About this podcast
The Leicester Tigers Women's Fancast
Chatting about all things to do with Leicester Tigers women's team. Hosted by Jacob Bassford and a series of special guests.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 78 episodes
- Russell Removal Reaction with Vitty de Lazzer · 1 h 9 min · Season 4 Episode 78It's been a hectic week for Leicester Tigers Women as the club announced the immediate departure of five players, including star and fan favourite Jordan Russell. Jacob and Vitty…
- Has international women’s rugby ever been this good? With Jess Bunyard · 1 h 2 min · Season 4 Episode 77The two JBs are reunited once again as Jess Bunyard returns to give a bit of a catch-up. The two chat about possibly the best women's rugby international match ever played…
- Sydney Sweeney, Sarries, Scary Stats & Shoddy Predictions - Saracens (H) Next Gen Cup Preview · 1 h 22 min · Season 4 Episode 76Hannah returns to offer as much optimism as a Welsh fan full with dread can muster ahead of Tigers Women's competitive return to action in the 2026-27 season with a home opener…
- The Big 2026-27 Season Preview with Vitty de Lazzer · 58 min · Season 4 Episode 75Freelance Sports Journalist and Tigers supporter Vitty de Lazzer hops on to the Fancast to talk about the Black Ferns/Springbok Women game/preview WXV, of course a mention about…
- Tigers Women are back for the 2026-27 season (sort of?) with She’s the Champ Pod · 59 min · Season 4 Episode 74Leicester Tigers Women were back in action as they were hosted by old enemies Cheltenham Tigers on the 27th August. Was it a joint training session, was it a proper fixture, was…
- Pathway Progression - Exclusive Interview with Tim Westwood · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 73Head of University of Nottingham WRFC and Lichfield Ladies Head Coach Tim Westwood once again joins Jacob for an exclusive chat to preview the impending season. Westwood reflects…
- The craziest PWR transfer off-season yet? With Huw Griffin · 1 h 5 min · Season 4 Episode 72Huw Griffin joins Jacob to discuss Tigers kit (isn't everyone) and all the reasons behind this off-season being CRAZY in terms of PWR transfers. From Ruby Tui joining…
- So, what is behind this Walleroo partnership with Leicester Tigers Women? · 10 min · Season 4 Episode 71In this bonus podcast, Jacob provides an audio-visual version of his substack article looking at what's behind all these Australians rocking up to Mattioli Woods Welford Road…
- A Performance To Be Proud Of - Loughborough Lightning (H) Review with Hannah Crawfurd · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 70Hannah returns to talk to Jacob about the insane transfers happening in the PWR at the moment, as well as a bit of Lions chat. We speculate whether a certain Gabrielle Vernier or…
- Bonus Pod - Loughborough Lightning Post-match Reaction with players and coaches interviews · 13 min · Season 3 Episode 69As the dust settles from that near miss against Loughborough in the final game of the season, Jacob gives an emotional initial reaction to the season as a whole, whilst you can…
- Bonus Pod - Interview with Fraser Goatcher and Emily Henrich · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 68Hear an exclusive interview from Leicester Tigers Director of Women's Rugby Fraser Goatcher and star outside centre Emily Henrich in the Tigers Women press conference ahead of…
- Transfers Galore - Harlequins (A) Review and Loughborough (H) Preview with Hattie the Rugby Historian · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 67Welcome back to the LTW Fancast. Hattie the Rugby Historian returns to chat about Tigers Women re-signings and two exciting international signings, before a review of the…
- Wait a minute, the PWR is back? Harlequins (A) Preview with Hannah Crawfurd · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 66Hannah returns, disheartened from Wales' 6 Nations campaign but buzzing to talk about the PWR returning as Tigers Women travel to Quins away. Before then, we talk about the big…
- International Round-Up and Tigers Women's U23 with Jess Bunyard · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 65Jess Bunyard returns to discuss her latest work as a freelancer, including some cool work with Staffordshire in the Gill Burns County Championship! We discuss all the latest in…
- Tigers Women U23s for the win (quite literally): Sale Sharks U23s (A) Review with She’s the Champ Pod · 56 min · Season 3 Episode 64Bluebell Nicholls, Champ 1 player and host of the She's the Champ podcast joins Jacob to discuss Tigers Women U23 fixture against Sale Sharks, and what that means for both the…
- Big Tigers Statement and the PWR to Expand? Reaction with Tracey Denny · 1 h 6 min · Season 3 Episode 63Wow what a jam-packed episode this is for you, Gloucester-Hartpury fan Tracey Denny dials in to help Jacob digest two big important news. There is the PWR's intention to expand…
- The One Not at Villa Park: Women’s Slater Cup Review with Sam Bytheway · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 62Sam Bytheway of the Women's Rugby Show returns to discuss a lot of news, including Nottingham's defeat to Surrey in the BSRW playoff and squad announcements for Pac Four and the…
- Trials and Tribulations of Running a Women’s Rugby Fancast: Sale Sharks Women (H) Review with Gwalia Gainline · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 61In this episode, Jacob is joined by Sarah who is part of the sister act who run Gwalia Gainline, the only other women's club fancast in the UK. They chat about Nottingham's…
- Clawed by the Bears: Bristol Bears (A) Review and Sale Sharks (H) Preview with Rhiana Lewis · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 60Rhiana Lewis from the Back the Girls podcast returns to chat to Jacob about the latest news in women's rugby, from whether teams like Lichfield or Bath should change to 'Women'…
- A New Standard Set? Trailfinders Women (H) Review and Bristol (A) Review with Hannah Crawfurd · 1 h 23 min · Season 3 Episode 59After a brief interlude of Jacob experimenting with Instagram reels instead of doing what he does best (jabbering on), the pod is back. Hannah dials in once more to talk about…
