TW2 Rugby Podcast

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#WorldCupDailyPod rebranded. Bringing you the latest and greatest in the rugby world, all from TW2.

S2 Episode 15: PWR Round 16
02/05/2025

James and Caleb are back as the PWR confirms its first two semi-finalists, Gloucester-Hartpury and Harlequins, to take a look ahead to see how the top four might shape up. Who will secure home semi-finals? Can Bristol sneak a fourth place? Will Exeter return to form? All this and more is answered.


S2 Episode 14: PWR Round 15
#11
01/29/2025

Fergus, Imo, James, and Caleb are back following a blockbuster weekend of Premiership Women's Rugby. After triumphant performances for Trailfinders, Sale, Saracens, and Loughborough we unpick all matches. Oh, and Caleb has his though of the week


S2 Episode 13: PWR Round 14
#13
01/22/2025

Join Fergus, Caleb, Imogen, and James to look back on the latest action from Premiership Women's Rugby.


We review all the matches including Gloucester Hartpury's victory over Trailfinders Women and discuss Sean Lynn's job with the WRU.


S2 Episode 12: PWR Round 13
#13
01/14/2025

Fergus, Caleb, and James are abck to pick through the latest from the PWR.


We look through Bristol's win over Exeter, Saracens' demolition of Leicester Tigers, and Gloucester-Hartpury's triumph over a resurgent Loughborough Lightning


S2 Episode 11: PWR Round 12
#14
01/08/2025

Happy New Year and welcome to a World Cup year! Fergus Mainland, Imogen Ainsworth, Caleb Mutombwa, and James Price are back after a Christmas break to bring you latest and greatest from Premiership Women's Rugby. We look back on all of the action from Round 12


S2 Episode 10: PWR Round 9
12/11/2024

Fergus, Caleb, and James are back to unpick the three games that still went ahead despite storm Darragh. It's also a great opportunity to take stock of the league, halfway through the season.


S2 Episode 9: Touchdown Ilona Maher! (And PWR Round 8)
#9
12/04/2024

Join Fergus Mainland, Imogen Ainsworth, Caleb Mutombwa, and James Price to review the latest and greatest from Premiership Women's Rugby.


This week's breaking news is that Olympic Bronze Medallist Ilona Maher will be joining Bristol Bears and we break down what this means for that team and the league.


S2 Episode 8: Saracens v Harlequins, live from The Duel
#8
11/25/2024

Fergus, James, and Caleb have made the trip to the StoneX for Saracens v Harlequins in The Duel.


Hear from the two head coaches Ross Chisholm and Alex Austerberry as well Saracens player Sydney Gregson.


S2 Episode 7: PWR Round 6
#7
11/13/2024

Fergus, James, and Caleb get stuck into the latest action from the PWR. we look back on Exeter Chiefs v Loughborough Lightning, Harlequins v Sale Sharks as well as Trailfinders Women as they hosted Gloucester Hartpury.


S2 Episode 6: PWR Round 5
#6
11/06/2024

Fergus and Imogen are back reviewing Harlequins v Bristol Bears, Saracens v Exeter Chiefs, and Trailfinders Women v Leicester Tigers. The World Cup tickets have just gone on sale and we share our thoughts on the latest scandal to come out of Welsh Rugby


S2 Episode 5: PWR Round 4
#5
10/29/2024

Fergus, Imogen, and James are back to run through the latest from the best league in the land. We go through Saracens v Gloucester-Hartpury as well as Trailfinders Women v Exeter Chiefs amongst all the other key moments from round four of the PWR.


S2 Episode 4: WXV Round 3
#4
10/16/2024

Fergus, Caleb, and James are back to reflect on the final round of WXV rugby and discuss their winners and losers from the tournaments.


S2 Episode 3: WXV Round 2
#3
10/09/2024

Fergus, Caleb, and James are back and they're joined by Imogen dialling in from Canada. Listen in as they run through all the big stories from round two of WXV.


S2 Episode 2: WXV Round 1
#2
10/01/2024

Fergus mainland, Imogen Ainsworth and Caleb Mutombwa are back to review the action from round one of the WXV tournaments. We take a deep dive into Ireland's win over the Black Ferns, unpick England's performance against the United States and cast our eyes over the other big headlines.


The Return of the TW2 Rugby Podcast
#1
09/25/2024

The TW2 Rugby Podcast is back! Fergus Mainland, Imogen Ainsworth, James Price and Caleb Mutombwa return to bring you all the latest news and stories from the world of women's rugby as we build towards the 2025 Rugby World Cup.


We look ahead to the WXV tournaments that are kicking off this weekend.


Prem 15s in 15: Gloucester-Hartpury are champions!
#21
06/24/2023

The gang come together for an on the whistle pod after Gloucester-Hartpury are crowned Premier 15s champions.


Prem 15s in 15: Final Preview
#20
06/24/2023

James, Imo and Caleb speak on the eve of the Premier 15s final


Premier1 5s in 15: Semi-Finals
06/12/2023

Fergus and Imogen return to look back on the semi-finals of the Premier 15s. We go through Gloucester-Hartpury v Bristol Bears & Exeter Chiefs v Saracens, and of course, we have Matt's Moment of Merritt.


Premier 15s in 15: Round 18
06/05/2023

Caleb, Imogen and Fergus look back on the final round of the regular season. After an emotional farewell at Twyford Avenue we say goodbye to Wasps as well as DMP Sharks. The semi-finals are confirmed and we look ahead to the weekend where two blockbuster encounters await. All the action from the Premier 15s in (roughly) 15 minutes...


Premier 15s in 15: Round 17
05/29/2023

Fergus and Imogen go through all the matches from the penultimate week of the regular season. A postponed match, a 12 try thriller and Matt's Moment of Merritt, what more could you want?!!


Premier 15s in 15: Round 16
05/22/2023

Fergus and Caleb are back for round 16 of the Premier 15s. Gloucester sack Harlequins from the circus, Hannah Botterman sees red and of course we have Matt's Moment of Merrit.


Prem 15s in 15: Round 15
05/15/2023

Caleb and Fergus return with all the latest from the Premier 15s. The league is back after the Six Nations break and there's plenty of signing news to dissect as well. As usual, Matt sends in his Moment of Merritt from the most recent round of fixtures.


Six Nations EP 19: (The Final) Thursday Smorgasbord
04/27/2023

Fergus, Imogen and Caleb are finally back in the TW2 for an in person recording! We reflect on Tottenham hosting the European finals next year and Spurs' decision to refund fans after a drumming away to Newcastle and the implications it could have if rugby followed. Caleb shares his ideal cities for a European rugby final and we solve the RFU marketing troubles...




EP 18: 1991 to 2023
04/25/2023

James is joined by Martyn Thomas (again), author of 'World in their Hands', to draw a line from the first ever women's Rugby World Cup to this weekend, when England host France at Twickenham in the Six Nations Grand Slam finale. A slightly different episode - hope you enjoy!


Six Nations EP 17: Round 4 review with Matt Merritt
04/24/2023

Fergus and Imogen are joined by the always wonderful Matt Merritt, Rugby Pass columnist, to look back on Ireland v England, Scotland v Italy, and France v Wales.


Six Nations EP 16: Round 4 Preview
04/22/2023

Fergus and Imo look ahead to the penultimate round of the TikTok Six Nations


Six Nations EP 15: Thursday (Friday) Smorgasbord
04/20/2023

Fergus and Imo delve into some good old armchair rugby chats. We run through the BUCS National Championship Finals, the latest additions to Harlequins, the good charity vibes in Gloucester, and there's time at the end for Imo's top fantasy rugby picks.


Six Nations EP 14: The Utrecht Shield
04/19/2023

James and Fergus are join by Dave Algie, Guardian of the Utrecht Shield, to talk about this unique fan-led prize.


Six Nations EP 13: Claire Thomas
04/18/2023

Fergus and James are joined by broadcaster Claire Thomas to try and provide some clarity to the WXV, the women's tournament set to debut this autumn. We also discuss why the Six Nations isn't particularly competitive, especially as all three of this week's losing teams failed to cross the whitewash.



Six Nations EP 12: Round 3 review with Gary Heatly
04/17/2023

Fergus welcomes back Gary Heatly for this third appearance on the podcast. Together we run through all of the action from round 3 including dominant wins for England, France, and Italy.


Six Nations EP 11: Round 3 Preview
04/15/2023

Caleb, Imogen and Fergus bring you everything you need to know about round three of the Six Nations that kicks off later today. Perfect to listen to with your morning croissant.


Six Nations EP 10: We give a f*ck about women's rugby
04/13/2023

The TW2 gives a f*ck about women's rugby and we'll shout as loud as we need to so that the people across the Irish Sea can hear us. James, Imogen and Fergus reflect on yet another disappointing and frustrating day for the women's game after Irish rugby was "likened to 'old boys club' with sexism commonplace," as reported by the wonderful Fi Tomas.

Oh and Simon Middleton has waded on on the kicking debate...


Six Nations EP 9: Nick Heath
04/12/2023

Fergus, Imogen and Caleb welcome the wonderful Nick Heath to the TW2. We run through how to create chemistry with different co-commentators, the nation's best pre match food, the direction of the Six Nations & AP 15s are heading in and so much more!


Six Nations EP 8: Hannah Botterman
04/11/2023

TW2 were delighted to welcome none other than the Red Roses very own Hannah Botterman to chat comeback from injury, England's revolution and the best #scran in camp.


Six Nations EP 7: Donna Kennedy
04/06/2023

Fergus sits down with Scottish Rugby royalty, Donna Kennedy. She is Scotland's most capped player and the first male or female to reach 100 caps in the blue jersey. We run through the opening two rounds of the tournament from a Scottish perspective, how this Scotland team can improve and how to get a win they so desperately need.


Six Nations EP 6: Round Two Review
04/03/2023

James, Fergus and Imo bring you there analysis fo the weekend after traversing the British Isles to attend both Scotland v Wales and England v Italy.


Six Nations EP 5: Round Two Preview
03/31/2023

Fergus, James, and Imo sit down to preview all the action lined up for this weekend. We take a look at the team announcements, discuss Scotland's level of spice, and try to find a weakness in this formidable England side.


Six Nations EP 4: Is TikTok the right partner for the Six Nations?
03/30/2023

Fergus, Imo and Alex sit down for the return of the Thursday smorgasbords. We delve into some of the best stats of round 1 but really there's only one topic of discussion on the menu: Is TikTok an appropriate parter for the Six Nations?


Six Nations EP 3: Sarah Hunter Special
03/28/2023

Fergus, James and Imo look back on Sarah Hunter's send off at Kingston Park in Newcastle. We run through her career, Imo has a quiz and we debate whether England's greatest player should have had her finale at Twickenham in the final round of the tournament.


Six Nations EP2: Round 1 Review
03/27/2023

James, Fergus and Imo run you through all of the games from Round 1 and our reflections on what it will mean for the rest of the tournament. Also, an important #scrancheck from Kingston Park.