Barely Rugby: Dating, crazy golf & app mishaps

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports, Sports News, News, Rugby

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

On episode four of Barely Rugby Harriet, Meg and Hannah chat everything dating - from going out with fellow rugby players, advice for all the single listeners out there and bad Hinge dates.

And as always all the big questions try to get answered... is Hannah or Meg a connector, are running clubs the new dating apps and if Hannah was a boy what name would she have?

And Meg and Hannah debate whether Harriet should dip her toes into the rugby world and date a player!

And is today the day that Ilona Maher finally, finally answers the phone to Hannah...

Transcript

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0:00.0	He scored goals, lifted trophies and broken records along the way.
0:05.4	And now he's got a podcast.
0:07.2	Welcome to the Wayne Rooney show.
0:09.1	Twice a week, Wayne Rooney, Kay Kerd and me, Kelly Summers,
0:12.6	break down the biggest stories in the Premier League and beyond.
0:15.6	As much as you'd like to say,
0:16.7	loyalty in football now is no existence, whether that's fun players or managers.
0:20.5	Plus, we'll hear the funniest
0:21.7	wildest and most outrageous stories from wayne's career the way new and he show everybody's talking
0:27.4	about it listen on bbc sounds bbccc sounds music radio podcasts hello harriet kemsley here now Rugby is a little different to your normal episodes on the Rugby Union Weekly
0:41.1	as myself and England Rugby stars, Hannah Bottoman and Meg Jones, do use a bit of blue
0:46.6	language from time to time.
0:48.1	So be warned, there is a bit of swearing in these episodes.
0:51.7	Enjoy.
0:52.6	On the Rugby Union Weekly, this is Barely Rugby.
0:57.0	Hello and welcome to Barely Rugby with me, comedian Harriet Kemsley and two players who now need
1:03.0	no introduction, but they will get one anyway.
1:06.0	It's England Rugby stars Hannah Bottoman and Meg Jones.
1:09.0	Hello, hello.
1:14.2	Now, this episode is all about dating.
1:17.8	So where do we begin?
1:20.5	Okay, firstly, do you actually have time to date?
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