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RUGBY UNCOVERED PODCAST, W/E JANUARY 18TH, 19TH, 2020

Welcome to Rugby Uncovered. I'm Tom Nash, we were at Twyford Avenue on Saturday January the eighteenth for Wasps Ladies' mid-table Tyrrells Premier 15s fixture against visitors Bristol Bears Women.

At 22-15 to Wasps Ladies after just over twenty minutes, this excellent match, which has been neck-and-neck between the league's fifth- and seventh-place teams, looked as if it was going to be one of the highest-scoring fixtures of the day.

At this point the free-flowing, expansive running game exhibited by both teams changed, as Bristol Bears Women's backs were pressed and denied space by an increasingly-disciplined Wasps Ladies outfit, the two teams going into half time with Wasps Ladies 22-15 up.

That denying of space to Bristol's three-quarters line characterised the majority of the second half, in which the strictness and discipline applied by the French referee, recently arrived in England for January, February, March's Women's Six-Nations, was mirrored by both teams, notably Wasps.

In terms of strength and conditioning, the quality of the two sides was similar, but Wasps Ladies were able to restrict the momentum and flow that Bristol Bears had applied for the first twenty minutes, to the extent that, after a disallowed try with two minutes remaining, the visitors' only second-half points were scored after seventy nine minutes, when they went over for a consolation try, to make the final score 34-20 to the hosts.

Elsewhere in the Tyrrells Premier 15s,

Harlequins Women 60 - 0 DMPS

Worcester Warriors Women 26 - 48 Saracens Wasps Ladies 34 - 20 Bristol Bears Women

Firwood Watrloo Ladies 5 - 74 Lboro Lghtning

Richmond Women 0 - 20 Glcstr-Hrtpry Womn

The next Tyrrells Premier 15s match is Richmond Women's home game against Saracens Women on February 15th, postponed from the week before Christmas, Rugby Uncovered will be there, providing our usual Twitter- and YouTube photo analysis, player, coach and supporter interviews.

During the Women's Six-Nations tournament, Rugby Uncovered will be talking about the women's game to all involved at a variety of levels. Join us again soon for those and thanks for listening.

Welcome to Rugby Uncovered, I'm Tom Nash,  this is episode four of our coverage of the Tyrrells Premier 15s matches. We were at the Saracens Women versus Loughborough Lightning game, this Saturday January 11th.

This was a fascinating battle between the hosts, the current Tyrrells Premier 15s champions, and their visitors, who, over eighty minutes, matched them in most departments, as the 39-31 final score to Saracens Women reflected.

The differences between the two teams in the first half, the speed of thought, the greater strength of the Saracens pack, the innovation, imagination  and pressing of their backs compared with Loughborough Lightning's and at 24-7 to Saracens at half-time, a Tyrrells Premier 15s supporter at the Allianz Arena, a man who's obviously played the game himself in his time, had his own views on where the Loughborough  Lightning women were falling short:

The second half saw a change in the Loughborough team. Physically, they matched their opponents and added more variety in their game when in attacking positions on the edge of the Saracens twenty two. It turned into a brilliant contest, which the hosts ended, delighted to have established the sizeable lead they enjoyed at half-time.

One of the best, most evenly-matched contests seen by Rugby Uncovered this season, the differences in the second half the occasional handling error, an occasional lack of accuracy in the pass, the tightness of Saracens' pressing when their opponents were in possession.

What were key  the differences from the point of view of Saracens Women's number two, May Campbell ?

INTERVIEW WITH MAY CAMPBELL

Loughborough Lightning's number eight, Sarah Hunter, the Tyrrells Player of the Match, had an excellent game, but acknowledged where her team hadn't matched their opponents:

INTERVIEW WITH SARAH HUNTER

Thanks for listening to Rugby Uncovered, we look forward to your company next time!