England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line

Vicky Fleetwood

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is always difficult, but Red Roses' flanker Vicky Fleetwood had to deal with the passing of her mum while trying to prepare for the Olympics. On this England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line, Vicky opens up on the emotions she had to deal with at the time, how that period has influenced her as a person and how she grieves now. As well as her loss, Vicky explains how she left a life as a personal trainer to become a professional rugby player, becoming a world champion in 2014 and her role in promoting body positivity. Season eight sees the players telling their own stories, in their own words, with this pod including contributions from England's Rachael Burford and ex-Harlequins and Saracens hooker Joe Gray, who is a patron at Bowel Cancer UK, as well as team mates Poppy Cleall and Claudia MacDonald. 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

November 30, 2021

18 min

Kyle Sinckler

From a chance rugby session in south London to playing for his country, Kyle Sinckler explains what life was really like for him growing up on this England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line. Sinckler opens up on his mum bringing him up along, to living around with people who still don't know what rugby is, the potential for sport in the state education system and now creating a foundation to give young athletes the platform to perform. Season eight sees the players telling their own stories, in their own words, with this pod including contributions from England's Ellis Genge and Joe Marler, as well as Kyle's first coach at Battersea Ironsides Graham Beech. 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.

November 23, 2021

18 min

Claudia MacDonald

Claudia MacDonald opens up about living her life as sustainably as possible and how she combines that with being a professional rugby player on this week's England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line. From ditching the car to drive to training to tackling team mates usage of one-use products, Claudia explains why this cause means so much to her when it comes to the planet and climate change, and reveals the steps she is taking to change how she lives. With guest contributor Coreen Grant who works for the British Antartic Survey and is a freelance environmental journalist. READ: · Have a read of Claudia's blog 'Let's Talk 1%' 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

November 16, 2021

14 min

Ellis Genge

Ellis Genge talks candidly about his life growing up. He reveals how rugby potentially saved him from prison, his money struggles during his academy days and conflicts he had to fit into rugby's lifestyle on this England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line. Season eight sees the players telling their own stories, in their own words, with this pod including contributions from England's Joe Marler and Kyle Sinckler, as well as Ellis' former coach at Hartpury, and now Bristol Bears skills coach, Sean Marsden. 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.

November 9, 2021

16 min

Poppy Cleall

Season eight of England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line returns with a new format with players telling their own stories, in their own words. The first episode is with Saracens and Red Roses' forward Poppy Cleall, along with contributions from Judy Murray and The Times rugby journalist Jessica Hayden. Poppy gives an intimate account of how she took to social media to fight inequality with sportswear manufacturers ignoring female athletes, talks about the bullying she suffered at school for being a girl playing rugby, and opens up on her hopes for future generations and aspiring female athletes. 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

November 2, 2021

20 min

Davies and Harper - Six Nations winners, debut tales and sports psychology

After the Red Roses are crowned 2021 Women's Six Nations champions, we speak to two players who featured in the win over France in the final in Lark Davies and Detysha Harper. Speaking to Dylan Hartley the day after the win against the French, Lark and Detsyha take us into the changing room after the final whistle and talk about the celebrations after securing their third straight title in the competition. The pair reflect on the shortened format of the tournament, as well as a new tournament window, and reveal the relief of winning after the work that has gone in behind the scenes. You will also hear some of their rugby stories including how Detysha bugged her mum to play rugby because her brothers were going to play, and how she would switch from playing union and league growing up in Manchester. Lark goes into detail about her commitment to the game from an early age, playing with World Cup winners when she broke into the team at Worcester and how she is the star baker in the squad, taking requests when it comes to going into camp. That is it for season seven of England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line! Thanks for following us across both the Guinness Six Nations and Women's Six Nations and we hope you've enjoyed listening as much as we've enjoyed making them - make sure you're subscribed for when we return for season eight. 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

April 27, 2021

44 min

Kildunne and Millar-Mills - homework after debut, awkward situations and 'lukewarm is no good'

Ahead of the 2021 Women’s Six Nations final, England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line, and Dylan Hartley, catch up with Wasps FC Ladies team mates Ellie Kildunne and Harriet Millar-Mills. The pair talk about growing up playing rugby in Leeds and Manchester respectively, about playing rugby league, being on the same team as boys and how they were seen as a rugby player over being a girl. Harriet explains the story about how she ended up playing for England but her sister played for Scotland, and reveals what team their parents were supporting on the day. Ellie goes into detail about some awkward situations after her debut including not realising people wanted a selfie with her, making up her autograph and being handed some Biology homework. You also hear about who is the introvert or extrovert, bean confusion while on tour and discover what pendulum defence is. With the end of the Women's Six Nations in sight, make sure you’re in with a chance of winning a signed England shirt from the men's squad simply by leaving a review on Apple podcasts! Make sure you’re subscribed for all the latest episodes. 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

April 20, 2021

54 min

MacDonald and Riley – Scrum half battle, lockdown relationship training and a 10-year plan

After the Red Roses book their place in the 2021 Women’s Six Nations final, this week’s England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line catches up with scrum halves Claudia MacDonald and Leanne Riley right after their win in Italy. Dylan chats to the pair about their routes into rugby and how they had very different routes, with Leanne making a 10-year plan at the age of 15 to represent her country and win the sport's biggest competition, while Claudia took it up after chance session while at university. The two also discuss the challenges of playing scrum half having not started playing there, while also describing their competitiveness when it comes to starting in the number nine shirt. You will also learn about the challenges of training with your partner in lockdown, with Claudia doing one-on-ones with her Wasps team mate and partner, and the story of Leanne having to end a session with her fiancé! And Dylan also learns more about some of the other Red Roses in our getting to know you feature. With the end of the Women's Six Nations in sight, make sure you’re in with a chance of winning a signed England shirt from the men's squad simply by leaving a review on Apple podcasts! And while you're there make sure you subscribe to get the latest pods every Tuesday. 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

April 13, 2021

53 min