Our first returning guest - and there is nobody we would rather it be than Canada's Head Coach Kevin Rouet. It is always a pleasure to chat with Kevin and his knowledge and candor is remarkably refreshing.

This is another jam packed episode and we begin by talking about the WXV as a whole - what did Kevin think of the new format, how good does it feel achieving goals? What is next for the Canadian 15s program?

In instantly out of date chat - we looked at the USports competition and Kevin tole us who has impressed him over the tournament. Sometimes we wonder when this man sleeps with all the rugby he watches and reviews!

Also had a great chat about the World Rugby Dream Team and Rugby Pass' top 50 athletes. Again, the Canadian athletes seem to have been snubbed and it was interesting to chat this through with Kevin. As he said - what more does this team need to do to get some recognition?

There was funding chat and thoughts about growing the game worldwide, how the Lions tour affects the rest of the world, how Kevin would spend the injection of $'s into the Canadian program and what he is looking forward to for Pac 4's. We weren't lying when we said it was a lot!

Enjoy!

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On Rugby Rovers, join Canadian rugby player Gabby Senft, and sports fan Jax Williams weekly as they take you behind the scenes of Canada's women's 15s team, giving fans a glimpse behind the curtain as to what it takes to be the best.

Jax and Gabby are only chatting with Canada's Captain and 2025's World Rugby Player of the Year Sophie De Goede. We packed in as much as we could this week obviously beginning with those 2 massive wins on home soil. Sophie opened up about all she has been through over the past 2 years to be able to put in such a confident, comfortable, joyous performance in Ottawa.

Does the PWR have too many Canadian players? What is it like kicking with a 4.5 ball? How did the new Rugby Bricks kicking Tee collaboration come about? How was it learning new strategies and integrating the rookies into the team at the beginning of a new cycle? What would Gabby and Sophie do with the new government funding if they were CEO's for a day? What was the meaning behind the design on Gabby's Aptoella body armour? We aren't joking when we say we packed a lot in this week.

We end the show with a beautiful tribute to Paige Farries as she announced her retirement from the sport at the Ottawa game.

Enjoy!

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On Rugby Rovers, join Canadian rugby player Gabby Senft, and sports fan Jax Williams weekly as they take you behind the scenes of Canada's women's 15s team, giving fans a glimpse behind the curtain as to what it takes to be the best.

You can buy the Sophie De Goede kicking Tee here

https://rugbybricks.com/en-us/collections/kicking-tees/products/sophie-de-goede-signature-kicking-tee

Check out the Aptoella collection here. And you can use GABBY10 for a 10% discount

https://aptoella.ca/?srsltid=AYCX9vIV049tpnmwlNCUEkt-eZRF5TJ199X9_-lutidN65Axs24NOw5D

It is a bumper episode this week as Canada's WXV campaign has finished with not 1 but 2 incredible home wins against England. Jax and Gabby are joined to discuss all the goings on by the multi talented Laetitia Royer as the 3 of them look back over the autumn fixtures.

We discuss the 4.5 ball, the lack of TMO, how the team stayed focused and consistent on their goal of beating England twice as what 5% more meant to the Canadian Rugby team.

Laetitia also opened up about some of her creative pursuits as well as what it is like to be a French speaker on a bi-lingual professional sports team.

We end this week's show by giving Props to the best prop in the game right now, DaLeaka Menin who has just been named in the nominees for World Player of the Year.

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On Rugby Rovers, join Canadian rugby player Gabby Senft, and sports fan Jax Williams weekly as they take you behind the scenes of Canada's women's 15s team, giving fans a glimpse behind the curtain as to what it takes to be the best.

Check out Laetitia's creative pursuits here

https://njoilyph.myshopify.com/