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LTW Fancast
The Leicester Tigers Women's Fancast
Chatting about all things to do with Leicester Tigers women's team. Hosted by Jacob Bassford and a series of special guests.
Episodes
43 episodes
Return of the Jess - Interview with Jess Bunyard bonus pod!
From the Fenlands of Lincolnshire and Norfolk in the east, to the rocks of Stanage Edge to the north, and also... Leicestershire: here lies the Kingdom of Jess! Former co-host Jess Bunyard joins Jacob for a quick bonus pod catch up to speak abo...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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Finding a way at Trailfinders - Trailfinders Women (A) Review and Exeter Chiefs (H) Preview
Has anyone recovered from that breathless last ten? Jacob goes over our first ever victory over fellow league newbies Trailfinders Women, an important milestone in the club's history, as well as go over how we very well damn nearly blew it! Jac...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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Derby Day Disappointment - Loughborough Lightning (H) Review and Gloucester-Hartpury (H) Preview with guest co-host Max Kirby
Guest co-host Max Kirby once again joins Jacob to have a chat about the big news that Tom Hudson and Luke Stratford will be departing the game at the end of the season. We also go through some of the BIG PWR results, particularly how both Chief...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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Ilona Maher Who? Bristol Bears (A) Review
Join Jacob for his quick review of the Bristol Bears game as he chats about Tigers recovering from a Bears onslaught to get a try scoring point, awesome scrums and Evie Wills having a certain Ilona Maher in her back pocket! Enjoy!&...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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New Year, New Beginnings - Sale Sharks (H) Review, Saracens (A) Preview with guest co-host Max Kirby
It's 2025, new year, new beginnings and what a start for Tigers Women as they bank their first ever home win in the domestic top flight with a resounding victory over Sale. This also marks our first pod since the news that Jess has become the n...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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Low Ponies, Vegan Haggis and Rats?? - Big Game Review and Sale Sharks (H) Preview with guest co-host Ufure Ugiagbe
Jacob is joined by star guest co-host and ex-Tigers Women legend Ufure Ugiagbe (sitting in for Jess) as they talk about Meg Jones hatred of low ponytails, a vegan haggis story that has some very loose relevance to the Big Game and in-between al...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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Recovering from the Sarries Storm - Saracens (H) Review
We're fed up of these storm metaphors in our pod episode titles this season as we are of the actual weather itself, but more importantly we're back for a short review of the game at the weekend where we fell to Sarries 05-38. Befor...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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Another Famous Win in Sale - Sale Sharks (A) Double Header Review and Saracens (H) Review
Wow, what a win! Bonus points, super-dominant forwards and Magic Meg saw us to our first win of the PWR season, and, you guessed it, we're super duper giddy so we have a bumper episode ahead for you. Before we get into a famous win, we chat abo...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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Lightning Strike Back - Loughborough Lightning (A) Review and Sale Sharks (A) Double Header Preview with Omega Photo
With storms and the Wicked soundtrack dominating everyone's life (it isn't just Jacob's, right guys?), Jess and Jacob are back to review our first ever loss away in the East Mids Derby in which we look to the stats to show that we're creating t...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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Will Lightning Strike Thrice for Tigers? - Bristol Bears (H) Review, Loughborough Lightning (A) Preview with Elis Martin and Keia Mae Sagapolu Sanele
After a PWR-wide week off, Jess and Jacob are back to get very giddy about Derby Day in a bumper episode featuring not one but two guests, including a welcome return to an old friend of the pod, Elis Martin who is now with Loughborough, and a f...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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Close but no cigar - Trailfinders Women (H) Review and Bristol Bears (H) Preview
Jess and Jacob are back in a vain attempt to offer themselves, fans and the women’s team therapy and catharsis to go over just how a famous win against a quality Trailfinders side slipped from our grasp. Before then, we summarise our collective...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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Can We Find the Trail to Beat the Trailfinders? - Harlequins (H) Review and Trailfinders Women (H) Preview with guest star Claire Thomas
After a week off, Jess and Jacob are back to blow the cobwebs off the Quins game, talk why Tigers are so susceptible to intercepts but also emphasise how f-ing good Julia Omokhuale was. We talk World Cup fixtures and Tigers involvement in the s...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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Setbacks at Sandy Park - Exeter Chiefs (A) Review and Harlequins (H) Preview
Battling power outages, wifi issues and gloominess surrounding the Chiefs game, Jess and Jacob are back to park the Sunday loss to Chiefs as done and dusted, whilst still finding time for the #GiveReverencetoCharlotteFray section and praise Evi...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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Bulldozers, Bruisings and a Bonus Point from the Circus - Gloucester-Hartpury (A) Review and Exeter Chiefs (A) Preview
With full-match replays, social media hits and stats galore, there may be some semblance of wisdom in this week's episode as Jess and Jacob reflect on our defeat to Gloucester-Hartpury, which is full of positives but also easy fixes ahead of ou...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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The Circus Awaits - Gloucester-Hartpury (A) Preview
After a weekend of WXV action, Jess and Jacob return to do a Tigerrrr watch and chat a little about ongoing discourse surrounding crowds and format of WXV. Our focus subsequently turns back to the domestic game as we chat about the reaction to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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Leicester Stormborn Tigerayrens - Loughborough Lightning PWR Up Series (A) Review with Ofure Ugiagbe
Amidst storms, rain, HIA stoppages, thunderous hits and a match that seemingly never ended, Leicester Tigers Women emerged from a game (that sounds like the stuff of legend) victorious. Jess and Jacob return to the airwaves triumphant as we cel...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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All hail the Twelve - Sale Sharks PWR Up Series (H) Review, Loughborough Lightning (A) Preview
Woohoo Leicester Tigers Women were back in action, and although it was another home defeat, we reflect positively on 12 amazing debutants for the club as well as other encouraging signs of growth against a decent Sharks side! Before then, we ha...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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We Meet Again At Last - Sale Sharks PWR Up Series (H) Preview
Recovering from the devastating news of James Earl Jones' passing, Jess and Jacob reunite after a summer break to dust off the airwaves and speak about all things Leicester Tigers' Women. We chat the Olympics and Paralympics, activate 'Operatio...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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The End of Season Review
With Jess recovered from jet lag and Jacob recovered from a post-exam Otley Run, the two JBs are back for one final episode of Season 1 to do an End of Season Review. We briefly review the last game of the season against Exeter Chiefs before an...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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You're MacQueen [said in your best John Snow voice] - Sale Sharks (H) Review, Exeter Chiefs (A) Preview
Jacob is once again joined by the wonderful Alex Bugg to process a sad 24 hours for the club, in which the team yet again failed to turn up at home followed by the news on Sunday morning that Vicky MacQueen will be departing the club at the end...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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A Clifton Suspension Bridge Too Far - Bristol Bears (A) Review, Sale Sharks (H) Preview with guest co-host Alex Bugg
With Jess dialling in with voice notes from New Zealand reacting to a sensational win by Canada over the Black Ferns and positives from Tigers' defeat to the Bears, Jacob is pulled out of his deadline slumber by being joined by the wonderful Al...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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Behold the Bears! Quins (A) Review and Bristol Bears (A) Preview
With Jess ready to jet off to New Zealand and Jacob on the brink of final year uni deadlines, we still manage to cobble together a podcast episode that gives the illusion of preparation. We go over the Quins game and talk about neg...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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The PWR is back!
France v England Review and Quins (a) Preview After a two week break that seems like forever, Jess and Jacob are back to herald the return of the PWR which is back after the Six Nations break. We announce the winn...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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The Tortured Rugby Podcasters Department - Trailfinders Women Allianz Cup (A) Review, Six Nations Round Five Super Saturday Preview
The release of Taylor’s new album is feeling very apt right now, as despite the performances of our Six Nations gals and Leicester City having a superb weekend, we struggle to find the positives in a tough weekend for Leicester Tigers. However,...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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A Growing Rebellion - Harlequins (h) Allianz Cup game review with Max Kirby, Trailfinders Women (a) Allianz Cup game preview and more Six Nations chat!
Leicester Tigers Women were back in action finally the weekend just gone after six weeks with a 19-33 loss to Quins at home, Jacob is joined by superfan and listener Max Kirby to chat about the game. We then go back to the Six Nat...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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