Join Canada's world cup finalist Gabby Senft and sports fan Jax Williams as they take you behind the scenes of Canada's women's rugby program. Giving fans a glimpse behind the curtain as to what it takes to be the best.
The show dives head first into the world of Canadian rugby: from breaking news and upcoming fixtures, what it is like living and playing abroad to the drive and determination it takes to succeed.
This team will not be called Dark Horses at the Australia 2029 World Cup - you will know their names and love how they play.
Looking back on Canada's historic win over the Red Roses - with Shoshanah Seumanutafa and Julia Omokhuale
***This is the first time we have recorded on location not in a studio and as you can hear from the quality - we didn't get it right. However, the show content was so good we had to get it out to you all. Thank you for your understanding - we will learn from this I promise*** Jax and Gabby are back, and this week joined by match winning try scorer Shoshanah Seumanutafa and forward Julia Omokhuale to discuss Canada's historic win over the Red Roses in front of a record breaking 18,...
15 Oct 2026
It's Rugby Rematch Time
Jax and Gabby are joined this week by the wonderful Alysha Corrigan to discuss the match against the Red Roses THIS WEEK in Toronto. Friday's match will be the first time Alysha has played for Canada's 15s team since the world cup and we discuss the fomo of being sent home from tour, the freshness she is bringing back to the squad and how her family helped her get back to match fitness with some unique training. Saracen's teammates Gabby and Alysha talk about winning the PWR together la...
9 Oct 2026
Kat Jayme is All Heart
***BONUS EPISODE *** Jax and Gabby are so excited to chat with Director Kat Jayme this week , as she joins us to discuss the documentary All Heart: A Rugby Story. Kat and her team were on tour with Rugby Canada during their history making campaign during the 2025 World Cup, and over 4 episodes, they highlight the culmination of years of sacrifice, hard work, and preparation by the women’s national team. As Gabby is featured in the doc, it was great to get the perspectives from bot...
8 Oct 2026
Kevin Rouet is a man with a plan
Rugby Canada's Director of women's rugby and XV's Head Coach, Kevin Rouet, joins Jax and Gabby on the show this week. We discuss the WXV tournament, Canada's goal of beating the Red Roses this fall and how he is integrating younger players into the system so the team has all the experience they need come Australia 2029. Kevin is honest around Canada's unique situation - the team is in the top 3 in the world but the team cannot pay them to be fully professional. We talk...
1 Oct 2026
Talking that France game and team selection with Fancy Bermudez
Jax and Gabby are joined this week by Olympic and World Cup silver medalist, Fancy Bermudez. The rovers chat about the France loss at the weekend, how the team mentally supports each other through these moments and what they need to improve on for the matches against England in Ontario. Fancy and Gabby also open up about the selection process and how to stay positive when they aren't on the team sheet for an upcoming fixture. Follow the show on instagram @rugbyroverspod On R...
24 Sept 2026
WXV Canada Vs England series has started with a bang - with DaLeaka Menin
Jax and Gabby are back, and this week joined by WXV player of the match, Canadian prop, DaLeaka Menin. After experiencing one of the most epic test matches in the women's game (with England and Canada drawing 26-26) we take some time getting our heads around what happened at the weekend. DaLeaka and Gabby also bring some incredibly thorough insights from the forward pack, dissecting the difference between tighthead and loosehead prop (DaLeaka played both positions at the weekend) ...
17 Sept 2026
Scotland week is wrapped - bring on England!
Jax and Gabby are back chatting about Canada's 64-26 win over Scotland at the weekend. We talk debuts, team traditions, scoring tries for your country and what it is like to get a yellow card. A repeat of the rugby world cup final is on the horizon this weekend and Gabby discusses how training changes and what it is like to get hyped for a match against the current number 1 team in the world. Please note this is part 1 of a 2 part episode - our ability with technology ...
17 Sept 2026
Asia Hogan-Rochester is ready for England
On the second part of this week's episode we are joined by Asia Hogan-Rochester - Olympic and world cup silver medalist and outstanding winger on the Canada team. We talk preseason training, prepping for testing, being a student athlete and what it is like playing for a team abroad. Gabby and Asia discuss the world cup and what they are going to take into this week's game against England in WXV. This is part 2 of our weekly episode - our ability with technology makes a 2 par...
10 Sept 2026
Let the WXV tour begin - with Taylor Perry
Jax Williams and Gabby Senft are back discussing all the happenings in the Canadian team over the last week. This week we are joined by fly half Taylor Perry. We discuss WXV training camp, scrimmaging against the Irish women, roommates and tour life. We also take our time unpacking the 4.5 ball debate - hear Gabby and Taylor's thoughts on the changing ball size and how it has been implemented over the past year. Finally, we focus on the upcoming Scotland test match whi...
3 Sept 2026
Charity Williams has news!
This week, Jax and Gabby are joined this week by Canada sevens legend and double Olympic medalist Charity Williams. Charity shares big news and talks about how she feels switching from 7's to 15's. We talk about the one squad mentality, what it is like to be on long tours and what item Gabby can't travel without. For more information about the show, follow us on instagram @rugbyroverspod
3 Sept 2026
Welcome to Rugby Rovers
Welcome to the first episode of Rugby Rovers. Come join Jax and Gabby as they talk all things rugby - focusing on the upcoming WXV series with the Canadian 15s women's team. On our first episode we discuss our reasons for the show. Why Rugby Rovers? Why now? Why us? Join us weekly as we take you behind the scenes of team Canada's WXV tour this fall. For more information about the show you, give us a follow on Instagram @rugbyroverspod
31 Aug 2026
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Episode 1 drops Thursday Sept 3rd - Get ready for some fun ahead
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