Happy LGBTQ+ history month! In this episode, Anne and Lamees chat with Olympian and PWR player Celia Quansah, where they talk about queerness, labels, injuries and finding your identity within the sport of rugby.
We're back!!! It's a new season and we're taking things to the next level (you can now WATCH us yap on youtube). To kick things off, we talk about our new leadership roles in a rugby club committee, what it entails and our love of admin. We also discuss the challenge we face as people of colour in leadership roles and what makes us excited about the future of leadership!
This week Anne and Lamees rectify a silly mistake of forgetting to introduce the Hardship fund effectively. To find out more about the hardship fund please visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/BGR-Hardship-Fund. Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com.
This week Anne and Lamees revisit BGR RFC playing at the Matt Elliott Cup! It was an incredible day in history full of firsts and breakthroughs. They are incredibly grateful for every single person who supported and played, it looks like it won’t be the last time. To find out more about the hardship fund please visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/BGR-Hardship-Fund. Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com.
Did you ever wonder what happened to Anne and Lamees from Season 1 of Black Girls Ruck? There was COVID, there were house moves and a lot of time to think and grow... which means it's about time for a new season of Black Girls Ruck! We reintroduce ourselves, update you on what's been going on since our last episode and let you know what's coming up for Black Girls Ruck. Follow us on @blackgirlsruck and have a chat with us via blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
Join us for our first episode where I have a chat with my friend and teammate, Lamees about her journey into playing rugby, her time as captain and how much we love Hackney Rugby Club! Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
Lets talk about sex baby!! We have had the pleasure of talking to Ehi this week, a true fan favourite about all things sex. If you have have any questions or thoughts please feel free to email us at blackgirlsruck@gmail.com. Also please keep donating to our hardship fund here. There are still a few socks up for grabs.
This week we hear from Sadia and Ehi who have both suffered very different hamstring injuries and the struggles they've both faced in doing so. If you have have any questions or thoughts please feel free to email us at blackgirlsruck@gmail.com. Also please keep donating to our hardship fund here. There are still a few socks up for grabs. Most importantly a huge thank you to everyone who voted for us to be the Sunday Times Changemaker of the year. Unfortunately we weren't successful but that doesn't mean our work here is done.
This week we hear the last from Psy and try to stay on topic as much as possible. If you have have any questions or thoughts please feel free to email us at blackgirlsruck@gmail.com. Also please keep donating to our hardship fund here. There are still a few socks up for grabs. Most importantly we've been nominated for the Sunday Times Changemaker award so please vote for us here. Your support means everything to us.
This week we have the incredible Psy giving us an insight into how it was being a black man in countryside rugby. If you have have any questions or thoughts please feel free to email us at blackgirlsruck@gmail.com. Also please keep donating to our hardship fund here. There are still a few socks up for grabs. Most importantly we've been nominated for the Sunday Times Changemaker award so please vote for us here. Your support means everything to us.
This week Lamees interviews Anne on all things non-binary. If you have have any questions or thoughts please feel free to email us at blackgirlsruck@gmail.com. Also please please keep donating to our hardship fund at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/BGR-Hardship-Fund. There are still a few socks up for grabs.
In this episode, Lamees and Anne are joined by absolute legend and founder of The Rugby Black List, Sagan Daniels where we talk about the amazing event at the House of Lords and the future of rugby! Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
In this episode, Lamees and Anne have a chat about the highlights and lowlights of our rugby year and some of the things we're looking forward to in 2023. Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
In this episode, Lamees and Anne are joined by our Hackney Gladies teammate Nia where we talk about having a work life balance alongside playing rugby. Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
TRIGGER WARNING - This episode talks about disordered eating and relationships with food. In this episode, Lamees and Anne are joined by our teammate Paz Bombo. Paz runs a Vegan Taco Company called Platos des Paz and we talk all things food and nutrition for rugby. Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
Anne and Lamees are joined by Bristol Bears Babe - Simi Pam and we continue our chat about rugby injuries! Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
Anne and Lamees are joined by Bristol Bears Babe - Simi Pam for the first part of our chat about rugby injuries and her lovely friend Marv! Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
Welcome to Season 2 of Black Girls Ruck Anne and Lamees are joined by their lovely Hackney RFC teammate Ats and we explore the impact rugby has had on our friendships! Follow us @blackgirlsruck and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
Join us for a little end of season episode! Lamees and Anne are joined by our lovely Hackney Rugby Bubble Babes Jessie and Juanita and look back on our favourite parts of the podcast, the impact it's had soo far and where we want it to go. We've loved doing this podcast soo much but just like everyone after this year we need a little break. I'm super excited to carry on talking to more people and sharing new stories in 2021! See you all soon! All previous podcast episodes are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all other podcast streaming platforms and you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @BlackGirlsRuck. If you have any suggestions or feedback you can email us at blackgirlsruck@gmail.com
I'm joined by Wasps Queens Christiana Balogun, Kanyinsola Adefemiwa-Afilaka and Sadia Kabeya! In this episode we talk about how amazing the community at Wasps is, finding your sisters in a team and unlocking the potential of black people in rugby. Apologies for the sound quality in some parts! Still a work in progress Follow us @blackgirlsruck on Twitter and Instagram and if you have any feedback or episode suggestions send an email to blackgirlsruck@gmail.com