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The PCR Sports Show - Friday 12th September 2025 - The Women's Rugby Special with Peter Frost, Head Coach and Emma Harlley, Player from Peterborough Women's Rugby · The PCR Sports Show

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Welcome. To PCR Sports.
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Good evening and welcome to your PCR Sports show here on PCR FM
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for the start of your sporting weekend.
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I'm Neelesh and always on our show every Friday between 6:00
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and 7:00. We'll be discussing the local
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highlights, low lights of the local sporting scene with the
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headlines with Dipham very shortly.
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Our guests this evening are Peterborough Women's Rugby and
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we'll be chatting to Frosty and Harley from the club very
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shortly after. We've had the headlines and also
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the latest from Peterborough Sports this week where there's
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been some managerial changes. But first let's have your
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sporting headlines this week with DIPAM.
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Thank you. Thank you Ramesh, good evening
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and these are your sporting headlines around the region this
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week, starting with cricket. Peterborough Town slipped to an
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80 run home defeat against Houndour last Saturday, while
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confirmed champions find an ease past Kettering Town with A10
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wicket victory. This weekend's fixtures see
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Peter Peter hosting Geddington and welcoming Kettering Town and
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champions Fryden travel to Rushden and Higham.
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In ice hockey. Peter of Phantom returned to the
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ice last weekend, overcoming France side newly Sue Mann in a
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challenge match. The game finished one one with
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the hosts securing victory in a penalty shootouts.
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The sides met again the following evening when the
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visitors edged the five four. Revenge, revenge win Phantoms
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now turn their attention to back-to-back challenge matches
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against National League rivals Romford Raiders this weekend.
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They are away on Saturday before returning to Planet Ice on
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Sunday evening for a 5:30 PM face off in Athletics.
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Peterborough and Neen Valley Athletics Club rounded off their
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Southern Athletics League campaign with a second place
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finish in the final fixture where the result secured them
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fourth spot in the overall Division 2 NE and impressive
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outcome in a competitive 18 team division.
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Peterborough Neen Valley Neen Valley Veterans won the Eastern
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Masters Track and Field League for a record 4th consecutive
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year, completing the achievement in Thurrock with the with the
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City club having to travel them furthest out of all the teams
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that took part. Led by Kayleigh Longfoot, Yaksi
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runners were winning ladies team in the Sawtry 10 Mile Road race.
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Longfoot finished second individually in a time of one
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hour 8 minutes and 7 seconds behind ladies winner Claire
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Thurgood of the Cambridge and Coleridge Athletics Club who
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clocked a time of one hour 6 minutes and 5 seconds.
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Ellie Picover and Abby Branston provided strong support,
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finishing 6th and 7th with times of one hour 13 and 9 seconds and
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one hour 13 and 32 seconds respectively.
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Vanessa Gunn, Claire Pearcy and Bianca Barletta, also
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representing Yaxi, completed scoring within the top 20.
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Patrick Venturan and friend of the show Steve Hope has earned a
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second Great Britain team call up in just a fortnight.
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Hope built on his recent success in a Sprint Marrick triathlon by
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finishing fourth in his age group at the Fleet Standard
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Distance Triathlon near Aberdeen.
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In weightlifting, up and coming city weightlifter Samuel Ward
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claimed A commendable bronze medal at the British
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Weightlifting Championships in Birmingham.
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Overcoming a serious injury he sustained in April.
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The 20 year old had already demonstrated his national
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credentials by winning gold in the 67 kilograms category last
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year's championship. Moving up a heavier class in
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2025, Ward impressed again in February by securing silver at
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the English National Championships on his first
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attempt in the under 79 kilograms category.
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In boxing, three young boxers from the Peterborough Police
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Club returned from the Bar and Box Club in North Devon with a
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medal each. Kian Aragosa, 15 years old, won
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gold at 52 kilogram kilograms, dominating Billy Peck in the
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final. Ali Jan Raja, 13, took silver at
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53 kilograms after a narrow points defeat to a more
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experienced Rocco Slade and Sophia Harish earned bronze,
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narrowly losing to national champion Valeria Celska in a
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semi final. Bare Knuckle Boxing City man and
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former guest of the show Martin Raphael came up came just short
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of his bare knuckle boxing challenge on Saturday night.
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The 38 year old from Alton was outpointed by by over over 5
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rounds by James Connolly, a pound for pound top ten fighter.
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Two judges had Connolly winning by a single point while the
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third gave him all 5 rounds. Raphael, who lost a world title
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challenge in his previous fight, accepted the verdict without
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complaint. In bowls, Peterborough Bowls
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League season has ended with Parkway A and Wittery Manor
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dominating. Pkwy A won the midweek Premier
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title unbeaten in 16 matches, while Wittery Manor Buzzards
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claim the Club 55 Premier crown for the 4th consecutive year,
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losing just once. And to finish off with football,
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Peterborough United remain winless after 7 league matches
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this season following a narrow 3 to defeat the Huddersfield Town
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on Saturday. It was a much improved display
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from Posh, who took the lead early in the second-half through
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Jimmy J Morgan, but Huddersfield hit back with three goals to
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turn the contest on his head before Kian Hayes struck a late
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consolation deep into stoppage time.
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Darren Ferguson side will be now hoping to claim their first
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victory when host when they host the Wigan Wanderers at the
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Western Home Stadium tomorrow. Meanwhile, chairman Darren
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McCartney revealed on his Hard Truth podcast that defender
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Oscar Whalen had returned to his homeland Sweden after apparently
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refusing to return to the club. Mcanthony added that Whalen is
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dealing with a personal matter and stresses that the
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relationship remains amicable and both parties are working
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towards a fair outcome. Peter United Women suffered
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their second defeat in the FA Cup group stage, going down to
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one at home to county rivals Cambridge United.
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The Posh Women look to bounce back on Sunday when they host
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Sheffield FC at Pyms Park in their next league fixture.
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It has been an emotional at an eventful week at Peterborough
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Sports, who partied company with management duo Luke Steele and
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Michael Gash on Wednesday. The decision followed the
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Tuesday night defeat to Wellingborough Town by three
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goals to one in the North Ham Senior Cup.
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The Turbines have moved fast to find their successor by
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appointing former Hull City, Derby County and Bolton
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Wanderers manager Phil Brown as their new manager.
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Brown will take charge of his first Peterborough sports match
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tomorrow when they host Hornchurch in the FA Cup second
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qualifying round. And Nigel was there during this
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week as events unfolded. Nigel, give us a bit of rundown
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because I know it was quite a, well, I say quite an eventful
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moment and you're in a thick of it.
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There was an amazing week, lots of happening at the club and a
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really big opportunity for the club.
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Now I think to to push on really.
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It's a very brave appointment and no doubt a very expensive
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one for the club, but you know the right one to make.
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I think it's the right time that that Luke and Kashi went.
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Everything's really amicable. Tim's on record as saying it's
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the hardest the decision he's ever had to make.
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That's in his football career and his business career.
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So All in all, lots going on, Very emotional week at the club,
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but tremendous excitement now. Like you say, Hornchurch in the
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cup tomorrow, that is a massive game.
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It was big anyway. It's now massive.
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I think Tim's given Phil Brown the narrative that he wants a
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cup run, as all chairmen do. Yeah.
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So the pressures on Phil Brown and he met the players last
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night up at the club again, there was emotions running high
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because, you know, some of the the players hadn't got together
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since Luke and Gashi departed. So lots going on, but tremendous
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opportunity now that that I think the club actually deserve
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a lot of credit for the way they've dealt with stuff because
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they've they really dealt with it sensitively.
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The story was leaked. It made the national press, I
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think the Sun run with it online.
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That was before the club had announced Phil's arrival, so
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it's probably the worst kept secret since Bailey McCann.
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But it was, you know, the club dealt with it really, really
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well. They they, it was emotional with
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Luke and Gashi going. The situation with Gashi is that
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he's staying on as a player. Obviously he's got his injury
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which chatting with him last night and you know, he sees that
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as as probably 3 months before we're going to see him on the
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pitch again. But he's still there as a player
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really wanted to stay involved. He has got a relationship with
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with Phil Brown. So Phil's really keen to to keep
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him on. The rest of the backroom stuff
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are also have the opportunities to stay on.
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Phil has brought someone with him, but Tim really and and Tim
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was on social media today just stressing that, you know,
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they've all got the chance to, to stay on and it's up to them
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really whether they do and it's up to them to work with Phil.
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So amazing times, exciting times.
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Well, Phil said that in his interview with yourself that
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you, that you put on our socials that he's, he's left the door
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open for everybody. He's come in, yes, he's got his
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own ideas and, and, and what he wants to do.
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However, everyone stands a chance of continuing to work
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with him. Yeah, yeah.
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And in terms of man of his word, you know so and and Phil said
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that in his his speech to the players when he met them last
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night, This is an opportunity for everyone to move on.
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He and he said, he said in to the players like when I bought
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teams here, when he bought Kidderminster Harriers to Pyms
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Park, he said nobody gets an easy game here and that has
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disappeared somewhat this season and and sports are making it too
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easy for players for teams visiting Pyms Park.
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So that's the first thing he wants to address, and he wants
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to make that fortress again. That's quite a statement
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signing, isn't it, Phil Brown? Does that raise expectations
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levels now though? Then shows Tim's ambition for
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Peterborough sports, not just this season but going forward.
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I think it shows Tim's commitment to the club.
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This was year three of a three-year plan, as we've
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discussed when we've had them on the show before.
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And you know, the year 3 of that plan has has really not started
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very well at all. But when you look back at at
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plans for clubs there, there's often a year where it steps back
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and stuff holds. So I don't think there's any
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what what for me, this just sort of signifies how important Tim
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feels that sports is in his life.
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And I think he wants to to move on from that three-year plan.
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Now there's obviously going to talk to Phil about another plan,
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but you know that that's, you know, that's no different from
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what happens at other clubs. And it just shows how serious
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Tim is. That's.
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Great to hear what a week it's been at Peterborough Sports then
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and you can catch. Up on the interviews that Nigel
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conducted this week, both with Luke Steele and Phil Brown, the
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new Peterborough sports manager. They're across our socials,
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whether it's on X or Facebook. You can find us on Facebook at
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PCR Sports or on X at Sports. PCR so you can catch up there.
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There's some YouTube links in there to the videos and to the
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interviews if you've not had a chance to see them yet.
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But let's turn our attention to tonight's show then, and our
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guests this evening are Peter Frost, the woman's head coach,
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and Emma Harley from Peterborough Woman's Rugby, and
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You're listening to PCR sports. Good evening and welcome back to
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the PCR Sports Show here on Friday evening for the start of
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your sporting weekend. We're here every Friday between
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6:00 and 7:00 discussing the local highlights and sadly some
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low lights as well of the local sporting scene every week from
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our city of Peterborough. So thank you for joining us once
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again. And our guests this evening are
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Peter Frost, Women's head coach, and Emma Harley, who plays for
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the Peterborough Womens''s Rugby Club here.
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And you're affiliated to Peterborough UFC, the men's
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side, just to give you a little bit of background there.
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But welcome Harley Frosty, welcome to PCR SPORTS.
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Thank you. Thank you for having.
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Us, not a problem, right? Where should we start?
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There's so much going on in women's rugby at the moment,
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isn't there? We've got the World Cup, the Red
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Roses are flying there through to the quarterfinals.
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But let's start with yourselves, first of all, in terms of how
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you came into the game and women's rugby itself.
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Harley. Yeah.
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What's your background? What drew you to women's rugby?
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Yeah, I think I was watching the Men, Six Nations, one, I think
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2023 and I was watching it thinking I quite like to have a
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have a go at that. I feel a bit adventurous and so
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I googled women's rugby Peterborough and the address for
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the club came up and he said give it a go, come down on a
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Tuesday and so I went down and yeah, been there ever since.
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And you haven't looked back. No, have not looked back.
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Regretted it a few times but. When you say regretted it, what
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we talking the tackles? Yeah, on a Monday after after a
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game, right? Questioned my choices.
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But no, no, I love it. I do.
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Does that include cold, cold training sessions as well during
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the winter, yeah. Like we had last night in the
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rain that, yeah, would have washed away the ark.
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So yeah, it is good fun fun. Games cracking stuff frosty.
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Come on in. Your head coach?
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Yep. What are the women like?
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What the girls like on a training night.
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Ohh wow, that's a lot of questions.
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Careful what you say can. Be right in trouble?
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No, it's some. Yeah, it's good.
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We've got a squad there actually, that's got everything
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from people like Harley and even people that are newer as well.
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We've got some people who turned up two weeks ago who who are
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part of the squad and training. And then we've got others who
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have been there since one of the first ever training sessions
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that women did, like sort of 30 years ago.
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So yeah, massive, massive, different breadths of abilities,
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experience, everything else. But yeah, they're not a bad bun.
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They're paying attention. You mentioned 30 years there, so
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women's rugby at Fengate has been going for about 30 years
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there. Yeah, Well, yeah, we believe
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this. This is the 30th year that the
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women's team has been up and running.
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So and we've got a little sort of social media campaign to try
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and do 30 things for this year, sort of for the 30th year and
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things. But yeah, we lastly, we still
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have at least one player who was on one of those original
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training sessions. She's still playing and she's a
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machine as well, isn't she? So she's.
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Yeah. Bringing it back up to sort of
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modern day then let's have a look at the last five years,
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shall we? Seeing some great success from
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the club itself. You've not been at the club that
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long in itself, but as a club itself it's had some great
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success with a couple of promotions in the last five
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years. Yeah, absolutely.
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So yeah, I've, I've only been there since January and prior to
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that I was down at Bedford Blues.
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But we were always sort of a season behind Peterborough.
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So we, we, it felt like we'd come into a league, they would
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win the league and then get promoted and then we'd get
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promoted the next year, come into league and then they'd win
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the league and, and get promoted ahead of us again.
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So. So you thought this would be the
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way of catching them up by moving clubs?
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Yeah, just sort of cut out the middle man, I guess.
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Just just leap straight into it. But yeah, so yeah, they've,
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they've had some great success and, and thoroughly deserved
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actually, because as a squad, their ability and, and
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everything else has has gone to, you know, last year we went
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unbeaten across the whole league.
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You know, you don't, you don't lock your way to that.
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That's from hard work and and determination and and doing
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things right. How many games is that Harley
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then if you're unbeaten last season in the league?
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Testing your knowledge here, thankfully.
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No one's here to correct me. Is it 11 games, 10 or 11 games?
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Yeah. I want to say think about that
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slight slightly more possibly, but yeah.
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But some great success there to go unbeaten throughout the
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season. Yeah, and I mean, anyone who's
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ever been involved in teams sort of tell you when you get to the
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halfway point and you're unbeaten, everybody wants a
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chunk. Of you.
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They're gunning for you, aren't they?
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Yeah, so, so the sides that we were turning up and playing from
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Christmas onwards, you know, they, they were after us, they
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were after that, you know, to try and take that unbeaten run
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away away from us. So yeah, it almost gets harder
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because you're beaten and then as the added pressure as you get
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towards the end of the season of yeah of trying to maintain that
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and and those things as. Well, so you've got quite a
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mantle now then taking on the women's head coach role.
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Yeah. Not to put any pressure on.
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Yeah, thanks. Yeah, yeah, at the highest level
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they've ever been as well. So we are in rugby terms, Tier
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3. So which is the equivalent of
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what Posh play at. So, you know, is in if Posh got
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promoted twice, they'd be in the Premiership.
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If we got promoted twice, we'd be in the Premiership.
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So, yeah, you know, we're, we're at a really good standard of
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rugby now. I mean, these these women are
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going to be playing against the stars of the next World Cup.
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You know, The Who are coming through the ranks now.
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That's that's where their their battlegrounds are right now.
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So yeah, no doubt in four years, Tom, we'll be watching the next
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World Cup thinking. Hold on, we recognise a couple
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of them. And that's not to say they might
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be not somebody from our own women's side with the potential.
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Next to you, Frosty. The ambitions there, which is
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great to see from that perspective.
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And, and we actually have at least one of our players in an
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under 23 squad for a Premiership side as well.
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So unfortunately it's less the Tigers which hurts me being in
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Northampton. Saints, right.
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OK. Yeah.
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So, so the the pathways are being built and again, that's
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something that the club of have sort of pushed onto US for the
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for this year as. Well, and the success that
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you've had, that's obviously drawn attention from the Prem
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clubs, for example, to come and have a look at the players that
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you've got and that you're developing through your system.
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Yeah, we, we hear murmurings of, of that and again, it's about
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trying to extend out and and make those connections to those
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coaches. But as well there is that when
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they turn up for trials and things, because that's still
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happens to women's rugby, you can go along to trials at
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Premiership clubs, they might hold them up once or twice in
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the summer, but immediately they'll ask you where you play
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and and what level is that And you have to be at, you know, the
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level that that we're playing at now to, to even get your foot in
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the door normally so. So what?
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What brought you to the club then?
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What brought you to this area? Yeah, so I'd I'd moved up to
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Lincolnshire from from Bedford, so obviously couldn't couldn't
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travel down, select the club. And then the former head coach
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just got in touch with me and I'd worked with him before and
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said look, do you fancy coming on board and need some support
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here? That was in January.
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I thought, well, yeah, why not? He actually said to me they make
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cake. But that's the incentive.
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That was part of the contract, was it?
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I don't. Think I've had cake twice so
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somewhat mis sold on that. What's your favorite cake?
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Black Forest Gateau. OK, so Harley, the players need
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to get together and make sure that I.
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Mean we have cake OK, probably might not be invited, but we.
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Have OH. There's there's something about
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cake and women's sport in the city because you're, I think
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you're the third club that's been on where the women's side
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have cake involved. The men's side should learn from
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that, I think, because that's going to go a long way towards
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getting some of these results you're talking about.
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Definitely, absolutely. Yeah.
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And you'll think about. It so you're settling in, then
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you're making you feel welcome. Yeah, definitely, yeah.
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And you know, it's it's been a brilliant pre season.
22:06
We've worked really hard, you know, loads of brand new
22:09
structures and plays and and things, trying to keep some of
22:13
the old stuff, enough of the old stuff that we just build on it,
22:16
but also introducing some new stuff to to make it appropriate
22:19
for the level that we're going up to and things.
22:21
But yeah, they look, they look really sharp, I've got to say
22:24
that. So, preseasons gone Well, the
22:27
new kit looks resplendent. Yeah, and you're ready to kick
22:32
off next weekend. Yeah, yeah.
22:34
So next weekend, old Albanians twos at home, they are probably
22:39
the best side in the league. So yeah, it'll it'll certainly
22:43
be an adventure and we'll see where we're at, see where we're
22:46
at after that match. OK, what days do you play your
22:49
games? What?
22:49
When do they kick off? Yeah.
22:51
So next weekend it's Sundays, normally Sunday afternoon.
22:54
And depending on time of year it's it's either 2 somewhere
22:58
between 2:00 and 3:00. But next weekend it's 2:00 or
23:02
3:00 I. Think it's 2:30?
23:03
Come on coach, you've got to be setting the example for the the
23:07
women here to be on time. I live my life 24 hours at a
23:09
time but. On on a serious on a serious.
23:14
I've got two months. Thankfully someone's here that
23:16
knows their stuff. We are playing at 2:00. 2:00 a
23:22
week on Sunday at Fortress Friend Gate as it's as it's
23:25
named from that perspective. Harley with the games being on
23:28
Sunday, quiet Saturday nights then.
23:31
Yeah, yeah. For everyone who's listening.
23:33
Yeah, for sure. Yeah, yeah.
23:35
Definitely what What does a week look like then from a player's
23:38
perspective, leading into a game on a Sunday?
23:40
When do you train? What's the sort of lead up to a
23:43
game? Yeah, so we train Tuesdays and
23:46
Thursday evenings and so we'll kind of do loads and loads of
23:51
match prep, so like scenarios and game plays and getting us
23:54
ready. But you know, kind of game head
23:57
mindset starts from that that Tuesday evening really, you
24:01
know, we're thinking about it. And for sure from the Friday
24:04
heads on switched on so that when you turn up ready to warm
24:07
up on Sunday, we we we don't have to get ready.
24:10
We're yeah, we're already ready because we've been gearing up
24:12
for it. So obviously going through the
24:14
training, you know, the set plays, the moves that Frosty
24:18
would like you to see implement in in games effectively, but you
24:21
talked about the the mental side of the game as well.
24:24
That's just as important, no doubt, to be in the right frame
24:27
of mind to play such a physical contact game.
24:30
Yeah, 100% it is. It's mostly mental to be honest.
24:34
We all love rugby and we all have so much fun playing rugby.
24:38
But there, yeah, there is a mental aspect to the game.
24:41
You know, anyone can kind of have a runabout, but to keep
24:42
your structure and to keep disciplined and keep everyone in
24:45
check and, you know, kind of tap your mate when they're flagging
24:47
a little bit and out of breath and stuff, it's yeah, it's all
24:49
up there. Yeah, squad size, Frosty.
24:53
What you're looking at 30 odd players. 40 odd players.
24:55
I know, yeah, mid 40s at the moment, which is phenomenal.
25:00
You need roughly twice as many as you think you need.
25:02
OK, So yeah, yeah. And and that's just because of,
25:07
you know, they, they work and. And they yeah, of course, work
25:10
commitments and yeah. And all that sort of stuff.
25:12
So yeah, you you need 45 really to to run on the squad.
25:16
And what sort of age groups are we looking at here?
25:18
How young can they be? Or is it aging A barrier
25:22
effectively? Yes, so we've got some of the
25:24
under eighteens who come in and train with us.
25:26
We've got people who are 1819 all the way up into their 50s.
25:31
Wow so real cross section of experience as well as the the
25:34
youth there as well to help bring you along.
25:37
Definitely. And it's probably one of the,
25:39
the differences that you'll see in women's sport compared to
25:43
men's sport in my experiences is in men's sport, you wouldn't
25:45
necessarily go and take up a sport like rugby in your 40s.
25:48
People would look at you and think you're, you're a little
25:50
bit crazy. But in women's sport it becomes
25:53
because of, of lifestyle and things, it becomes a point where
25:56
they can now take up that sport. So it feels like to, to me, my
26:00
experience is that we get a lot more women join in later on in
26:04
life compared to in men's sports.
26:06
Brilliant, right? We just can take a short break.
26:08
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Tonight is no different. We've had some headlines earlier
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covering hockey, ice hockey, football, cricket, athletics and
29:15
the subject this evening that we're discussing is Peterborough
29:18
women's rugby. And in the studio we've got with
29:21
us Peter Frost, who goes by the name of Frosty, he's asked me to
29:26
say, and then Emma Harley, who goes by the name of Harley,
29:29
certainly to a friend. So we feel comfortable from that
29:32
perspective that they've allowed us to call them that this
29:34
evening. But yeah, so we're talking
29:36
women's rugby this evening and Peterborough.
29:39
At women's rugby, they play their games at Fengate, where
29:43
Peterborough RUFC are based. And just before the break there
29:48
we were talking about the club and the growth of the game and
29:53
the number of players that. Needed as well and frosty.
29:56
So if anybody is thinking of taking up women's rugby, what do
29:59
they have to do? How do they get involved?
30:01
Yeah, OK, so First things first, as I would say is do it.
30:05
Please just come along, just bring a pair of trainers, some
30:10
naff bottoms and AT shirt and just turn up and and we'll we'll
30:14
teach you everything that you need to know.
30:16
So, so we just need you there for first of all.
30:18
But look, we've got everything or all the age grades we've got
30:22
touch rugby, we've got obviously a full contact rugby or
30:26
traditional 15 inside rugby. So I'll, I'll just say get in
30:30
touch with us through our social media, go onto our website, drop
30:33
us an e-mail. Just just get in contact.
30:36
We'll find you the right person to talk to.
30:38
You know, if it's like age, age grade, for example, we'll get
30:40
you the coach for the age grade to get in contact with you or,
30:44
or we'll we'll assign someone to you to meet you on the day to
30:46
bring you up onto the so you know where we train and things
30:49
like that. So yeah, just get in touch with
30:51
us across any of the socials through our website and and
30:54
we'll go from there. So whether you're school age or
30:56
somebody a little bit older, there's opportunities there for
30:59
you to take part at whatever level you feel comfortable at.
31:03
Yeah. Yeah, definitely do do what I
31:06
did. Just turn up there and someone
31:08
will tell you where to go, what to do, what to tackle and try to
31:12
tackle anyway. Yeah, opportunities for
31:14
literally everyone. No matter what your motivations
31:17
are, what level you want to play at, come down.
31:19
And is that how you got involved with Peterborough women's rugby?
31:22
Yeah, yeah, as I say, literally Googled it, found the address
31:25
and and went down after work one day, sort of stood around
31:29
aimlessly waiting for someone to kind of point me in the right
31:31
direction, bumped into someone and then, yeah, showed me where
31:34
they train. And yeah, that's where I've been
31:36
ever since. Yeah.
31:37
And is that on Tuesdays and Thursdays, that's when the women
31:40
train? Yeah.
31:41
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 till half 8.
31:43
OK. And that's down at Fengate, but
31:45
from a juniors perspective, I guess there's different nights
31:48
for that Frosty. Yeah, absolutely.
31:49
Yeah. Different age grades will train
31:51
all all through the week and then they tend to play their
31:53
matches on a Sunday. So, and some of them as well are
31:56
a a sort of merge with other clubs if they're sort of short
32:00
on numbers. So they may for example, I think
32:02
I'm age grade girls have yeah have a really good relationship
32:05
with Steve. And so they'll train one week at
32:07
Steve and then one week at Peterborough and and swap around
32:10
that way as. Well, and that's makes it very
32:12
accessible then, doesn't it? From a travel perspective, you
32:14
know, it might not be easy for somebody to get down from that
32:17
area into Peterborough and vice versa.
32:19
So you're actually going out into the community to offer
32:22
sport effectively and an opportunity just to.
32:26
Keep fit, you know, and play something that.
32:28
You enjoy? Yeah, absolutely.
32:29
And I think it would be worthwhile if, if, if, if you're
32:32
interested in this, it'd be worthwhile keeping an eye on our
32:34
social media and things because throughout this year we do have
32:37
a lot of things planned where we're basically going out to
32:39
other rugby clubs to run training sessions.
32:41
We'll be running like rug rugby fitness boot camps just after
32:44
Christmas. So.
32:45
So we've got a lot going on where we'll be in different
32:48
parts of of Peterborough and the surrounding areas, not just down
32:52
at Fengate. So really getting out into the
32:53
community this season certainly to spread the word and the
32:57
opportunities that are available for girls and and women to play
33:00
rugby. Yeah, and take advantage of the
33:02
World Cup being here, right and. Perfect segue.
33:05
That was going to be the next question, Harley.
33:08
I mean, how well are the red roses doing at the moment?
33:11
Amazing. Yeah, really amazing.
33:13
So good to watch, so inspiring. And you already see so many more
33:16
people coming through and wanting to get involved and
33:19
whether it's just watching or playing or just coming down to
33:21
watch training. So yeah, it's been really good.
33:23
And you had a watch party at the start of the tournament, didn't
33:26
you? Yeah.
33:26
Yeah, we did, which is really well received and I think we
33:29
are, this might be an exclusive so, but no one from the social
33:32
media teams here tell me off. So I think we are planning
33:34
another one. So that was against the USA.
33:38
Yeah. On a Friday evening, Yeah,
33:41
Friday evening. But the Roses play up against
33:43
Scotland in the quarterfinals on Sunday, Yeah?
33:46
Buzzing. Looking forward to it.
33:47
So you're starting your game. What is it 2:00?
33:50
Did you say on and then the women are playing it?
33:54
Is it 4 or half four? I think it's.
33:55
So we're the week. After.
33:57
Ah, sorry. Yes, you are, aren't you?
33:58
Yeah, sorry. You're next weekend, aren't you?
33:59
So that's perfect, isn't it? So you'll be down there this
34:02
Sunday, no doubt in the clubhouse cheering on the red
34:04
roses? Absolutely and hopefully
34:06
there'll be a knock on effect from the Red Roses doing so well
34:11
in terms of building that interest and growing the club
34:14
that you're looking to do. Yeah, definitely.
34:15
I mean, you can already see it from Red Roses social media.
34:18
There's so many more people getting involved and so many
34:20
more people becoming fans of the sport and thinking actually do
34:22
you know what, you know, that person looks like me or I could
34:25
do that or that looks fun. So yeah, we're seeing loads more
34:27
people stick their hand up and and try.
34:29
And what? What do they need to bring then
34:31
if they want to try and they? If they want to try sense of
34:37
humour, I don't know, bring, just bring yourself.
34:39
Really. Yeah.
34:40
Open mind, Yeah. You might need to tackle things
34:43
which you know or have not done before, put your head in places,
34:47
in scrums and malls and things that that might not feel natural
34:50
the first few times you do it. But being part of the team,
34:52
there's nothing like it. So, so much fun.
34:55
But yeah, if we have another forecast like Tuesday or
34:58
Thursday, then yeah, bring umbrella or 10 umbrellas.
35:01
You're talking about the weather there, aren't you?
35:03
From a trading perspective, yeah.
35:04
And that's where, yeah, you, you're gearing up effectively
35:08
for the season, aren't you? Yeah, yeah, getting ready for
35:10
the season because we'll be playing in those sorts of
35:12
conditions. So yeah, we'll get getting ready
35:14
for it and maybe, I think maybe should have done badminton or
35:17
something like that, but we're stuck now.
35:21
Frosty, Just in terms of the red roses again.
35:23
They're playing on Sunday afternoon up against Scotland.
35:27
They're heavily fancied, aren't they, To get to the final at
35:29
least? Yeah, absolutely.
35:32
Yeah. Don't discount whoever wins from
35:34
Ireland and France. So in the semi final, that's
35:36
going to be tough. You know, France in the Six
35:40
Nations gave England a real test.
35:41
They don't look past Scotland. No, of course not.
35:43
No, no, you never want to get ahead of yourself.
35:45
This, this point in a tournament, it's just about 80
35:48
minutes. All the previous form just goes
35:50
out the window. So yeah.
35:53
So England's route or potential route or or predicted route to
35:57
the final is slightly easier you'd you'd suggest than the
36:00
other side. Is that because they're avoiding
36:01
the All Blacks? And and Canada, yeah, yeah.
36:04
So, so you would the favourites on the other side would be
36:09
Canada, New Zealand semifinal. And that's, yeah, that that's
36:13
that's. Two heavyweights going after
36:15
that's. Going to be an absolute Corker
36:17
of a match. Yeah, absolutely cracking.
36:20
Should be incredible. So yeah, you'd fancy England to
36:22
go there, but again, France gave them a little bit of a schedule
36:25
in the Six Nations and really tested them.
36:27
And France play a completely different game to England as
36:29
well. Much more of kind of offloading
36:31
off the floor type game. Want to be fast, quicker
36:33
movement? Yeah, yeah.
36:35
Want to try and get behind England, you know so. 10 rounds
36:38
over the top. So, yeah, but you know, Ireland
36:41
have improved so much over the last 12 months, so you'd you'd
36:44
fancy them as well. You know, Young E for Wafer is
36:47
going to be back for for that match as well, and she's
36:50
absolute superstar. So yeah, it's not easy by any
36:53
means. No.
36:54
Well, fingers crossed for the Red Roses in their quarterfinal
36:57
match in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place at Ashton Gate
37:00
and Bristol on Sunday afternoon. But bringing it back locally and
37:05
the leagues that you play in, are you talking about it being
37:09
the third tier? Effectively, does that involve
37:11
travelling? Have you got some local Derby
37:14
matches? You know, give us a sense of
37:16
the, the structure. Yeah.
37:19
So it's a little bit more travelling than than last year.
37:21
You know, for example, last year we had Bedford, Stamford, those
37:24
sorts of teams which are pretty local.
37:27
This year there is quite a bit more travelling.
37:32
Yeah. So, so not too many local
37:34
derbies to be honest. So we've got sort of Driffield,
37:36
Bridgnorth. Bridge N.
37:39
What's that? Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
37:41
Way. Yeah, I think it's on the end of
37:43
the M4. Yeah, I was just about to say.
37:44
Having done it from a football perspective going of West, then
37:47
yeah, that certainly rang a bell.
37:49
But you know, it's yeah, it would be a joy to go up there
37:52
and play in the ground that you've never visited before.
37:54
So yeah, really looking forward to it actually.
37:57
So. So yeah, a little bit more
37:59
travel, yeah. Per mileage doesn't work out a
38:02
great deal more, but it's just the club seems to be a bit more
38:04
spread out. So.
38:06
Harley. Going up through the ranks,
38:08
great success that comes up with the challenges, but I suppose
38:12
that's where the squad comes into its own really isn't it, in
38:14
terms of the numbers that are needed to maintain a a
38:17
competitive edge in these games. Yeah, yeah, definitely.
38:20
That's when everyone starts to dig deep and, you know, really
38:23
show their commitment and just keep, keep showing up.
38:26
Yeah. And in terms of the season
38:29
that's coming up ahead, your thoughts on it, How's the team
38:33
shaping up? How's the squad looking and if
38:36
there was a message for the girls this evening, what would
38:39
that be? I'll put you on the spot there.
38:42
I know, yeah, you are. You better choose carefully.
38:44
No, you know we are, we are the best.
38:47
We're a great team. We've all got each other's back.
38:50
I don't actually know. I suppose from having just got
38:53
involved recently with fairly recently with rugby in terms of
38:56
what we're looking at in terms of a position.
38:59
But I, I know it's going to be a challenge.
39:00
I know it's going to be new for a lot of us, but I think we're
39:04
prepared. I mean, we've got great coach
39:06
in, in Frosty. He definitely doesn't go easy on
39:07
us. So, so, so it yeah, he, he, he's
39:10
definitely preparing us the best that he can.
39:12
And then given that he's all, and I know we're, we're doing
39:15
the same and, and digging deep. So yeah, I think we're ready for
39:17
it. Frosty, how do you, I mean like
39:20
like Harley just said about the squad being prepared for the
39:24
opponents. But as you go up the division
39:26
and and Lightningesh were just commenting there, your geography
39:29
starts to expand, doesn't it? As you go up the division, how
39:31
do you then scout opponents and how do you get sort of build up
39:33
the intelligence about who you're going to play?
39:36
Yeah, it's a great question. So what would normally happen if
39:39
you weren't thrown into being head coach at the end of the
39:41
season is is the season before you would start, you'd have some
39:44
idea that you're going to get promoted, right?
39:45
And you'd on your weekends off when other sides are playing
39:48
you, you'd basically just go and you just go and watch and, and
39:51
see what you're up against. This year obviously didn't get a
39:54
chance to do that. So you prepare them as best you
39:57
can. But there is also the standard
39:58
that we went undefeated in the league last year, so we're too
40:01
good for that league. So we must be at least halfway
40:04
there to to being in the league above.
40:07
But also in the league there's three other, I think we're one
40:11
of three promoted teams into the league as well because of a
40:13
little bit of a restructure. So there's at least two other
40:16
teams who are going through the same thing.
40:17
The same boat as you so. They're in exactly the same,
40:20
Yeah. So they've come up from the same
40:21
level and one of them again went undefeated in their league, so.
40:25
Who was that? I'll put you on the spot there.
40:28
Might have. Been drift.
40:31
OK, yeah, so, so, so, you know, so, so they'll they'll be
40:35
feeling exactly the same. So I think yeah, well, I mean,
40:39
we've spoken about as a squadron, I've said to them
40:41
like, I think this stuff that we're doing here is, is good
40:44
enough, but the first, first round of matches up until
40:48
Christmas is going to be a massive learning curve from that
40:51
point onwards, yes, we can start going actually, we know that
40:54
that team is bringing that. And that team is because each
40:57
team does have their own individual style.
40:58
It's it's definitely there. So yeah, the first half will be
41:02
about learning on the hoof, on the pitch, but then we can
41:05
prepare a bit better. And when you're playing, say for
41:08
example, you've got, is it old Albanians in your first game?
41:12
I suppose it's that conversation to be had with them in the
41:13
clubhouse afterwards, depending on who your opposition is the
41:16
following week, to give you some little bit of an insight
41:18
perhaps. Yeah, you'd hope so.
41:19
And and things like cup matches. So they're actually a great
41:22
opportunity because if you're still in the couple or if
41:26
nothing goes out a couple, they tend to get postponed or played
41:28
on different days as well. So you might get the opportunity
41:30
to go down there you can compare them to, you know the so our our
41:34
cup includes teams from our league and the league below.
41:38
So again, we've already got those contacts locally from the
41:40
team from the league below. So if they're playing someone
41:43
from our league, you. Can have that knowledge.
41:46
Give them a call I. Suppose equally the other way,
41:47
teams will be worried about you because they saw your record
41:50
last season. And if you, if you can't get the
41:53
full information about other teams, there'll be teams out
41:55
there that can't get the full information, information about
41:57
you, for example. Yeah, I know these days people
41:59
put matches on YouTube and social media and you can kind of
42:02
watch matches that way. But generally you're you're
42:05
probably at an advantage in the sense that people don't know who
42:08
they're facing when they play you.
42:10
Yeah, absolutely. And yeah, I, I mean, we again,
42:13
we talk about this as a squad that what we're trying to do to
42:17
other teams. So when we learn about another
42:18
team for the first half of the year, they're learning about us.
42:22
So they'll be we're at level now where they will be recording
42:24
that match and going through they do this at this time and
42:27
they like to run this at this play at this point and and
42:30
things like that. So we have to evolve.
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So you know, me and the other coaches, we've got a plan to
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evolve how we play it throughout the whole season to try and
42:38
combat exactly that. Because that, that first one is
42:40
almost a bit of a freebie, isn't it?
42:42
But it is. It's the unknown, isn't it?
42:44
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, for, for both sides, yeah.
42:46
And then but the second one, you want to have evolved so that
42:49
you're not suddenly getting picked off at every line out
42:51
and. Because it's you've, you don't
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become predictable as, so to speak.
42:55
Yeah. Because at this, you know, at
42:56
this level, teams will work you out very quickly.
42:59
So yeah, we need to be able to change and adapt and also change
43:02
with things like the weather as we go.
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Different styles of games depending on the conditions that
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you're faced with and. And who the opposition are what
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what we perceive to be their strengths and their weaknesses.
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And yeah, so it's, yeah, it's never ending evolution, I guess
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Our guests this evening are Emma Harley, who prefers to be known
46:06
as Harley and Peter Frost, Women's head coach, who we'll
46:09
call Frosty at Peterborough Women's Rugby Club, who are
46:13
based at Fortress Fengate where the men are based, so.
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Thank you for your time this evening.
46:20
You're literally just a week away from the season starting
46:24
and you've turned up tonight looking very resplendent in your
46:28
new kit. Yeah, looks good, looks the
46:30
business, doesn't it? Yeah, it's nice that we're all
46:33
in the the same as well looking good.
46:35
So yeah, big thank you to our sponsors who've done their bit
46:39
in having this lovely kit and making the club look great.
46:42
Yeah, it's, I suppose it's looking at professional look,
46:45
isn't it, When you're coming out you're A1 club anyway from a
46:48
coaching perspective, training perspective, but to look the
46:51
part will just help you as individuals.
46:54
Yeah, and it goes back to that mindset piece as well.
46:56
You know, it's all turning up looking the same, you know, to a
46:59
ground you've never played out. You don't.
47:01
It's the little things. Yeah, and it does really help.
47:03
Yeah. Who's your sponsor?
47:05
We've got a new sponsor this year, haven't you?
47:07
Port era and there we go. We've got plenty of other insure
47:10
wires, GH display and and all of them.
47:12
So I won't that's not the full list.
47:13
I don't forget any. But yeah, I've got so many, so
47:16
many who've helped around the club and have helped with just
47:18
the women and and and women and the men and age grades.
47:21
So yeah, really grateful to all of them.
47:23
That's important, isn't it, to have that backing from the local
47:25
community, and I know you want to get out into the community as
47:28
well, don't you, in terms of helping spread awareness of the
47:30
opportunities that the club provides.
47:33
Yeah, yeah, definitely. It's nice, you know, for people
47:36
to spend their hard earned money.
47:38
We've got these businesses to to help us to play the game that we
47:41
love and so we're really grateful for that and equally
47:44
couldn't do it without the community.
47:45
So yeah, really keen to find out if there's anything we can do to
47:49
support within the community, whether that's different sports,
47:52
different types of groups, you know, different people from
47:55
different walks of life, if there's anything we can do to
47:57
give back. And equally, if that means that
47:59
more people come and play, excellent, brilliant.
48:01
If that just means more people come and watch, or more people
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come and volunteer when we've got another workforce day, then
48:06
yeah, amazing. Frosty, just to bring you in
48:09
there, we've talked about the squad and the women, you know,
48:12
playing the game and training hard.
48:14
But there really is a team behind them, aren't they, you
48:17
know, sometimes called unsung heroes To be able to support
48:19
what happens on a on a Sunday afternoon out on that pitch.
48:22
Yeah, absolutely. And, you know, just the, the
48:25
paperwork and the admin just from the RFU alone, just to get
48:27
people onto the pitch and, and make sure that everything's all,
48:31
all registered correctly is, is a challenge.
48:33
But, you know, we, we rely on those volunteers.
48:36
You know, we have fantastic volunteer who thinks that she,
48:40
she keeps all of our stats. So she, I just make
48:42
substitutions and I know in the background they're being
48:44
recorded for time and, you know, which is something that we have
48:46
to do as an hour review requirement.
48:48
We, you know, we have someone who travels up from Bedford to
48:51
run touch for us and he, he does that, you know, as a volunteer
48:54
just to help support the, the women on the pitch and things.
48:57
So, yeah, there's, there's a huge swathe of volunteers in the
49:00
background. All of our ground staff at
49:03
Peterborough volunteers as well. And they've done, I've got to
49:06
say they've done a fantastic job this year.
49:07
It is, it is like a carpet. It's amazing.
49:10
It's a lovely pitch. They've they've done.
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So we're looking at August, September, it's a carpet what
49:15
we're looking at in November and December.
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Yeah, it's a fairpoint. We won't give them nightmares.
49:21
Yeah. Just just let them revel in
49:22
their glory of, of how they've, you know, managed that for a
49:25
summer that's been incredibly dry, you know?
49:27
So yeah, they've done a fantastic job there and.
49:29
In terms of the, you've got a clubhouse there as well with a
49:32
bar and the social element, Emma, I know we've alluded to it
49:35
sort of during the show, but that's just as important for
49:38
that togetherness and that team bonding.
49:40
Yeah, yeah, definitely it, it reminds me a little bit of
49:43
school in that you kind of make friends for life because you're
49:46
sort of forced together on a Tuesday, Thursday, but then you
49:48
find yourself finishing training and still wanting to spend that
49:50
time with each other, catching up on on what's going on and
49:53
having a drink or whatever it might be.
49:54
So yeah, definitely really important.
49:56
And I guess it's a little bit of a break from, you know, the 9:00
49:59
to 5:00 or shift work or family, whatever it may be.
50:03
They're able to come together in a different environment, their
50:06
own community of friends and enjoy the the sport that they
50:09
love. Yeah, you're, you know, you're
50:11
part of a team, you're working on yourself.
50:13
You've got that release, you're working on your fitness, you
50:16
know, you know, everyone around you has got your back and you're
50:18
working. Especially when you're gearing
50:20
up for a game as well, The energy, you know, there's
50:22
nothing else like it. So yeah, no, it's, it's
50:24
incredible. Cool.
50:26
So your first games week on Sunday?
50:28
Yeah, it is a bit nervous, but we've got.
50:31
This You've got a couple of training sessions next week.
50:33
Yes. And I'm sure they will be.
50:36
Yeah, I'm sure they'll be fantastic.
50:38
And yeah, burpee filled and high energy and yeah, really fun.
50:42
And Frosty, just to bring you in there season starts week on
50:46
Sunday. Yeah, can't wait.
50:48
Thoughts for the season ahead? I mean, I won't put you on the
50:52
spot in terms of where you'd like to finish perhaps, but what
50:54
are you looking for from from the girls?
50:57
Yeah, just just to start implementing really everything
51:00
that we've been working hard towards.
51:03
You know, I, I feel like we're going into the season fitter
51:06
faster than than they've ever been more, more technical skills
51:10
as well. So but but ultimately, I suppose
51:13
that no matter what happens with results and things that they
51:16
actually enjoy their rugby as well, because you can't, can't
51:20
play a game with only ten players because no one's
51:22
enjoying it, you know, so you need that feel good factor
51:25
through the squad as well. But they've worked really hard
51:28
and and I'll keep trying to say to them, look, when when you're,
51:31
you know, you feel like you're dying in that 75th minute, just
51:33
look across at the hill that we've spent 12 weeks running up
51:36
and down and just think. So it's just not as bad as that.
51:39
I feel fine. So, you know, hopefully they'll,
51:42
yeah, they're prepared well and and we'll hit the ground
51:44
running. So that's your message.
51:46
I mean, I've wrote down there, just enjoy, enjoy the game.
51:49
Take each moment as it comes and and trust yourself.
51:53
Yeah, you've, you've earned it being here, you know, and always
51:57
play the highest level you can play, play against these people.
52:00
Like I say, there's a chance here that some of the people,
52:03
our opponents are going to be in the future, professional rugby
52:06
players. So enjoy playing against those
52:08
types of players, enjoy testing ourselves.
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And yeah, take it from there. Brilliant Harley.
52:13
Where can they find out details about the club?
52:15
Is it Facebook? Instagram.
52:18
Yeah, yeah, we're on Facebook, we're on Instagram.
52:20
So ours is at PRUFC Women. And yeah, to be fair, even if
52:24
that's age, grade, if you just want to send a message through
52:26
to us, we can point you in the right direction.
52:28
And then all the match details be on there as well, so if
52:30
anybody just wants to come down and watch a game of women's
52:33
rugby, they can do. Yeah, yeah, definitely.
52:35
And that's a week on Sunday. Keep reminding me.
52:37
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Looking forward.
52:39
To it, I'm sure Frosty will be reminding you over the course of
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the next what, 7 or 8 days as such as well, yeah.
52:45
We'll be on all our minds next week looking forward to it.
52:48
Brilliant, Steph. Frosty Harley, thank you very
52:51
much for joining us this evening just on behalf of this sports
52:54
show here and PCR Sports. Just have a great season and
52:58
yeah, do keep us abreast of how the season's panning out.
53:00
It'd be great to get down to the clubhouse, perhaps on a Friday
53:03
evening, do one of our shows from there if that opportunity
53:05
arises and really showcase what what rugby is being played in
53:10
this city, whether it be at men's level, women's or even
53:14
through the junior ranks. Yeah, absolutely.
53:16
Yeah. Thank you for having us.
53:17
Yeah, brilliant. Been a pleasure.
53:18
Thank you. Brilliant stuff.
53:19
Right, thank you for listening. This week that has been the
53:24
Peterborough Woman's rugby side, Peter Frost and Emma Harley both
53:28
talking about the woman's game on the in the local city here of
53:34
Peterborough. As I say, if you have missed any
53:36
of the show you can listen back to us via the PCRFM app or
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online through the website whichispcrfm.co.uk.
53:45
Good luck to all our sporting sites this weekend and whatever
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your involvement in sport, whether it is volunteering,
53:51
playing or just spectating, we do wish you a very successful
53:55
and enjoyable sporting weekend.