Welcome to episode 16, Season 2! The tale of woe continues with this season; we look at how we are trying to fix it and offer some advice, some more helpful than others to teams going through similar issues.   We have a special interview with the brilliant Shrewsbury Women and learn all about their journey in the game, especially now they are wearing lovely new Halbro Shirts sporting the grassroots logo!   If you want your team or you to come on for a chat, please get in touch; we’d love to hear from you.   Please don’t forget to give us a rating, and If you enjoyed the pod and ..read more

Welcome to episode 15, Season 2! In this much delayed episode we apologise profusely for our incompetence and use a load of lame excuses, then discuss actual rugby excuses, some better than others.   We wring our hands with misery at the terrible season we’re having, and think of ways to fix it, discuss mental health and generally look at where things are at in the game.   Halbro join us for a chat, and overall we try to get back on track!   Please don’t forget to give us a rating, and If you enjoyed the pod and would happily buy us a beer in the clubhouse, then please drop us a ..read more

Welcome to episode 14 of Season 2 of GrassRoots! In this tired and emotional episode we piece together the wreckage of the GrassRoots festival in Avonmouth, digest the weekend and celebrate all that was fantastic about another top weekend of rugby fun. We welcome back Cherie from her hiatus, hear all about her camping disaster and why you should check the bottle before tucking into the airport duty free on holiday. Our interview for this episode is with Oli, Director of Playing at Ipswich RUFC who gives us the lowdown on their amazing fundraiser for the My Name Is Doddie foundation. To donat ..read more

Welcome to a special Episode of GrassRoots! This is a LIVE panel discussion recorded at Avonmouth Claire’s RUFC in Bristol at the GrassRoots Festival. We discuss all things GrassRoots with rugby legend Rocky Clark, MBE, Ireland and Gloucester prop, Kathryn Buggy, ThePropLife, Jemma Norton and referee Fiona Brunt. In this fascinating and wide-ranging discussion hosted by Mollie, we cover everything from body image, room mates and shower etiquette to the importance of being role models within the game. Thanks a million to Halbro for supporting the festival; Kathryn is an Ambassador for the brand ..read more

Welcome to season 2, episode 14! In this off-season episode, we attempt, with varying degrees of success to do an in-person recording. This was harder than we initially thought, so please bear with us as we figure out the sound quality when we’re all together! We welcome Fudge from the fantastic Shrewsbury RUFC Ladies, Jody updates us on her latest injury, we discuss changing captains and pre-season. We also announce our new project – making and producing a GrassRoots Women’s Rugby Documentary. If you would like to take part, please get in touch! Goose introduces draft one of the GrassRoots No ..read more

Welcome to Epside 12! In this episode we talk about 7s tournaments, pre-season training and getting ready for the new season. Jodie gets another injury, Matt goes for a Burton and we use Chat GPT to write a team talk. Cherie is still missing in action but do not fear, we'll get her back soon. Thanks for entering the competition - we will be announcing the winner in the next episode! To get in touch: grassrootswomen@hotmail.com www.linktr.ee/grassrootsrugbypod Insta: @grassrootsrugbypod Twitter: @gr_rugbypod For more information about our awesome sponsor Halbro: www.halbro.com / fergus@hal ..read more

Welcome to Episode 11 of GrassRoots – Women’s Rugby from the Roots Up.   In this extra special episode we welcome the finalists from the Papa John’s Plate competition. Both Avonmouth Claire’s Ladies and Workington Zebra Finches had the honour of playing at Twickenham; we explore the day, what it meant for their respective teams, the joy of winning and the pain of losing.   It is a brilliant account of a special day for both teams, and gives great insight into how much work went into it and what effect it has had on their clubs and teams.   We also discuss how to choose a rugby t ..read more

Welcome to Episode 10 of GrassRoots – Women’s Rugby from the Roots Up.   This episode covers the end of season fights for promotion, relegation and the various cup competitions.   Mollie and Goose are preparing for an (unsuccessful) attempt at getting to Twickenham and we welcome back Fiona Brunt.   Fiona gives us a great behind the scenes tour of life as a ref when teams are feeling the pressure and takes over the helm of the scuttled schooner of Knock on / Knock off - it’s a fascinating listen.   We have mini interview pitch-side with Cheltenham Tigers and finally ma ..read more

Welcome to season 2, episode 5! Here’s episode 5, another all you can eat buffet of rugby chat with some archaeology thrown in for good measure. We welcome Birkenhead Panthers, fresh off the pitch from a close fought draw versus Crewe and Nantwich Women where we hear about their team, their aims for the season and another Stupid Ref. Cherie is back in the saddle, or more specifically the mobility hoist where we discuss recovery from the rugby bus after 35. She has an odd encounter with Matt in the backstreets of Crewe and you really mustn’t look up custard tarts on urban dictionary. The main ..read more

Welcome to season 2, episode 4! Veritable smorgasbord of rugby chat, we welcome back the fabulous Victoria Rush. Fresh from a UK tour of No Woman No Try, she joins us to discuss the missed drop goal of the World Cup Coverage and how to encourage more people to watch rugby. Jodie has managed to injure herself again and we talk about the recent case of a player suing an opposition player for a serious injury. We discuss the ins and outs of insurance and the concept of public liability – this is a lot more interesting than it sounds! Knock on / Knock off focuses on Kazakhstan, we revisit the joys ..read more