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Hello, a very warm welcome. The warm up is back and with it. So too, the Women's Six Nations returns this weekend. Now, the matchups we know, but there is plenty still to answer ahead of what should be another cracking tournament. Who's built depth, whose front form, and who, if anyone, can spring a surprise. Well, joining me today to answer those questions, hopefully, the brilliant broadcaster, Claire Thomas, former Wales captain, Philippa Tettiette, and here to keep us all in check. Alex Cuthbert, outnumbered for once. I am. Very much outnumber. I don't mind, that's fine. How do you feel about that? Yeah, a pretty easy. Some of the boys are hard work, I mean. This goes a lot easier. You know, I actually listened to another BBC rugby podcast you did with Sarah Orchard, where you spoke to each captain of each nation. And you said if you had one golden ticket, if you could, you know, attend one sporting event, what would it be? And yours would be the Masters, would it, Alex? Yeah, all the Super Bowl Bowl that would be in the ball so no one asked you Philippa no you know what Formula 1 Monaco I've been there you know when it's not been the Formula 1 and it just blows my mind the speed that those cars would take those corners because it's a rabbit swarren and then it's just monaco isn't it which is just nice fancy fair and it might take it's not as elusive i would love to be at the

mcg for boxing day ashes that's maybe not the last one of course been a few years so if you're

listening and got fancy invite what about you claire i quite like to go back in time and watch Simone Biles compete live. Oh wow. I think that would be like watching magic. Yeah. Right. Well, we're here to talk about rugby, women's rugby this weekend. And Claire, the last time you were sat in that seat was during the Rugby World Cup. And we talked a lot back then about the legacy the tournament would leave. The RFU, of course, there's a lot of credit for that. But, you know, we see in that legacy in action this weekend looking ahead to record crowd numbers. Oh, we absolutely are. And we'll see it for the next six weeks, over five rounds and across arguably five of the six nations. This tournament starts with the Principality and the Allian Stadium in Twickenham, which is going to be a near capacity crowd in full force. And it will finish at the Aviva for Ireland. That's the first time that those women have trod that hallow turf since 2014. And if you ask you for Waifer nicely, she's got a photo on her phone of her. I mean, she's baby-faced now, but even more baby-faced. The legendary Ireland background. Absolutely. The famous red scrum cap. She was there with her mum watching Ireland women on that pitch at Lansdown Road 12 long years ago and now here she is the reigning player of the championship and she will be taking to that turf right before England and France kick off, potentially in a grand slam decider out in Bordeaux, but not at the Chabond Delmatter. They've decided to upgrade this fixture, which I love because it shows that the World Cup's impact has even made it across the channel. They're at the Matmout-Ollantique, which is a 42,000-seater stadium, and they're pretty confident they're going to get right up into the opera afters of of that, which will make it the best attended Le Bleu home fixture in history.

So, yeah, the legacy is looking pretty healthy. A weekend in Bordeaux in May to watch that game, even if you're not a rugby fan. Sounds pretty good to me, doesn't it? We are, of course, going to look ahead to European Action towards the end of this podcast. This is primarily Women's Six Nations special,

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