England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line

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England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line is all about the players; telling their unique stories, in their own words. These first-person accounts will go in depth on topics they are passionate about, their life growing up and difficult times that have shaped them into who they are, along with special guest contributors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Mo Hunt

    6D AGO

    Mo Hunt

    Missing out on World Cup selection in 2022 ‘shattered’ Mo Hunt’s world; she got drunk, turned her phone off and had to deal with thought of her mum quitting her job to watch her in a tournament she was now no longer playing in. The Gloucester-Hartpury scrum half discusses battling back from that time to her life before being a professional rugby player as a PE teacher, giving up chocolate and drinking ahead of tournaments and opening MoZo coffee shop with friend, and teammate, Zoe Stratford. Mo also talks about how 2025 was a turbulent year for her featuring a break-up, a first solo holiday and becoming a world champion, as well as her pre-match routine and superstitions including a personal song, white feathers and a strict shaving routine. In this podcast you will also hear from Mo's mum Sally, her sister Jess, as well as Red Roses' teammates Alex Matthews and Emma Sing. FOLLOW: ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/ ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/ ▪️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/ ▪️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/ ▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby ▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby ▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/ ▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandru...   MORE: 💻 https://www.englandrugby.com/ 🛒 https://www.englandrugbystore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  2. Guy Pepper

    MAR 3

    Guy Pepper

    Five nights in hospital with juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a blur for Guy Pepper; he was just seven years old. The Bath Rugby forward reveals how, despite ongoing steroid injections, his diagnosis only strengthened his drive to compete. Pepper also discusses being taught and coached at school by his dad, rooming with Henry Pollock on England duty, and the truth behind his love of clothes shopping. In this podcast you will also hear from his father Martin, brother Max of Bristol Bears, and England team mates Henry Arundell and Joe Heyes. FOLLOW: ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/ ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/ ▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby ▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby ▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/ ▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandrugby   MORE: 💻 https://www.englandrugby.com/ 🛒 https://www.englandrugbystore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min
  3. Joe Heyes

    FEB 17

    Joe Heyes

    From cognitive behavioral therapy, to body confidence issues and a night that resulted in him being arrested, Joe Heyes has had more hurdles than most to overcome off the pitch. The Leicester Tigers' prop talks candidly about his sporting heritage, his grandfather and dad were both professional goalkeepers, while his mum played basketball for Ireland, explains why he left a potential football career and found rugby and the importance of detaching from sport - whether it's his love of history, cooking or gardening. Heyes also opens up on how proud he is of his working class routes and the potential talent pool in state schools, how he struggled with bullying because of his height and weight, and how his pet gecko Albert accidentally joined him in class one day at school. In this podcast you will also hear from Joe's mum Rachel, his Tigers' academy friend Xavier Purcell as well as England team mates Fraser Dingwall and Henry Arundell. FOLLOW: ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/ ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/ ▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby ▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby ▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/ ▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandrugby   MORE: 💻 https://www.englandrugby.com/ 🛒 https://www.englandrugbystore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  4. Fraser Dingwall

    FEB 10

    Fraser Dingwall

    After a childhood of 'tantrums', Fraser Dingwall reveals how he developed fierce competitive instincts on the pitch and in the classroom, and how a potential career in football was a possibility before focusing on rugby. The Northampton Saints centre talks about growing up with a Scottish dad and Geordie mum that has seen him representing both nations at rugby, and how his journey to Test ruby with England came about. Dingwall also discusses why despite 'not being blessed with genetics' he uses problem solving to prove people wrong about his physicality, the Health Sciences degree he studied alongside rugby and how a late night prank with George Furbank went very wrong. In this podcast you will also hear from Fraser's dad Gordon as well one of his first coaches at Cambridge RUFC Steve Jackson, as well as Guy Pepper and Henry Arundell. FOLLOW: ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/ ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/ ▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby ▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby ▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/ ▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandrugby   MORE: 💻 https://www.englandrugby.com/ 🛒 https://www.englandrugbystore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min
  5. Ollie Chessum

    11/18/2025

    Ollie Chessum

    From welding at the family business to only match fee rugby contracts, Ollie Chessum has had an unconventional route into professional rugby. The Leicester Tigers lock opens up on how he avoided a Premiership academy route from his state school, growing up in rural Lincolnshire and taking on the big brother role for his two siblings following his parents’ split.   Chessum also reveals the importance of his friendship groups in camp, the challenge of finding size 15 boots as a teenager and the various nicknames he’s got from different players.   In this podcast you will also hear from Ollie's mum Michelle Chessum, his coach that introduced him to rugby Ben Pickard and teammate Will Stuart. FOLLOW: ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/ ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/ ▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby ▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby ▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/ ▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandrugby   MORE: 💻 https://www.englandrugby.com/ 🛒 https://www.englandrugbystore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  6. Henry Pollock

    11/11/2025

    Henry Pollock

    There are few players who have had a rise in rugby like Henry Pollock; from starting a season playing in The Champ, to The Prem, reaching a Champions Cup final, scoring twice on your England debut and selection for British & Irish Lions, it has been an unprecedented rise for the Northampton Saints flanker.    The back row opens up on why self-expression, showing your personality and being yourself will always be an important characteristic, his mischievous childhood where he was asked to leave school lessons and why family values and work ethic means so much to him.     In this podcast you will also hear from one of his first coach’s Will Parkin as well as teammates Fin Smith and Fix Baxter.   FOLLOW: ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/ ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/ ▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby ▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby ▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/ ▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandrugby   MORE: 💻 https://www.englandrugby.com/ 🛒 https://www.englandrugbystore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min
  7. Fin Baxter

    11/04/2025

    Fin Baxter

    Being doubted is something that Fin Baxter has become comfortable with; his youthful looks often meant he felt he was targeted during his playing career, but how he has used that as motivation to get where he is. The Harlequins prop also talks about how he keeps perspective off the field, why he quit his Civil Engineering degree to study Economics and his on-off relationship with social media.  In this pod you will also here from Fin's dad Ian about coaching his son to watching him play for England, Joe Marler on what it was like to mentor him coming through at Quins, as well as teammates Fin Smith and Henry Pollock.  FOLLOW: ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/ ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/ ▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby ▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby ▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/ ▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandrugby   MORE: 💻 https://www.englandrugby.com/ 🛒 https://www.englandrugbystore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min
  8. Fin Smith

    10/28/2025

    Fin Smith

    From having to make the emotional choice between representing England or Scotland, to bailiffs threatening to enter his house in Worcester, Fin Smith has experienced more than most 23-year-olds. The Northampton Saints fly half discusses the hour-long conversation he had with his Scottish Rugby-loving dad on the decision to choose England, and then what it was like nailing a winning penalty in the Calcutta Cup.   A gifted sportsman, you will also hear how Fin called break on a promising tennis career to focus on rugby, how he went from a farce to embracing sports psychology, and what his British & Irish Lions selection meant to him following in the footsteps of his granddad. The self-confessed sore loser also discussed the pressure of playing number 10 and why he is studying a Economics and Mathematical Sciences degree alongside an international rugby career. In this pod you will also here from Fin's dad Andrew, his sports psychologist Andrea Furst as well as team mates Fin Baxter and Henry Pollock. FOLLOW: ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/ ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/ ▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby ▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby ▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/ ▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandrugby   MORE: 💻 https://www.englandrugby.com/ 🛒 https://www.englandrugbystore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
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England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line is all about the players; telling their unique stories, in their own words. These first-person accounts will go in depth on topics they are passionate about, their life growing up and difficult times that have shaped them into who they are, along with special guest contributors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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