The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby

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World Cup-winning Red Roses and best friends Emily Scarratt and Natasha Hunt host the award winning The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby, with their good friend, South African broadcaster, Elma Smit.

Often joined by current Red Rose Meg Jones, the team brings a unique mix of insight, humour, and honesty to the world of women’s rugby.

Their mission? To grow the game and help reshape how women and girls see themselves — through untold stories, raw conversations, and unmatched access across clubs, players, unions, and coaches.

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163 episodes
Updated June 29

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Mar 16, 2023 · 1 hr 13 min
S3 Ep8: Abbie Ward: ‘Ball in one hand, baby in the other’
The Cabbage Patch is a home from home for the girls, so this week Scaz & Elma are joined by England and Bristol Bears Lock Abbie Ward in Twickenham's famous rugby pub. They discuss all things pregnancy and motherhood with the Red Rose who will be the first player in the professional age to have a baby and make use of the RFU’s brand new maternity policy. Abbie shares the details of her ambitious plans to be back on the pitch next autumn and the white lies and acting skills she had to employ at B
Mar 2, 2023 · 1 hr 9 min
S3 Ep7: Cookin’ up a Women’s Lions Tour with Claire Molloy
It’s on the cards!!!! A two-year feasibility study has confirmed that the first female British and Irish Lions tour is able to go ahead… We don’t know what it looks like yet, but Elma, Scaz, Mo and legendary Irish back row, Claire Molloy take a run up at what they’d like to see. Elma (the smuggler) regales the team with tales of her time embedded with the Springboks during the last Lions tour and Claire gives the girls an insight into her job as an A&E doctor with descriptions of some of the st
Feb 16, 2023 · 1 hr 6 min
S3 Ep6: In The Middle with Hollie Davidson
It’s been a huge year on the park for Scottish referee Hollie Davidson, who’s broken glass ceiling after glass ceiling & refereed some of the biggest games in both 7s and 15s - including last years World Cup Final in Aotearoa. She joins the girls to relive the sinking feeling at seeing THAT tackle on the big screen, and they learn about all about Helga, her favourite fan. Mo’s mind is blown by the art of when NOT to blow your whistle, and Hollie also lets us in on what Scaz & Mo are like to refe
Feb 2, 2023 · 1 hr 13 min
S3 Ep5: Rachael Burford in the House
Mo, Elma & Scaz are joined by their pal and legendary Red Rose, Rachael Burford, to relive some of the best times they’ve spent together on & off the pitch, & celebrate the game changing work she's doing across the world of rugby. Rachael shares that this season will probably be her last on the pitch & that her recent hamstring injury might have even put paid to that. It’s also the morning after the night before, & Mo’s struggling with a terrible hangover after spending the evening at a dinner t
Jan 19, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min
S3 Ep4: A party at Gloucester-Hartpury with Mo & co.
It’s all about Mo this week, for a Loughborough away day at Gloucester-Hartpury. What better excuse for Elma and Scaz to head to the West Country to see Mo in action for the Cherry & Whites. Mo takes Elma for a nose around the gym & matchday changing room. Then postgame, the girls sit down with her boss, Sean Lynn, to get the goss on Mo at work, his brand new electric scooter, nerf gun fights & the winning culture they’ve built at the club. Finally, teammates, Maud Muir & Rachel Lund join the ga
Dec 22, 2022 · 55 min
S3 Ep3: Christmas at Quins with Amy Cokayne & Jade Konkel-Roberts
Twickenham Stoop is the setting for this week’s show, as Scaz’s World Cup roomie, Amy Cokayne, joins her and Elma for a chinwag. The Harlequins and England hooker became only the third person ever to score a hattrick in a world cup final, was raised in the Land of the Long White Cloud & could’ve been a Black Fern (thank God she moved back home). We hear all about her time in NZ, what Scaz is like to room with and her work as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. The trio are also joined
Dec 15, 2022 · 1 hr 11 min
S3 Ep2: Sophie de Goede: Born for this
Sophie de Goede joins Elma, Scaz and Mo to tell her world cup story; a journey of two languages, camaraderie and sacrifice like no other. She’s Canada’s goal kicker, number eight AND captain - a role that you could say she’s been bred for, as both her mum and dad have captained Canada at world cups. De Goede tells the girls all about the experience of leading her team to the semi-final against England - the only amateur team to get that far. And top things off, Scaz, Mo and Elma disagree on Chri
Dec 8, 2022 · 1 hr 5 min
S3 Ep1: New Faces, Big Debriefs: The World Cup Catch Up
Mo Hunt’s officially part of the crew!! She joins Elma and Scaz as a full time host for the start of Season Three from a kitchen somewhere in the Leicestershire countryside. Mo & Scaz haven’t seen each other since before the World Cup & a lot’s happened for both of them since then, so the girls have got some catching up to do. Scaz give us a full tournament debrief; the thrill of a final at a hostile Eden Park, the white wall that faced the Black Ferns Haka, that rainy Australia game and the fam
Jul 8, 2022 · 29 min
S2 Ep24: End of Season Do
Scaz, Elma and Tinds take a look back on the season that was and dish out awards for the best of the pod and the best on the pitch… as well as a few choice awards for each other. We also can’t wait to see the high energy Scaz TikTok from the Red Roses camp… or not, as the case may be.
Jun 30, 2022 · 1 hr 13 min
S2 Ep23: The State of the Stash & The State of the Game
Three incredible Prem 15s athletes and entrepreneurs join Elma in the studio this week to chat about the way the women’s game is viewed, how important the right kit is and the progressive work they’re all doing off the field. Worcester Warriors’ Stef Evans, founder of women’s kit and apparel company Ruggette RFC, Harlequins’ Emma Swords, founder of headwear company BONCEE & Wasps’ Flo WIlliams, founder of sports marketing company, The Perception Agency & now working for MATTA, take the perceptio
Jun 16, 2022 · 1 hr 5 min
S2 Ep22: The Journey, The Injuries and The Menstrual Cycle with Fee Pocock
Fee Pocock drops in for a chat with Elma, Scaz and Mo this week. A broken knee, PTSD and an ACL injury plagued Fee’s remarkable England career, so now, motivated by the change she needed in the women’s game, she makes space for female athletes to learn about strength and conditioning and mental health through her coaching business. The girls pick Fee’s brains on training and the menstrual cycle and share their own period struggles.
Jun 10, 2022 · 1 hr 6 min
S2 Ep21: The Other Side of the Microphone with Ashleigh Wilmot
Back in the freshly kitted out GSR studio, Mo joins the gang to catch up with the woman who’s been pitch side for some of the biggest rugby moments this season, sports broadcaster, Ashleigh Wilmot. The foursome have all worked together in various guises & Scaz enjoys being the one to ask Ashleigh the questions for a change. They talk about Ashleigh’s journey into production and presenting, the challenges she faced as a woman working in sport and her post university days working in cruise ship en
Jun 7, 2022 · 41 min
S2 Ep20: Rugby Friends at The Allianz Prem 15s Final
On the Sixways Stadium touchline, just after Saracens lifted the Allianz Premier 15s trophy for the third time, Elma, Scaz and Mo reflect on the game and the season that was, with some of the most influential women on the pitch. Player of the match, Party Packer joins them for a pint. Her co-captain, Lotte Clapp (& Lotte’s mum and fiance) pop over for a debrief and a look ahead to the Pacific Four Series in New Zealand where she’ll be playing alongside her USA team mate & Exeter Chiefs back row,
May 26, 2022 · 42 min
S2 Ep19: The Legend of Rocky Clark (& Her Plastic Bag)
Rocky Clark joins Elma and Emily to discuss what it means to have more caps for England than any other human & in turn, what it means to her when this goes unrecognised. They also get into the perils of pet ownership, the infamous Rocky Clark plastic bag, the Prem 15s semi finals… & they have a stab at predicting who’ll be crowned champions next weekend at Sixways.
May 5, 2022 · 51 min
S2 Ep18: The Grand, The Slam & The Rugby
Scaz & Mo join Elma fresh from their Grand Slam winning Six Nations. The girls get into Scaz’s call-up to captain the Red Roses, the hostile French crowd, the underground dug out and England’s unstoppable driving maul. Don’t worry, it’s not all rugby chat, the swimming pool after party and Scaz’s broken coffee machine are also on the agenda.
Apr 21, 2022 · 1 hr 8 min
S2 Ep17: Shoulder to Shoulder with Gill Bourke
The Red Roses take on Ireland at Welford Road this weekend in Round 4 of the Six Nations, so what better way to look ahead to the clash than with Scaz’s Loughborough Lightning teammate and Ireland legend, Gill Bourke. Elma quizzes Gill on Scaz’s hurling skills at training, and her incredible career in data science; she professes not to be the next Moneyball, but we don’t buy it. She also tells the team about the head injury that ended her international career, the help she got from Sean O’Brien
Apr 14, 2022 · 53 min
S2 Ep16: Mid Six Nations Debrief and 99 Not Out for Our Scaz
Record breaking crowds descended on Kingsholm to watch the Red Roses dismantle Wales at the weekend; Emily Scarratt’s 99th appearance in a white jersey. Elma and Mike force Scaz to look ahead to her ascent to triple digits by looking back at her first cap in 2008, when Bluetooth ringtones and apple bottom jeans were a thing. The shocking Black Ferns cultural report is also a hot topic, with their home World Cup on the horizon.
Apr 7, 2022 · 1 hr
S2 Ep15: In camp with Scaz & Mo & their dirty laundry
Smelly socks, sports bras, dry shampoo and a brief visit from Sarah Hunter are all on the in camp menu, with Scaz and Mo. Elma manages to steer them through their post-travel tiredness and delirium to hear about Mo’s first start in an England shirt for a few years, her time away from the Red Roses, her player of the match performance and her love of wordle. And as with any episode with these two, it wouldn’t be complete without them throwing each other under the bus regularly, especially as they
Mar 31, 2022 · 59 min
S2 Ep14: No Woman No Try and Scaz’s Return
Scaz is back alongside Elma and Tinds following the Red Roses’ first win of the Six Nations, her first run out in an England shirt for almost a year. We’re also joined by Victoria Rush, the director and producer of the brand new women’s rugby documentary No Woman No Try, which has taken social media by storm. Don’t forget to get involved with our fantasy Six Nations league… before it’s too late to catch The Lord. We’re league no. 73000.
Mar 25, 2022 · 54 min
S2 Ep13: Six Nations Preview with Hannah Botterman & Zoe Aldcroft
The stage is set for the Women’s Six Nations and Scaz is finally back in an England shirt, so for one week only, the woman with her name in the show doesn’t make an appearance. Instead, Elma has drafted in the Red Roses rehab crew, Saracens and England prop Hannah Botterman and Gloucester-Hartpury and England lock, and current World Player of the Year, Zoe Aldcroft, to join her in the Leicester Arms in London for a special live show. The trio look ahead to this year's tournament, Hannah reveals

The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby

S3 Ep8: Abbie Ward: ‘Ball in one hand, baby in the other’

S3 Ep7: Cookin’ up a Women’s Lions Tour with Claire Molloy

S3 Ep6: In The Middle with Hollie Davidson

S3 Ep5: Rachael Burford in the House

S3 Ep4: A party at Gloucester-Hartpury with Mo & co.

S3 Ep3: Christmas at Quins with Amy Cokayne & Jade Konkel-Roberts

S3 Ep2: Sophie de Goede: Born for this

S3 Ep1: New Faces, Big Debriefs: The World Cup Catch Up

S2 Ep24: End of Season Do

S2 Ep23: The State of the Stash & The State of the Game

S2 Ep22: The Journey, The Injuries and The Menstrual Cycle with Fee Pocock

S2 Ep21: The Other Side of the Microphone with Ashleigh Wilmot

S2 Ep20: Rugby Friends at The Allianz Prem 15s Final

S2 Ep19: The Legend of Rocky Clark (& Her Plastic Bag)

S2 Ep18: The Grand, The Slam & The Rugby

S2 Ep17: Shoulder to Shoulder with Gill Bourke

S2 Ep16: Mid Six Nations Debrief and 99 Not Out for Our Scaz

S2 Ep15: In camp with Scaz & Mo & their dirty laundry

S2 Ep14: No Woman No Try and Scaz’s Return

S2 Ep13: Six Nations Preview with Hannah Botterman & Zoe Aldcroft