Rugby made me love my body… with Wales International Rugby Union player Gwen Crabb

Should I Delete That?

Alex Light & Em Clarkson

Society & Culture, Unknown

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

It’s a massive year for women’s rugby - so today we’ve teamed up with the Rugby World Cup 2025 - to speak to Wales International Rugby Union player Gwen Crabb!

With the Rugby World Cup 2025 fast approaching, Gwen spoke to us about the barriers young women face in sport, how she overcame them to rise to the top of her sport, and why this moment matters so much for women’s sport.

We talked body confidence, media narratives, and how rugby has helped Gwen feel powerful - not just physically, but also mentally. She also shared her hopes for the next generation of girls, and how rugby is evolving to be a place where everyone feels like they belong.

The Rugby World Cup 2025 is a huge moment in time for us to show that rugby is sport where everyone belongs, as a fan or as a player. Gwen wants to inspire a new generation of women and girls to feel strong and confident in whatever they do and know they can be anything, do anything and belong anywhere.

Every body belongs in sport. Join the conversation to inspire a new generation to feel strong and confident in whatever they do. #StrongBodiesStrongMinds #WhereWeBelong

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather.
0:25.8	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:28.7	Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.
0:37.3	Whatever body shape I am, whatever body type I am,
0:40.5	no matter how much I weigh, there's a place for me on the team.
0:42.8	Hello and welcome back to Should I Delete that.
0:54.6	It is a huge year for women's rugby. The Rugby World Cup 2025 is fast approaching. So we were very excited to welcome Wales International Rugby Union player Gwen player Gwen crab to the studio.
1:00.1	Gwen spoke to us about the barriers that young women face in sport, how she overcame them to rise to the top and why this moment matters so much for women's sport. We talked about body
1:04.8	confidence, media narratives and how rugby has helped Gwen feel powerful, not just physically,
1:09.4	but also mentally. She also shared her hopes for the next generation of girls and how rugby is evolving Gwen feel powerful, not just physically, but also mentally. She also shared
1:11.4	her hopes for the next generation of girls and how rugby is evolving to be a place where everyone
1:16.0	feels like they belong. The Rugby World Cup 2025 is a huge moment in time for us to show that
1:21.6	rugby is a sport where everyone belongs, as a fan or as a player. Everybody belongs in sports. So join us as we have this
1:29.9	conversation to inspire a new generation to feel strong and confident in whatever they do.
1:35.1	The Rugby World Cup 2025 starts on the 22nd of August. It's being held in eight cities
1:39.9	across England and we have left links in the show notes to buy tickets. Here's Gwen.
1:49.0	Hello. Hello. Welcome to the podcast. Thank you so much for coming in. You've got a big
1:53.7	summer ahead of you. Yeah. How are you feeling? Yeah, I'm feeling good. I'm really excited.
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