Clawed by the Bears: Bristol Bears (A) Review and Sale Sharks (H) Preview with Rhiana Lewis

About this episode

Rhiana Lewis joins Jacob Bassford to discuss women's rugby news and review the Bristol Bears game while previewing the upcoming Sale Sharks match.

Rhiana 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' rather than 'Ladies' and exciting developments in South African women's rugby. Then a tough dissection of the Bristol game follows, are we firm but fair? Let us know! To round everything up, we then preview the Sale Sharks game as familiar faces will be returning to Mattioli Woods Welford Road for the first time since ...

People in this episode

Host: Jacob Bassford

Guest: Rhiana Lewis

Topics covered

• women's rugby
• Bristol Bears
• Sale Sharks
• rugby news
• sports discussion

Keywords

• women's rugby
• Bristol Bears
• Sale Sharks
• rugby news
• Lichfield
• Bath
• South Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Back the Girls, Lichfield, Bath, South African women's rugby, Bristol Bears, Sale Sharks

Places: Mattioli Woods Welford Road

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