The Power Pod

This week, get the full breakdown of round nine’s standout performances, including Saracens’ commanding win over Leicester Tigers, Trailfinders’ resurgence against Sale Sharks, and Gloucester-Hartpury’s dominant showing against Loughborough Lightning. Discover which players are making waves, from Mo Hunt’s tactical brilliance to Ellie Kildunne's game-changing plays.  We've three guests via the Power Line, we hear Hope Rogers' answer to One Question and we find out why Philippa Tuttiett shouldn't reheat rice on her birthday. Plus, hear about the groundbreaking Canterbury boots deal that’s levelling the playing field for athletes across the league. The Power Pod is hosted by former Wales international rugby player Philippa Tuttiett and lead commentator Nick Heath.

In a huge week for the PWR, Philippa Tuttiett and Nick Heath discuss the arrival of USA Eagle and Olympic 7s star Ilona Maher to Bristol Bears.  There's the usual look back on the action from last round as yet another team loses their post-bye-week match. We hear from Bristol head coach Dave Ward on his new acquisition as he also looks ahead to their big match against unbeaten Chiefs in Round 9.  Emily Scarratt assesses the opposition as Lightning get set to face the defending champions Gloucester, among a full preview of the weekend ahead. Plus Natasha 'Mo' Hunt answers Zoe Harrison's One Question. @pwr_ranger_brad on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/p/DDIv1rmIJJB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

After a stellar trip to Monaco, Philippa Tuttiett comes back to earth to rejoin Nick Heath and review a stormy Round 7 in the PWR with two home and two away wins on the board. We hear from Gloucester Hartpury boss Sean Lynn and ask about his interest in the Wales top job; there's a chat with Sale Sharks' Rachel Taylor ahead of Sharks hosting Tigers in Round 8 as each go in search of a first season win. We'll hear Ellie Kildunne chatting after her incredible World Player of the Year award win, plus we hear Zoe Harrison answering this week's One Question.

As the PWR returns from a week's break, Philippa Tuttiett and Nick Heath are back to look ahead to Round 7.  In this episode we'll hear from Quins' Sarah Bonar, Saracens boss Alex Austerberry and England captain Marlie Packer tells us who should win the World Rugby POTY gong. We hear from Sale Sharks' Bea Rigoni on this week's One Question and as usual, PT picks her Power Play from the last round. Plus those quick off the mark can enter our ticket giveaway to win four tickets to The Duel on Sunday at the StoneX Stadium.  Don't forget you can be part of the show by leaving us a voice note on The Power Line! Jump into Whatsapp and get in touch to let us know what you make of this weekend's matches - 07880 716219.

In this week's episode Philippa and Nick look back on that stunning win from Quins in Bristol, including hearing from Jade Konkel. A dominant Chiefs side draw the praises of Susie Appleby while Tigers' Fran McGhie offers her reaction to Tigers TV after scoring a brace of tries in their loss to Trailfinders. We seek out Maud Muir who offers us a tasty One Question, there's a full look ahead to our Round 6 PWR fixtures and the Pod Couple also discuss last week's news out of the WRU. 

In this episode we review Round 4 and look ahead to Round 5, with a shout out to the Exe and a bit of chat from the Chiefs head coach Susie Appleby. Philippa discovers how the stats do lie when it comes to Lightning's result against Quins and she grills Nick on the latest on all those rumours around global rugby star Ilona Maher and her possible move to PWR. We've some questions answered from you, our Power Pals and PT picks her Power Play of the Week.

It's another bumper episode of The Power Pod as Philippa and Nick welcome guests Liv McGoverne from Exeter Chiefs, Saracens' Sydney Gregson and coach Mouritz Botha. We also hear from 'Millie Whizz' as the Bristol winger grabbed a brace last weekend and Sean Lynn looks ahead to the Circus heading to the StoneX. Most importantly, we'll hear the best examination from Zainab Alema as to who would win in a fight - a bear or a tiger.  A ticket giveaway, RWC draw reaction and listener questions... one of these weeks our episodes will get shorter. Just not this week!

With three PWR sides scoring over 50 points and four teams yet to win, Philippa and Nick see who stood up on the R2 weekend where attack won the day and examine who will edge victory in R3. We hear reaction from an unimpressed Nathan Smith at Loughborough, a frustrated Ross Chisholm at Quins and Saracens’ Alex Austerberry reacts to the news that the 2025 PWR Final will be held at their StoneX ground.  Bristol head coach Dave Ward looks ahead to Round 3 where we have two repeats of last season’s semi-finals and we meet our first recorded Power Pals. Plus Rownita Marston-Mulhearn answers One Question and poses a classic of her own. Our thanks to TNT Sports and Buzz 16.

Philippa and Nick offer a brief reflection on the news that PWR CEO Belinda Moore is stepping down, followed by a look back at Round 1 which includes reaction from Trailfinders’ Annabel Meta, Saracens’ Alex Austerberry and a couple of our newly christened ‘Power Pals’ who have contacted us via The Power Line. They explore what happened with Liv McGoverne’s charged down conversion as Philippa consults the law book, before surveying the selections in the PWR Team of the Week. There's a good look at the Round 2 fixtures and PT picks her weekly Power Play. Our thanks to Oval Insights for the stats.

Your hosts Philippa and Nick introduce themselves in this debut episode and get straight into a run-down of all nine teams in the PWR team ahead of the 24/25 season getting underway. Will they stick to 90-seconds per team? Who has called the Power Line - 07880 716219? What will PT decide to call the first Power Play of the Power Pod?