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From winning Womens Six Nations Player of the Tournament to being selected in Team GBs rugby sevens squad for the Olympics Games at Paris 2024, EllieKildunne has had a fantastic journey she joins us in this episode to discuss her rugby career and how she plans to become the best player in the world.You can watch every episode of Stronger Than You Think for free on RugbyPass TV: https://rugbypass.tv/playlist/20592Follow on Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@stytpodcast?_t=8oSLjBDto7k&_r=1Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stytpodcast?igsh=enlycjBqbzh5d2s4&utm_source=qr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tennis superstar Jodie Burrage opens up about what the tennis world is really like from playing doubles with Andy Murray to playing centre court at Wimbledon.You can watch every episode of Stronger Than You Think for free on RugbyPass TV: https://rugbypass.tv/playlist/20592Follow on Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@stytpodcast?_t=8oSLjBDto7k&_r=1Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stytpodcast?igsh=enlycjBqbzh5d2s4&utm_source=qr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back for another Summer of incredible international rugby, starting this week with the Springboks taking on Wales at Twickenham and The Bulls facing off against Glasgow Warriors in the URC final! Join Shimmy, Jean De Villiers and Schalk Burger each week for their take on the big rugby stories and also a hell of a lot of banter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recovered from his bout of E. coli, Ryan gives us the full story from his trip to Durban and canceled game versus the Sharks. We're also joined by former Springbok captain John Smit to chat about his stellar career, some highlights including victories at the World Cup and against the Lions, as well as some lowlights like being frozen, starved, and shot at, during the infamous Kamp Staaldraad. We hear about his captaincy techniques with some of the all-time greats, including trying to reign in Bakkies Botha's aggression and who would line out in his all-time greatest Bok XV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The lads are all back for another series of the offload and we're joined by rugby royalty in World Cup winning Springbok Butch James to cast an eye on the incredible events of the The Rugby Championship and to preview the up and coming Premiership season. Butch reveals; why he believes rugby is becoming too soft, his thoughts on who's going to win The Rugby Championship, why he believes Nic White should have been suspended for his acting escapades and relays to us the incredible stories behind his careers highs and lows. The lads also look at Worcester's financial problems, Ryans regrets at being dropped as Glasgow Captain, how savage the new training scheme is under new head coach Franco Smith, the Michelin star level food on offer at Bristol, Ellis Genge's return to the west country, who will make the Premiership Dream Team XV this season plus much more..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former british gymnast and World and European gymnastics medalist Ellie Downie joins us to discusses the pressures involved with being a professional gymnast, the Olympics and why she had to speak out about her training environment.You can watch every episode of Stronger Than You Think for free on RugbyPass TV: https://rugbypass.tv/playlist/20592Follow on Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@stytpodcast?_t=8oSLjBDto7k&_r=1Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stytpodcast?igsh=enlycjBqbzh5d2s4&utm_source=qr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Khadijah Mellah talks about how she made Horse-racing history as the first hijab-wearing jockey. The Trailblazer shares openly with us the hardships she has had to endure to get where she is today and how she went on to win the Magnolia Cup at Goodwood.You can watch every episode of Stronger Than You Think for free on RugbyPass TV: https://rugbypass.tv/playlist/20592Follow on Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@stytpodcast?_t=8oSLjBDto7k&_r=1Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stytpodcast?igsh=enlycjBqbzh5d2s4&utm_source=qr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England Netball Captain Ama Agbeze on captaining her country to a gold medal. Commonwealth Gold Medalist Ama Agbeze joins us to discuss how it felt to win the gold medal, captaining England and living with long covid!You can watch every episode of Stronger Than You Think for free on RugbyPass TV: https://rugbypass.tv/playlist/20592Follow on Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@stytpodcast?_t=8oSLjBDto7k&_r=1Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stytpodcast?igsh=enlycjBqbzh5d2s4&utm_source=qr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5-time gold medallist Ellie Simmons opens up about her adoption and how she became a swimming superstar. The Paralympian joins us to discuss the highs and lows of her career and how so has found success after swimming.You can watch every episode of Stronger Than You Think for free on RugbyPass TV: https://rugbypass.tv/playlist/20592Follow on Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@stytpodcast?_t=8oSLjBDto7k&_r=1Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stytpodcast?igsh=enlycjBqbzh5d2s4&utm_source=qr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lola Lovinfosse shares what it’s like being a female driver in F1. French F1 Academy driver discusses the newly established F1 Academy as well as what it's like to break down barriers for women in motorsport.You can watch every episode of Stronger Than You Think for free on RugbyPass TV: https://rugbypass.tv/playlist/20592Follow on Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@stytpodcast?_t=8oSLjBDto7k&_r=1Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stytpodcast?igsh=enlycjBqbzh5d2s4&utm_source=qr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're joined this week by Wallabies' most capped player of all time, George Gregan. Gregan shares his experiences from his illustrious career, which spanned over a decade and saw him earn 139 caps for the Wallabies. We hear about his early career working with Eddie, sledging Byron Kelleher, the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, coming up against Lomu and Wilkinson, and nearly losing half the Wallabies after a run-in with Crocodiles pre-World Cup camp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A special final episode of the season as we're joined by Drew Mitchell to wrap up the July Internationals and discuss everything that happened post the final whistle in Syndey, Wellington, Cape Town and Santiago del Estero. We chat about Eddie Jones and his post-match blow-up with a fan, Ireland's epic performance against the All Blacks, and a big bet between Drew and Joe Marler. We also look back on Drew's incredible career and he shares some great stories on and off the pitch. Max and Ryan are already in pre-season so we also get an update from camp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Max and Ryan are joined by one of the toughest back rows in Irish rugby history, Stephen Ferris, to review week two of the July internationals and preview the final round of games between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. We get the lads take Ireland's win over New Zealand, England's sledging against Australia, Wales' surprise upset in South Africa and Scotland's redemption in Argentina. Ferris also gives us his take on that biting incident with Dylan Hartley and offers an olive branch to the former England player. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a massive weekend, Max and Ryan are joined by Premiership Champion and drop goal hero, Freddie Burns to relive all the drama from Twickenham. We hear about the preparation for the final, the game itself, that match-winning kick, and of course the celebrations afterward. Freddie takes us onto the pitch, into the dressing room, and onto the team bus post-game to reveal all. We also wrap up the England v BaaBaas game and what it means for England ahead of their tour to Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The big rig Will Skelton joins us from Monaco this week where he's on tour with the Barbarians and rooming with George Kruis. He fills us in on the tour so far, hanging out at the palace with the Prince and who's leading the charge off the pitch. We also hear about his man-of-the-match performance for La Rochelle in the Champions Cup Final, that famous open-top bus celebration and what it's like playing for coaches like O'Gara and Cheika. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.