On the back of a historic World Cup final, Jacob has booked in fellow rugby history nerd Hattie of the Rugby History Project and the Women's Rugby Treehouse Podcast to geek out about women's rugby history. In an episode that is hopefully not too academical and definitely concise and to the point, Hattie and Jacob discuss the historical ramifications of WRWC 2025, why it matters and why people should really stop anglicising women's rugby history, as well as an interesting role that Leicester Tigers played in the first World Cup in 1991. Stay tuned for ideas for a Dan Cole t-shirt, Jacob's rant about his university's footnoting rules, Louis Deacon being accidentally described as "fabulous" and other impeccable historical-based rugby analysis! Enjoy   

Ahoy, ey up, guten tag etc. Welcome back to the latest episode of the LTW Fancast. Tigers Women's and Welsh women superfan Hannah returns to help Jacob discuss a lot of news, including confirmation of PWR fixtures, should a club get to host the final, whether the end of Rainbow Laces in PREM rugby is anything to be worried about and Tigers latest signing in World Cup bound USA international Emerson Allen. 

Also included in this episode is an exclusive interview with Tim Westwood, the head coach of University of Nottingham Women's Rugby Football Club and Lichfield Ladies to give listeners an exciting insight into Tigers new partnership with UON, names to look out for in Tigers' U23 Development Squad and ambitions for UON Sport moving forward. 

Enjoy!

Rhiana Lewis from the Back the Girls podcast parachutes in to join Jacob on the pod this week, as we chat more signings, what on earth is this UXi partnership and reacting to Wales beating Australia for the first time, featuring new signing Katherine Baverstock in her first cap. 

Also included is in an EXCLUSIVE interview with new Director of Women's Rugby Fraser Goatcher as we hear how preseason has been going, what are the club's ambitions for next season and beyond and what a Goatcher + Ross Bundy coached Leicester Tigers women's team might look like. 

We wrap up the pod with a preview of the Red Roses warm-up game this weekend against Spain at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. After getting over the excitement of another Red Roses fixture at the best stadium in club rugby, we chat about whether Spain or England will really gain an awful lot for this match with Magic Meg Jones playing her first game at the ground since leaving the club. 

Enjoy! 

The LTW Fancast has returned from its slumber. After the club released the confirmed departures list, Jacob is joined by guest co-host and Tigers Women and Welsh rugby fan Hannah to offer listeners catharsis and attempt at rationality after some heavy-hitting news about big name departures. We also do have some exciting signings to talk about though, which does offer hope at the club's direction going forward. Enjoy 

From the Fenlands of Lincolnshire and Norfolk in the east, to the rocks of Stanage Edge to the north, and also... Leicestershire: here lies the Kingdom of Jess! Former co-host Jess Bunyard joins Jacob for a quick bonus pod catch up to speak about how she's been getting on in her role as Women's and Girls' Development Officer at Leicester Tigers and excitement over the Women's Six Nations! Apologies for the delay in publishing this episode, it was recorded before Round One of the Women's Six Nations kicked off!  

Has anyone recovered from that breathless last ten? Jacob goes over our first ever victory over fellow league newbies Trailfinders Women, an important milestone in the club's history, as well as go over how we very well damn nearly blew it! Jacob also goes over some news and gives a short preview on the final game of the season this Friday against Exeter Chiefs Women at Mattioli Woods Welford Road and what paths lie ahead for the pod in the off-season between now and August. Enjoy!! 

Guest co-host Max Kirby once again joins Jacob to have a chat about the big news that Tom Hudson and Luke Stratford will be departing the game at the end of the season. We also go through some of the BIG PWR results, particularly how both Chiefs and Quins losing changes the Top Four battle. We will then be chatting about a thoroughly disappointing East Mids derby day loss against rivals Loughborough Lightning and where Tigers can look to bounce back against a Gloucester-Hartpury side in cruise control! Enjoy!

Join Jacob for his quick review of the Bristol Bears game as he chats about Tigers recovering from a Bears onslaught to get a try scoring point, awesome scrums and Evie Wills having a certain Ilona Maher in her back pocket! 

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It's 2025, new year, new beginnings and what a start for Tigers Women as they bank their first ever home win in the domestic top flight with a resounding victory over Sale. This also marks our first pod since the news that Jess has become the new Tigers Women and Development Officer and as such as had to leave the Fancast, this means that this week Jacob is joined by friend of the pod and Tigers Women superfan Max Kirby to chat about that big win against Sale and looking forward to an away fixture at a less-than-invincible Sarries. Enjoy!

Jacob is joined by star guest co-host and ex-Tigers Women legend Ufure Ugiagbe (sitting in for Jess) as they talk about Meg Jones hatred of low ponytails, a vegan haggis story that has some very loose relevance to the Big Game and in-between all that we chat through the news that Harry Simmons will be joining the coaching staff of the Women's team as well as his other new coaching duties at the club and the World record Quins broke at Big Game before we review Tigers 42-17 defeat to table-topping high-flying Quins. We then preview Tigers Women's next fixture at home to Sale which is Tigers best opportunity since Ealing to finally getting that mythical home victory over the line! 

Enjoy!