The Women's Six Nations: Players special

Rugby Union Weekly

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🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

With round one of the 2025 Women's Six Nations about to start we check in with the players from England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to see how preparations have gone.

Sara Orchard and 2014 Rugby World Cup winner Kat Merchant are at the tournament launch to find out how strong the players are, as they discuss their weights sessions and who prefers arms or legs in the gym.

There is also a round of 'rate it or hate it' to see which players know their Welsh cakes from their Irish stout. Zoe Aldcroft, Helen Nelson, Hannah Jones, Neve Jones and Manae Feleu are all in the hot seat. Jones also gives us the view from the Welsh camp after a difficult year for her side that sees new head coach Sean Lynn arrive in a Rugby World Cup year.

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0:22.4	Five Lives Rugby Union Weekly.
0:31.2	Welcome to Rugby Union Weekly.
0:33.5	Another big focus on the women's six nations.
0:36.4	A huge year, as we will keep saying so many times in 2025, with a World Cup coming up starting in August.
0:44.0	But my name's Sarah Orchard, alongside me, 2014 World Cup winner Cat Merchant.
0:48.7	We're going to be speaking to the players today, not all the captains, it's been a few mixes and matches, but what a moment for them to come here,
0:56.4	to be involved in an absolutely massive launch
0:58.9	and what is just such a huge year?
1:01.1	It's huge and the energy in the room
1:04.3	and that, you know, I really like that they had a long walk down
1:07.4	so it's a good long applause.
1:08.4	It was a catwalk.
1:08.9	Yeah, it was a full catwalk and they're in full
1:11.2	kit, their boots as well. But yeah, just really good energy and I personally love talking to
1:17.2	to the players because you can just see the excitement in their faces. When they're talking to,
1:22.0	it's almost like they're, it's not a nervous move. It's they've got a lot of energy and they almost can't wait to be out on that pitch.
1:28.3	We've got a lot of big stuff to discuss as well.
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