RFC. Look out for your Rhino Rugby goodies in the post! Follow us @gainlinepodcast on Instagram and Twitter, send in your entires for the Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition via these platforms, we will read out new entries every episode! Or contact us via our email gainlinepodcast@gmail.com. Good Luck! LooseHeadz: www.looseheadz.co.uk Absolutely Positive: @abs.olutelypositive on Instagram Abi Burton: abi_burton on Instagram
In this episode we speak to Ireland international Lauren Delany. Outside of rugby, Lauren is a Performance Nutritionist and is currently studying for a PhD in behaviour change. We chat about how being a nutritionist has helped her as an athlete, what types of food we should be eating before and after games (and what she puts on her plate!) and we chat about the spread of foods on offer before and after a Six Nations match- especially when you're in Italy! Lauren also talks about her transition into the sport from 15 years playing basketball and what it's really like to attend an Irish qualified Talent ID day. She also tells us one of her best/worst jokes for our 'Tale, Joke, Bottle of Coke' section. This week's Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition winner is Debbie and the U18 players at Dolphin RFC who have been fantastic in welcoming the girls and women to their new home from Highfield. Look out for your Rhino Rugby goodies in the post! Follow us @gainlinepodcast on Instagram and Twitter, send in your entires for the Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition via these platforms, we will read out new entries every episode! Or contact us via our email gainlinepodcast@gmail.com. Good Luck!
In this episode we speak to Welsh speedster and Bristol Bears player Jasmine Joyce. Recently named in the GB 7s initial training squad for this summer's Olympics, the winger talks to us about the disappointment of the 15s World Cup being cancelled, why it's so important for Wales players to be playing in the Premier 15s, balancing 7s and 15 and how Bristol Bears have helped the Welsh cause. We also touch on the atmosphere in the Wales camp after the introduction of new Head Coach Warren Abrahams and why playing for the Barbarians was the best rugby experience of her life. Plus quite a large chunk of our chat is dedicated to Welsh cakes. We have double winners for this week's Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition. Congrats to Rob Rossiter from Ulster Rugby Women's and Girls Committee and Aoife Guinan from DCU RFC- look out for your Rhino Rugby goodies in the post! Follow us @gainlinepodcast on Instagram and Twitter, send in your entires for the Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition via these platforms, we will read out new entries every episode! Or contact us via our email gainlinepodcast@gmail.com. Good Luck!
In this episode we speak about the postponement of the World Cup due to be played in New Zealand in September and chat to former Ireland prop and Head Coach of UL Bohs and Munster Women Under 18's, Fiona Hayes. Fi is a larger than life character and our chat isn't short of laughs and hilarious stories. We talk about the beauty of the All Ireland League (AIL), how she found the transition from player to coach and goals for her UL Bohs squad in the near future. We also hear a very funny version of Tale, Joke, Bottle of Coke involving a bus journey, a pretend phone number and lots of screaming. This week's Rhino Rugby Star of the Week winner is Rhea Dee Midgley from Hemsworth Ladies RFC- look out for your Rhino Rugby ball in the post! Follow us @gainlinepodcast on Instagram and Twitter, send in your entires for the Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition via these platforms, we will read out new entries every episode! Or contact us via our email gainlinepodcast@gmail.com. Good Luck!
We're back for episode 3 and we've lined up an incredible guest- it's Ruggette RFC founder, #icare campaign launcher, professional problem solver and all round amazing person- Stefania Evans. Stef plays her rugby for Bristol Bears as well as running Ruggette RFC which she founded in 2018 in order to provide female rugby athletes with apparel made specifically for them. She also launched the recent #icare campaign around raising awareness of the love and passion for the sport, demonstrating how much players, fans and everyone else does care about women's rugby! We also chat about the amazing market potential of the the game and why brands and sponsors need to step up! Congratulations to this week's Rhino Rugby Star of the Week winner, Abby Noonan from Fethard RFC in Co. Tipperary- look out for your Rhino Rugby ball in the post! Follow us @gainlinepodcast on Instagram and Twitter, send in your entires for the Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition via these platforms, we will read out new entries every episode! Or contact us via our email gainlinepodcast@gmail.com. Good Luck!
In this episode we invite on our first ever guest and it's none other than Ireland captain Ciara Griffin or as many will know her, 'Junior'. We chat about her love of farming, growing up in Co.Kerry, her constant pestering of her Dad to set up a girls team which finally paid off, where she sees women's rugby going in Ireland in the future and of course we hear: Tale, Joke, Bottle of Coke- where Ciara reveals a very funny story about a former Ireland player (and there's a funny story about Anna herself in there too!) Congratulations to this week's Rhino Rugby Star of the Week winner, Lou Cawley from Fethard RFC in Co. Tipperary- look out for your Rhino Rugby ball in the post! Follow us @gainlinepodcast on Instagram and Twitter, send in your entires for the Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition via these platforms, we will read out new entries every episode! Or contact us via our email gainlinepodcast@gmail.com. Good Luck!
Hello! If you haven't launched a podcast during the pandemic you're probably in the minority...however, with the Rugby World Cup coming up in September (as it stands), Lucy and Anna wanted to jump on the band wagon to help increase the exposure of the women's game and get women's rugby over the gain line in Ireland and across the world. In our very first episode we chat about the postponed Six Nations, encouraging factors about the upcoming World Cup in New Zealand, Exeter Chief's recent wins against Saracens and Harlequins in the Premier 15s over in England and the introduction of testing into the league. Also why the men's Six Nations players are standing 2 metres apart during the anthems before diving head first into a ruck...all explained! Next week we speak to captain of the Irish team Ciara Griffin, aka Junior, about her love of farming, juggling a career alongside rugby and how she came upon the sport whilst being from the GAA dominated Co. Kerry! There are also funny stories swapped by both Anna and Ciara (one involving a lamb!) Join in as we launch the Rhino Rugby Star of the Week competition: Calling all rugby players! We want girls and women players to send us in an achievement they're proud of, whether it's a video from training or a match (back when training was taking place), or a happy rugby memory, a new skill you've mastered over lockdown or a brilliant team photo- make an impression on us and you could be mentioned on the podcast and featured on our social media channels. The winner each week enters the monthly competition to win Rhino Rugby prizes (please note: the prizes can only be sent out to entries from Ireland). Send in your achievement via @gainlinepodcast on Instagram or Twitter or via our email: gainlinepodcast@gmail.com- Good Luck!
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