She's the Champ kicks off 2026 with a key player from one of the most exciting teams in Championship South: Kat Hayes from Exeter University. Kat lays down the gauntlet for Exeter's title ambitions in their impressive debut season, and lifts the lid on the club's role within the South West's growing player pathway. She also talks about training with international stars as a student, why her first game as a forward was in an England shirt, and why you call your teammates Auntie in New Zealand.

Plus a round up of the Round 11 results from before Christmas, the tables heading into the New Year and a look ahead to Round 12, the first games of 2026.

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Host: Bluebell Nicholls

Producer: Tom Nunan