The gang are back together for a look back at the year that was… Elma, Scaz, Mo and Meg dish out awards for the player, team and coach of the year, as well as Best Mo’ism. They relive the highs and the lows of one of the great years in England Rugby’s history and the impact its had on them individually & as a group.

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Our new London based Scottish contingent, Rachel Malcolm & Emma Wassell join Elma & Scaz to relive the World Cup & discuss their new life at Trailfinders. Scaz also regails the girls with what happened when she met Shaggy in Dubai, Rachel reveals she can’t use City Mapper and Anastasia makes her bi-annual appearance on the show.

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Two of Harlequins newest signings, Ireland’s Aoife Wafer and New Zealand’s Liana Mikaele-Tu’u join Elma & Mo this week, to look ahead to The Big Game; Harlequins double header against Bristol Bears at Allianz Stadium this December… Aoife with her Six Nations Player of the Championship prowess and Liana with a World Cup medal in her back pocket, we get insight from two brand new team mates who’s outlook on rugby and playing back row differ immensely. Expect tin whistles, that French bite, and somehow... strongman car pushing. Don’t ask, just listen.

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Sheriff Meg Jones is back in town! Our Rugby World Cup winning Vice-Captain rides in on her trusty electric bicycle, to catch-up with the girls on life after the celebration to end all celebrations. The girls dig deep into Meg's RWC journal & the pearls of wisdom she's taken from lifting the World Cup and discuss the realities of life after lifting the trophy... where do you find motivation & energy once you've achieved everything you ever dreamed?

The girls also turn their hand to being Agony Aunts to the listeners... if you've got a question for the girls, email us at: [email protected]

& remember, you don't always have to enjoy the pull ups.

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The brief flies far, far away as Elma, Scaz & Mo catch up on their Shrek personas, the PWR, the Nations Series and some SUPERB fanmail from the Blue Tits. The girls get stuck into The Women’s High Performance Rugby Union Coach Review, too. And Mo shares the deets of her new coffee shop venture with England captain & bestie, Zoe Stratford! Get excited about a coffee in MOZO before a Kingsholm matchday!

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World Player of the Year, Canada & Saracens back row with the kicking prowess of a fly half, Sophie De Goede joins the girls to relive the World Cup Final from a Canadian perspective. We get insight on Sophie’s fight back from injury to dominating on the world stage, into the brains of Kevin Rouet & Alex Austerberry, the Canadian coaching team, and into what a blue tit's chest should look like... (according to Mo). 

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We’re rebranding as The Good, The Sass & The Rugby this week, as Emily Scarratt has a new lease of retired life… If that wasn’t already enough, the Rev GRACES us with his presence… commentator & prediction extraordinaire, more commonly known as Nick Heath joins the girls for a PWR preview, an Autumn Nations Series review & an M&S haul of Emily Scarratt proportions

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Our Scaz has retired from rugby... so, Mo & Elma (with a little bit of help from the Blue Tits) pay tribute to the career of the GOAT. To make matters worse for Emily, Elma has prepared a special memorial service to commemorate the kneepads which quietly cushioned history being made. Rest In Peace, Kneepads. The girlies also look ahead to the PWR season while attempting to dodge Mo'ism after Mo'ism. They are SO back.

To donate to name a Guide Dog puppy Scarratt: https://shorturl.at/KP1Ot

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ONE HUNDRED & NINETEEN caps for the Red Roses, ELEVEN Six Nations titles & TWO trophies at the biggest tournament in world rugby, Emily Scarratt has done it all. But her story started on her family farm in Leicestershire. 

Listen back to Scaz’s conversation with Elma, shot before the tournament & previously only available on YouTube. They discuss her life as a young girl playing on hay bails to being a world champion looking ahead to the later chapters of her career, 

The last few seasons haven’t been all roses. After battling a neck injury, her return to the pitch was cast into serious doubt... but now England 2025 will be her fifth dance on the World stage; more than any other English man or woman.

This is the story of How Rugby Made Emily Scarratt - brought to you by British Airways.

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Zoe Aldcroft has added her name alongside Katy Daley-Mclean & Karen Almonds' as a world title winning captains of England. Only the third woman to lead the Red Roses to victory. 

Previously available only on YouTube, listen back to KDM & Karen's conversation about England's win in 1994 & 2014.

Back in 1994, Karen lifted the trophy for the first time, twenty years before Katy would lead England to the same victory. The two trailblazers sit down in this episode of Diary of a Captain, to discuss the challenges, battles & joy that led to those two momentous moments in our sports history.

Without Karen & her teammates, there would be no women’s club or international rugby in this country, so Katy’s also got a lot to thank her for.

GSR's Diary of a Captain, brought to you by @Honda at Westoe Rugby Club, Katy Daley-Mclean’s first ever rugby club.

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