England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line

Abbie Ward

Best friend. Head coach. Husband. Red Roses lock Abbie Ward and Bristol Bears Women head coach Dave Ward have an unique sporting and personal relationship, having to combine their marriage with a working life at the Allianz Premier 15s side. On this England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line, Abbie also talks about the difficult discussion she had with her dad about wanting to become a rugby player, her business plan to go to boarding school and life growing up in Cumbria. This pod will also hear contributions from her husband Dave, Abbie's father Richard Scott as well as team mates Marlie Packer and Shaunagh Brown, along with England forwards coach Louis Deacon. FOLLOW: · England Rugby Facebook · England Rugby Instagram · England Rugby Twitter · England Rugby TikTok · O2 Sports Instagram · O2 Sports Twitter SUBSCRIBE: · Subscribe to the pod here. BUY: · Get the latest kits, training and leisure wear from England Rugby Store AUDIO CREDIT · With thanks to BT Sport for permission to use their Premiership commentary See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

April 26, 2022

21 min

Louis Deacon

As a former England men's international, Louis Deacon never envisaged himself getting involved in the women's game until he got offered the opportunity to become Red Roses' forwards coach in 2021. The ex-Leicester second row opens up on the differences between the men's and women's game, the dark times he faced while dealing with injuries as a player and how the players he is working with got his daughters interested in rugby. You will also hear contributions from his brother, fellow Leicester and Gloucester forward, Brett Deacon as well as England forwards Shaunagh Brown and Abbie Ward. FOLLOW: · England Rugby Facebook · England Rugby Instagram · England Rugby Twitter · England Rugby TikTok · O2 Sports Instagram · O2 Sports Twitter SUBSCRIBE: · Subscribe to the pod here. BUY: · Get the latest kits, training and leisure wear from England Rugby Store AUDIO CREDIT · With thanks to BT Sport for permission to use their Premiership commentary See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

April 19, 2022

20 min

Marlie Packer

Making the choice to balance a life in professional sport and becoming a parent is different for men and women, but one Marlie Packer wanted to embrace. The Red Roses flanker opens up on England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line about how her perception on life has changed since becoming a mum, learning from her mistakes following her drink driving charge in 2018 and her desire to reach a century of caps. You will also hear contributions from World Cup winner and former England team mate Maggie Alphonsi, ex-England head coach Gary Street as well her team mates Shaunagh Brown, Abbie Ward and coach Louis Deacon. FOLLOW: · England Rugby Facebook · England Rugby Instagram · England Rugby Twitter · England Rugby TikTok · O2 Sports Instagram · O2 Sports Twitter SUBSCRIBE: · Subscribe to the pod here. BUY: · Get the latest kits, training and leisure wear from England Rugby Store AUDIO CREDIT · With thanks to BT Sport for permission to use their Premiership commentary See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

April 12, 2022

23 min

Shaunagh Brown

Growing up in south east London, where opportunity was seldom and crime was rife, early life for Shaunagh Brown was difficult. From knowing people that either died or went to prison, hear how she helped channel a different energy into sport, her varied career, coming to accept herself as a rugby role model as well as wanting to improve diversity in the sport. You will also hear contributions from his Shaunagh's mum Lesley Rickards, her athletics coach John Hillier as well her team mates Marlie Packer, Abbie Ward and coach Louis Deacon. FOLLOW: · England Rugby Facebook · England Rugby Instagram · England Rugby Twitter · England Rugby TikTok · O2 Sports Instagram · O2 Sports Twitter SUBSCRIBE: · Subscribe to the pod here. BUY: · Get the latest kits, training and leisure wear from England Rugby Store AUDIO CREDIT · With thanks to BT Sport for permission to use their Premiership commentary See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

April 5, 2022

24 min

Mark Atkinson

Any time representing your country is special, but for Mark Atkinson coming on at Twickenham at the age of 31 felt even more memorable. The Gloucester centre goes in-depth about his change in mindset when playing semi-professional rugby and considering taking a stewarding job at the 2012 Olympics, to focusing on being professional and then representing England. From support from friends and family, to a realisation that he wasn't giving it his all, this is a story about perseverance, determination and not giving up. You will also hear contributions from teammates Raffi Quirke, Ben Youngs and Lewis Ludlam, as well as long term friend Ian Kench. FOLLOW: · England Rugby Facebook · England Rugby Instagram · England Rugby Twitter · England Rugby TikTok · O2 Sports Instagram · O2 Sports Twitter SUBSCRIBE: · Subscribe to the pod here. BUY: · Get the latest kits, training and leisure wear from England Rugby Store AUDIO CREDIT · With thanks to BT Sport for permission to use their Premiership commentary See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

March 15, 2022

22 min

Raffi Quirke

Raffi Quirke doesn't want rugby to define him as a person. The Sale Sharks scrum half opens up about his passions and interests outside of the game including his love of cooking which inspired his Instagram account Pitch to Plate, and why buying a pair of clippers not only allows him to cut the hair of team mates but bond with them off the field. Quirke also speaks about a junior career as a triathlete growing up in Manchester and talks about being part of a new generation of England players coming through. You will also hear contributions from teammates Ben Youngs, Lewis Ludlam and Mark Atkinson as well as Great Britain cycling coach Tom Hodgkinson, who oversaw Quirke's cycling coaching as a youngster, and his former rugby coach Owen Lucas. FOLLOW: · England Rugby Facebook · England Rugby Instagram · England Rugby Twitter · England Rugby TikTok · O2 Sports Instagram · O2 Sports Twitter SUBSCRIBE: · Subscribe to the pod here. BUY: · Get the latest kits, training and leisure wear from England Rugby Store AUDIO CREDIT · With thanks to BT Sport for permission to use their Premiership commentary See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

March 8, 2022

18 min

Lewis Ludlam

Growing up in Suffolk, there were not many people that looked like Lewis Ludlam. The Northampton Saints captain opens up about growing up mixed race in an undiverse area of Ipswich with a Palestinian-Egyptian father and a Guyanese mother, and how despite feeling different to other children he found acceptance at his local rugby club. Ludlam also opens up about the politics of race, how England's squad is breaking down class barriers in the sport and where he gets his resilience from. You will also hear contributions from teammates Ben Youngs, Raffi Quirke and Mark Atkinson as well as Lewis' dad Aaron and his former rugby coach Mark Patterson. FOLLOW: · England Rugby Facebook · England Rugby Instagram · England Rugby Twitter · England Rugby TikTok · O2 Sports Instagram · O2 Sports Twitter SUBSCRIBE: · Subscribe to the pod here. BUY: · Get the latest kits, training and leisure wear from England Rugby Store AUDIO CREDIT · With thanks to BT Sport for permission to use their Premiership commentary See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

March 1, 2022

18 min

Ben Youngs

Growing up with 28 first cousins family was always going to mean a lot to Ben Youngs. As season nine of England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line returns, England's most capped scrum half opens up about the importance of family in his life, in particular his brother Ben who he's played alongside from childhood, to Leicester Tigers and then representing their country together. Youngs also discusses what it was liked being diagnosed with dyslexia in aged nine, growing up on a working farm in north Norfolk and how he sees his new role in Eddie Jones' squad. You will also hear from contributions from teammates Lewis Ludlam, Raffi Quirke and Mark Atkinson as well as one of Ben's best friends from his childhood. FOLLOW: · England Rugby Facebook · England Rugby Instagram · England Rugby Twitter · England Rugby TikTok · O2 Sports Instagram · O2 Sports Twitter SUBSCRIBE: · Subscribe to the pod here. BUY: · Get the latest kits, training and leisure wear from England Rugby Store AUDIO CREDIT · With thanks to BT Sport for permission to use their Premiership commentary See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

February 22, 2022

19 min

England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line

About the podcast England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line

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Abbie Ward

Louis Deacon

Marlie Packer

Shaunagh Brown

Mark Atkinson

Raffi Quirke

Lewis Ludlam

Ben Youngs

About the podcast England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line

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