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From the people that brought you The Good, The Bad & The Rugby comes a new show: The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby with England star Emily Scarratt and broadcaster Elma Smit. Delivering great guests, insight, laughter and tears in a brilliant rollercoaster of emotions in and around women’s rugby and women’s sport generally.

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    In Camp With The Black Ferns: Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, Jorja Miller & Stacey Waaka

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 68:57


    Three of the biggest names in New Zealand Rugby, Portia Woodman Wickliffe, Jorja Miller & Stacey Waaka join Elma to discuss their World Cup journey so far. We learn about the Sailor's Hornpipe, what it really means to do the Haka and HOW they've managed to win SIX Rugby World Cups. Katy Daley-Mclean also joins Elma in the studio, to preview the Quarter Finals. If you're not heading to Exeter or Bristol this weekend to watch the rugby, you can tune in on the BBC:Saturday 13th September:New Zealand v South Africa - 13:00 - BBC2Canada v Australia - 16:00 - BBC2 Sunday 14th SeptemberFrance v Ireland - 13:00 - BBC2England v Scotland - 16:00 - BBC1 To find your local rugby club, head to: https://www.englandrugby.com/play/find-rugby For Continental Tyres & Protyre Autocare's Gear Up Rugby campaign, head to: www.gearuprugby.co.uk and nominate them now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    GSR Quick Tap: Rugby World Cup Round 3 Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 45:53


    Elma & Nick run through everything Brighton had to offer - from the pitch to the beach, they bring you everything you may have missed from behind the scenes! They pay tribute to the nations leaving the competition & briefly look ahead to the next round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Rugby World Cup: Round 3 Preview with Kendra Cocksedge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 64:44


    Most capped Black Fern of all time, Kendra Cocksedge & currently injured Irish stalwart, Dorothy Wall join Elma to preview a GINORMOUS clash between Ireland and New Zealand in Brighton this weekend… & rest of the round three matches! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Red Roses Camp with Mo Hunt & Zoe Harrison: Chloe Kelly, Skin Care & Online Shopping

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 30:48


    Mo & Zoe Harrison join Elma for a mid week catch up at the England Rugby training facility, ahead of their final pool game in Brighton this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    GSR Quick Tap: Rugby World Cup Round Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 48:34


    Elma & Nick have barely caught their breath after South Africa beat Italy, USA drew with Australia and Spain ran Ireland close..  It's been one helluva second round!! Join the big debrief! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Rugby World Cup: Ireland, Scotland & Wales

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 70:44


    HOME NATIONS IN THE HOUSE!!!!! A trio of former Wales, Scotland & Ireland players - join Elma to look ahead to what rounds two & three have to offer & discuss the good, the bad & the ugly goings on behind the scenes. Elinor Snowsill, Anna Caplice & Christine Belisle give us all the insight from the Welsh, Scottish & Irish camps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    GSR Quick Tap: Rugby World Cup Round One

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 39:29


    We're off & running - & the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup DID NOT disappoint! Elma & Nick Heath take us on a whistle-stop tour of their journey from Sunderland to Manchester to Northampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Rugby World Cup PREVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 64:55


    England World Cup winning captain, Katy Daley Mclean & commentator, Nick Heath join Elma to discuss all the runners & riders of the Rugby World Cup & make Quarter Finals predictions. The tournament kicks off on Friday night as England take on USA at the Stadium of Light! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Sheriff Meg Jones Is In Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 67:48


    Scaz, Mo & Meg pop by the studio for the final time before the World Cup. They're fresh from the plane from a convincing win over France, in their final warm up fixture, so as per usual chaos ensues. The girls also reflect on their journey to this point, eight years since we last saw Meg & Mo on the world stage in the 15s game, so it's also an opportune moment for Meg to reflect on her year of growth & fresh perspective, a year on from her dad passing away. Disclaimer: We will not be found liable for any Mo'ism Os-MO-sis that occurs while listening to or watching this episode. Listen at your own risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Can We Turn Football Mad Maisie Adam Into A Rugby Fan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 69:45


    Scaz & Mo are back in camp ahead of this weekend's warm up game against France. So, Elma's roped in our favourite fourth wheel, KDM to help her convince the Lionesses biggest fan, comedian Maisie Adam, to LOVE rugby. It's not a difficult task, Maisie's onboard from the outset, but she does have more than a few questions… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Armed Forces Have Their Own World Cup!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 66:17


    There's another world cup happening this summer - it's called the IDRC, the International Defence Rugby Competition, which Vodafone are the Principal partner of… where 7 nations of formidable soldiers, sailors and airwomen battle it out to determine the greatest Armed Forces rugby team on the planet. To find out more, Elma heads to Aldershot Garrison, to visit the UK Armed Forces team, which is sponsored by Vodafone & made up of players from the RAF, the Army & the Navy! Come and support The Nation's Heroes on The Nation's Network. ⏭️ 00:00 - Coming Up…

    It's Coming Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 66:24


    The Rugby World Cup is only four weeks away & our Red Roses are back for Season 6 of The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby with their South African Cat Lady in tow. Life in camp, summer shenanigans & more Mo'isms than you can shake a white elephant at… the chaos has returned for another year! Try not to get goosebumps… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Grand, The Slam & The Rugby 4.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 75:36


    The morning after the night before… Scaz, Mo, Meg, Katy & Elma debrief on Super Saturday, winning their fourth grand slam in a row & the Women's Six Nations as a whole.  Make sure you're following The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby on socials, for more live show announcements: @goodscazrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Squidge Rugby's Grand Slam Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 72:58


    The Women's Six Nations Grand Slam decider is this Saturday… England and France go head to head at Allianz Stadium. So, Elma's pulled out all the stops & brought Mr. YouTube himself, AKA Squidge Rugby, AKA Robbie Owen, to chew the fat with our KDM & Nicholas Aidan Heath. Which 10 does John Mitchell pick? Who is England's best bench? Could France out-scrum England to a win? & how do you turn a love for teen movies into a YouTuber career?  Tickets for GSR's Live Show at the Cabbage Patch on Super Saturday: https://shorturl.at/FeXUf  Make sure you're following The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby on socials, for more live show announcements: @goodscazrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    England Scotland Preview with Mo, KDM & Emma Wassell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 75:56


    It's Roses v Thistles this weekend, so Emma Wassell returns from north of the border, to join Mo, Katy & Elma in the studio to spill the tea on what's been going on in camp! Mo asks the big questions, like why would you throw a baby out with the bathwater? & do they really have ‘Homes Under the Hammer' in Scotland? Emma beautifully reflects on her own grief, too, having recently marked a year since her mother passed away unexpectedly during last year's Six Nations. Get tickets for GSR's Live Show at the Cabbage Patch on Super Saturday: https://shorturl.at/FeXUf  Make sure you're following The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby on socials, for more live show announcements: @goodscazrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Green Wave: In Camp with Ireland ☘️

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 78:04


    Ahead of Mo, Scaz & Meg taking on Ireland this weekend, Elma has hopped across the Irish Sea for an exclusive tour of Ireland's High Performance Centre, to see what the World Champion beating, Girls in Green have got up their sleeve. Injured Ireland skipper & Gloucester Hartpury second row, Sam Monaghan is back on the show, accompanied by Ireland 15s & 7s scrum half, Aoibheann Reilly & Ireland's most entertaining prop Niamh O'Dowd, AKA Noddy, AKA Noddia, AKA the late Father Dina. Alongside Niamh's multiple personas, the gang discuss ACL tear recovery & research, the chronicles of the Niss (Niamh's trusty car) & draining Dubai dry of rice pudding.  To support Em Haywood's ACL fundraiser, go to: https://tinyurl.com/4c5aypdu  Make sure you're following The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby on socials, for more live show announcements: @goodscazrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meg Jones Presents GSR: Six Nations Fallow Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 72:38


    Fresh from a win at the Principality, our Red Roses, Scaz, Mo & Meg join Elma in the studio for a mid-Six Nations catch up. The girls are on a fallow week day off, so Meg thought she'd extend the break to Elma by taking the reins of the pod. We get a run down of the opening rounds of the tournament, an insight into John Mitchell's coaching box, & Meg's reflection on her first run out for England since coming back from injury & losing both her parents. Don't ask why Voldemort stops by, we don't know. Make sure you're following The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby on socials, for more live show announcements: @goodscazrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Six Nations Round 1 with Elinor Snowsill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 78:45


    Former Wales & Bristol Bears Fly half, Elinor Snowsill joins Elma & Katy Daley-Mclean (her opposite number for many years) to review Round One of the Women's Six Nations. Rabbit holes include, but are not limited to: the importance of menstrual cycle tracking, the number of siblings the Pyrs sisters have and Emily Scarratt's fake tan rumours. Tickets to GSR's Principality live show ahead of Wales v England on Saturday 29th March: https://tinyurl.com/4kyj78jt  Make sure you're following The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby on socials, for more live show announcements: @goodscazrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The PWR Final: A Gloucester-Hartpury Three-peat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 58:17


    CHAOS REIGNS after the full time whistle at StoneX Stadium… where our Mo & her Zo have lifted the PWR trophy for a third consecutive year. Mo, Sean Lynn, Maud Muir & Mia Venner join Elma, Scaz, Meg, KDM & Nick to unpack the madness of the game against Sarries. Not to mention the mascot race to end all mascot races…  Tickets to GSR's Murrayfield live show ahead of Scotland v Wales on Saturday 22nd March: https://tinyurl.com/4pyu239k  Tickets to GSR's Principality live show ahead of Wales v England on Saturday 29th March:  Make sure you're following The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby on socials, for more live show announcements: @goodscazrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    PWR Final AND Six Nations Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 66:57


    Katy Daley-Mclean & Nick Heath join Elma to deep dive into this years' Six Nations & preview the PWR Final, while Mo preps for the final against Sarries & Scazzy's in England camp. Hope you're ready for a nausey time..  Tickets to GSR & The PWR Pod's live show at the PWR Final: https://tinyurl.com/mtsyv2ac  Tickets to the PWR final: https://tinyurl.com/4etwmry6 Tickets to GSR's Murrayfield live show ahead of Scotland v Wales: https://tinyurl.com/4pyu239k  Make sure you're following The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby on socials for more live show announcements: @goodscazrugby  The Cabin Chat is brought to you by British Airways. British Airways will take care of you over a lifetime of journeys. Book your next flight at britishairways.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Semi Final Debrief: Sean Lynn's Gloucester-Hartpury

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 68:56


    Mo & her circus are off to the PWR final again - vying for the three-peat, but this time against Saracens! Less than an hour after the final whistle at Queensholm, Elma & Scaz have lured Mo & Gloucester-Hartpury head coach, Sean Lynn, for a debrief. They unpick the game against Bristol Bears, discuss Lynnie legacy at GH and his pride at being given the Wales job…  Nick Heath subs in for Mo & Lynnie's for the second half of the show, to deep dive into both semi finals & analyse how prepping for the final may differ for Sarries & GH.  Tickets for GSR's live show at StoneX Stadium ahead of the PWR Final on Sunday 16th March - head to https://shorturl.at/4sAQd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Black Girls Ruck: Sadia Kabeya & Anne Onwusiri

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 73:28


    It's double-derby-semi-final week, so the girls are Mo-less again. But lucky for us, Loughborough & Red Roses back row extraordinaire, Sadia Kabeya, is in the house, along with the founder of Black Girls Ruck, the podcast & social collective, Anne Onwusiri. Being prominent black women in rugby can be a lonely place, but Anne & Sadia are building a community of rugby fans & players who look like them - which Sadia has kick started by sharing her incredible natural hair journey on social media. The girls discuss their shared experiences, the lack of representation of people of colour in rugby, & what we can all do to combat it. Get ready to mix some legacy with innovation…  To join Elma at Queensholm for Gloucester-Hartpury v Bristol Bears on Sunday 2nd March - head to https://shorturl.at/rOpBe & use GSR10 at the checkout to get a 10% discount! The Cabin Chat is brought to you by British Airways. British Airways will take care of you over a lifetime of journeys. Book your next flight at britishairways.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Emma Wassell: Scotland's Warrior

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 73:38


    Learning she had a 27cm tumour in her chest, that she mistook for a piece of sour dough stuck in her throat, was not the way Scotland & Loughborough's stalwart second row, Emma Wassell, would have wanted to start this season. But, with the help of her team mates, Rachel Malcolm, Rhona Lloyd & a few others, she's on her way back to the pitch… Emma & Rachel join Scaz & Elma to relive a story that isn't for the faint of heart; a story of friendship, courage & resilience. Elsewhere… our Mo's secured herself a Holm semi final… join Elma at at Kingsholm (renamed Queensholm for the occasion) for Gloucester-Hartpury Bristol Bears on Sunday 2nd March. If you'd like to join Elma & the rest of the GSR blue tits, head to https://shorturl.at/rOpBe & use GSR10 at the checkout to get a 10% discount! The Cabin Chat is brought to you by British Airways. British Airways will take care of you over a lifetime of journeys. Book your next flight at britishairways.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Mack's Impact: Scrums, ADHD & The Red Roses with Mackenzie Carson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 70:58


    Elma, Scaz & Mo are joined by Canadian international hooker turned Red Roses prop, Mackenzie Carson. The girls discuss Mack's unchartered journey from Canada to England, her recent ADHD diagnosis and her on-pitch, head-to-head rivalry with partner, Sarah Bern. Disclaimer: no joke is left un-turned in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Scaz's Loughborough ⚡️ with Lilli Ives Campion, Nathan Smith & Ollie Perry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 70:02


    Loughborough are just coming into their own at the end of this season, beating Bristol Bears & Saracens in recent weeks… so Scaz has invited us to take a look around her house, to see what's in the water there. Lightning Head Coach, Nathan Smith, joins Scazzy to tell us all about Loughborough's pathways & the club he's building. Scaz then sits down with one of her youngest team mates, & one of the newest Red Roses, Lilli Ives Campion and a Red Rose of her generation, who is now coaching England U18s Ollie Perry to discuss everything from Sunter's glory days at uni, to the England pathway. Finally the trio are joined by Loughborough uni player, Emily ‘Mags' Maguire, who is a mentee on GSR & Vodafone's EmpowHER programme, to hear all about her journey into coaching. GSR & Vodafone's EmpowHER programme is bridging the gap between Women's BUCS Super Rugby & the top leagues in England, Scotland & Wales. The unis get:

    Abi Burton AKA Baby ‘Bulldozer' Burts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 74:19


    Abi Burton is back in a Red Roses training jersey with her sights firmly on her next XVs cap after the most incredible return to the GB7s team in the summer & an Olympic cycle that now seems like someone else's life, to her. She joins Elma & Meg to relive her journey from the pitch, to a hospital bed, & back again. She touches on how her muscle mass saved her life, how much she appreciates her body now and how she'll never get enough of necking pints of gravy fr fun. The Trailfinders back row is firmly back in business… & we suggest you don't get in her way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Exeter's Chiefs: Poppy Leitch & Alex Tessier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 73:07


    Elma's headed South West to meet the busiest woman in the PWR: nail technician to the stars, Exeter Chiefs Captain & Exeter Uni Head Coach, Poppy Leitch & her team mate, Canada's Alex Tessier AKA Tess. They discuss Tess' World Rugby Player of the Year nomination & the nails that went with her outfit in Monaco (of course), as well as the legacy of Jo Yapp in those parts & the programme's transformation over the last few years under Poppy's leadership. The trio are then joined by two Exeter Uni's players, who are also mentees on GSR & Vodafone's EmpowHER programme, Eva Stirrett & Lilly Plowman, to hear all about how much they believe Poppy is the Messiah. (Their words, not ours.) GSR & Vodafone's EmpowHER programme is bridging the gap between Women's BUCS Super Rugby & the top leagues in England, Scotland & Wales. The unis get:

    Leadership, Love & Loss with Meg Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 74:07


    The girls have been back in England camp this week & the Red Roses' Vice Captaincy has been bestowed upon our Meg, so Scaz, Mo & Elma hash through what it takes to be a leader in the Red Roses. True to form, Meg is open and honest about leadership, as well as the year she's had - losing both her mum and dad in quick succession. She proudly tells the girls about the people they both were, as well as the struggles her mum had with alcoholism, in the hope that others affected by addiction don't feel so alone. She's one in a million, our Meg.

    Giselle Mather: Care, Connection & Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 78:50


    GB7's Head Coach, Giselle Mather joins the girls for the first episode of 2025. When will the GB girls medal? How do we combat the mass exodus of female head coaches in the PWR? Will Giselle be the first ever Lions coach? & what does onomatopoeia mean? Giselle's got all the answers…

    The GSR Christmas Party with KDM & Meg

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 68:16


    The GSR family, Scaz, Mo, Elma, Katy Daley-Mclean & Meg Jones meet at the Cabbage Patch for a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. Trimming include but are not limited to, pigs in blankets, Secret Santa, not-so-Secret Santa & a very special FaceTime with Mo's grandma. Expect infectious high jinx & festive cheer.

    Captain America

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 66:29


    USA rugby is on the rise, so this week, Kate Zackary hosts Scaz & Elma at Trailfinders Women in Ealing. They might be the new kids on the block, but they're taking the top teams in the league to task… not dissimilar to the USA on the international stage right now. They discuss Kate's leadership of both sides, take a look around the place & learn all Whisky Sour Paws' adventures.

    Sibling Rivalry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 72:23


    Scaz's Loughborough Lightning take on Mo's Gloucester-Hartpury at Franklins Gardens this Sunday, so to preview the game & all the other big PWR news…cough cough, Ilona Maher

    Wales' Next Gen: Cardiff Met

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 53:03


    Mo's travelled to Wales this week to visit Hartpury's rivals, Cardiff Met. Twenty three of the squad are going to be competing in the Celtic Challenge this December, so she's gone to find out what's in the water over the Severn Bridge... Mo's joined by Lisa Newton, Head Coach at Cardiff Met, recently retired Wales & Bristol fly half, Elinor Snowsill, who is now Assistant Coach at the uni & Alisha Joyce-Butchers, Wales & Bristol back row, who is mentoring one of the squad, as part of GSR & Vodafone's EmpowHER programme. Their debate about who Wales' next Head Coach should be isn't to be missed…

    S5 Ep8: Alysha Corrigan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 65:50


    Canadian centre & Olympic silver medalist, Alysha Corrigan, joins Scaz, Mo & Elma this week, to relive the games in Paris & discuss Canada's ascent to the top of the 15s game. We hear all about Scaz & Alysha's match up in New Zealand during the World Cup & how Mo thinks her medal box looks like Paddington Bears' lunchbox. Also Elma won't drop the killer whale story, so this week Shira's left it in. You're all welcome.

    S5 Ep7: Aimee Barrett-Theron: On The Whistle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 69:59


    Elma, Scaz & Mo are joined by Aimee Barrett-Theron, the first professional female referee in South Africa who's been in the middle for the Olympics and Rugby World Cups. Aimee exclusively reveals that she's autistic & that her neurodivergence is her super power on the pitch! She talks openly about how difficult it is to be the first woman in such a male dominated space & gives us her best comebacks to players when they take things too far. Expect even more chino chat, somehow.

    S5 Ep6: The Boy Roses, The Unicorns & The Small Kangaroos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 69:26


    The girls are back in the studio without a guest this week to get stuck into the burning questions… what should we call the England Men's rugby team? What is a Wallaby? And Where is Wally? Elma, Scaz & Mo look at the World Cup draw, the autumn internationals, banning the word ladies from women's sport & Scaz's green chiiiiiinos… Mo also clears up the Ilona Maher rumours about Gloucester-Hartpury…

    S5 Ep5: The Pathway to the Circus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 63:37


    Back to back PWR winners & triple BUCS Super Rugby Champs all live under one roof, at Hartpury Uni in deepest darkest Gloucestershire. Our Mo, their Co-Captian has peeled back the door to her Circus Tent to show us what's cooking at GH. Her teammates, Kelsey Jones

    S5 Ep4: WXV Champs: Hannah Botterman & Amy Cokayne

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 72:17


    Scaz & Mo are back… fresh off the plane from Canada & they've brought two front row friends with them, in Hannah Botterman & Amy Cokayne. The final game against Canada is obviously discussed, but after nearly four months in eachothers company, it's hardly surprising that Scaz's chinos, her friendship with Gaby Logan & her use of the term oojamaflip get far more airtime. To say this episode is the roast of Emily Scarratt, is an understatement.

    S5 Ep3: Siya Kolisi loves women's rugby

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 69:19


    Two thousand three hundred fans joined Siya Kolisi at Athlone Stadium to watch the drama of WXV2, after he put out a call to South Africans to come & support the Women Boks with him... so he's joined Elma & Meg Jones on the pod, to tell us why he loves women's rugby so much. Elma & our Barbie Girl, Meg, also look ahead to the final weekend of WXV & get into what it means for World Cup qualification.

    S5 Ep2: Meg Jones' Barbie World & WXV with KDM & Sam Monaghan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 73:55


    Scaz & Mo are in Canada, so Katy Daley-Mclean & Meg Jones join Elma to discuss Ireland's historic win, with their currently injured co-captain, Sam Monaghan. How far can this Ireland team go? What big decisions does John Mitchell need to make? & who would've thought Meg Jones was a Barbie Girl?

    S5 Ep1: Scaz, Mo & Elma are back for Season Five!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 62:16


    Scaz & Mo popped by the studio just before they flew to Canada, to discuss pre-season, WXV, the Black Ferns and Ilona Maher's world that we're all just living in. Expect more Moisms, a few Scazisms, lots of rugby & somehow even more silliness, as ever, shepherded by our South African Queen.

    S4: The 2014 Rugby World Cup: 10 Years On

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 68:50


    A decade after winning the Rugby World Cup, our Scaz & our Mo & our steering-wheel AKA captain Katy Daley-Mclean, pull their World Cup winning kit back on to tell us all about the best & the worst parts of their most successful campaign in an England shirt. Mo teaches us the science behind pickle juice, Elma says Wye Aye Man one too many times & we unpick THAT Scaz try in the final that almost never was… Donate to Gary Street's fundraiser: https://shorturl.at/rrFk2

    S4: EmpowHER: The Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 58:40


    The PWR season is done & dusted. Mo and the Gloucester girls won, we had a party on the pitch, and now it's time to wrap up our EmpowHER project, which aimed to connect uni rugby to the elite game. So on the show this week, Elma is joined by Mo & her mentee Em, as well as Scotland captain, Rachel Malcolm & her mentee Tash to discuss what your sock length & hair parting says about your age… and the difference our mentoring programme and Vodafone's Player.Connect software has made on & off the pitch.

    S4 Ep20: The Prem Final After Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 63:52


    Our Mo & her Circus came from behind to win back-to-back PWR titles on Saturday!! So, as Gloucester-Hartpury & Bristol Bears fans head to the M5 & the Sandy Park tractor attempts to take the posts down, Elma, Scaz, Mo & KDM wrap up the 2023/24 season on the pitch in the sunshine. They're joined by fan favourite, Maud Muir (also known as Taylor Swift) & soon to be GB7s Olympian, Ellie Kildunne. Prepare for chaos, end of term fancy dress, an olympic preview & a look ahead to next season…

    S4: The Big Prem Final Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 23:57


    Strap in for a nausey twenty three minutes of Premiership Women's Rugby Final build up… Scaz, Mo & Elma dissect Bristol & Gloucester-Hartpury's match winning game plans & predict how they're going to face off this Saturday at Sandy Park in the PWR Final.

    S4 Ep19: The Woman With All The PWR: Belinda Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 79:28


    Our Mo & her Gloucester-Hartpury girls are off to Sandy Park this weekend to take on Bristol Bears in the PWR Final! So, the woman in charge of the league, Belinda Moore, CEO of the PWR, joins Elma, Scaz & Mo to discuss how the season's gone & what the future looks like. EQP, funding, sponsorship, TV rights & what headhunters look like are all on the menu… and the final, of course. Tickets to GSR Live Show: https://shorturl.at/Bm6Jr Tickets for the PWR Final: https://shorturl.at/9tZLg

    S4 Ep18: Semi-Final Week with The Circus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 64:46


    Mo's Gloucester-Hartpury fly-half & co-captain, Lleucu George & Zoe Aldcroft, join the gang to look ahead to their semi-final match up against Exeter Chiefs this Sunday. The girls congratulate Scaz on her big mini-league win before discussing leadership, mechanical bulls & what might be this season. Get ready to RTT with The Circus' brain trust.

    S4 Ep17: Going For Gold With The GB7s Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 70:32


    With the Paris Olympics around the corner & the final stop on the Sevens Series in Madrid this weekend, the girls are joined by two of GB7s finest... Abbie Brown & Jasmine Joyce-Butchers. The girls discuss the realities of being part of a programme where funding doesn't match their competitors and what a shot at medalling in Paris after two consecutive fourth places means to them. The chronicles of the hall pass rumble on, Scaz & Mo make a plea to halt the purchase of croissants, Jaz's dog story steals the show & Protein Pete gets in on the action.

    S4: Scotland's Next Gen: Edinburgh Uni

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 53:03


    Scaz finally visits her adopted homeland, Scotland, with her Loughborough teammates, Rachel Malcolm & Helen Nelson. This season the trio have been mentoring students from Edinburgh Uni as part of GSR & Vodafone's EmpowHER programme - connecting uni rugby to the elite game. So they catch up with two uni players, Cieron Bell & Nicole Flynn, who made it into Scotland's match day squad last month & their coach, former Scotland player, Claire Cruikshank. They discuss the season that was in the BUCS WNL, Celtic Challenge & the Six Nations… & Scaz can't hide the fact she loves being dubbed ‘The Beyoncé of Rugby'.

    S4 Ep16: Behind The Scenes At Saracens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 61:57


    The business end of the season is upon us, so Elma, Scaz & Mo are taking a peek behind enemy lines at StoneX Stadium. A home semi-final is yet to be booked for Saracens, so the girls are joined by two of their forward pack, Georgia Evans & Donna Rose, to discuss what's to come… including a match up against Mo's unbeaten Gloucester-Hartpury. They also get into Wales' Six Nations, the hate the girls received on social media & their upcoming WXV2 qualification match. Oh & Donna makes Elma blush, Scaz gets obsessed with a cupboard, & Mo can't believe she was given a bird book. Twit-twoo. Tickets to Saracens Vs Gloucester-Hartpury at StoneX Stadium: https://shorturl.at/uyzCD

    S4 Ep15: The Grand, The Slam & The Rugby 3.0

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 68:09


    Chaos reigns as Scaz & Mo return from Bordeaux, and relive the big moments from their third consecutive Six Nations Grand Slam title campaign. They delve into Mitch's impact & his emotional outpouring post-Le Crunch, as well as Ireland, Scotland & Wales' final round performances. We also find out how many croissants Scaz would swap her shirt for, how many Barbaras are saved in her phone & which common British bird is Mo's favourite…

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