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Hello, and welcome back to rugby rodeo. I know it's been a few weeks since you've seen my lovely face And I hope it looks a bit more tanned than usual. Does it you haven't even said No, you do look tanned. I was I'm supposed to be the first thing that you would have said to me If I'm honest Ellie is an hour late to this episode So and we need to get going because I have to be done by in an hour's time. Yeah, so we haven't actually spoken to each other So we actually do have a lot to catch up on so it was gonna be a mention of all how tanned you looked But also I'm kind of jealous. I don't want to bring it up. I'm fine. I'm fine. Anyway Welcome back to Everyone back to rugby rodeo everyone and I am here with Jess of course who has been the consistent member throughout all this time Yeah for the rodeos, but the rodeos. Oh, yeah, what are our fans called actually? Would be has to be cowboys. Yeah, but they can't also like be cowboys. They can't be cowboys sending actually what you want to be. Do you know what I mean? Sorry, Ben is with the babies cow babies
Ben is with us in the studio and He just kind of thought about that. So if you hear Or like little laughs, that would be him. Yeah. What do you think they should be called? No, you had you I feel like you had something to say it doesn't work does work It does work. You know it's loud enough. Anyway, I'll come into our mic. All right, then mr. Creative Well Ellie set set the tone Give us a brief outline On what happened obviously you don't need to go into too much detail. We don't need to go into the politics of Everything that has been going on over and do by it But it's lovely so that you're safe and sound obviously Alison was keeping us up today on Facebook Um, which was lovely and obviously I was messing Ellie anyway, but um yeah We're glad that you're here. Yeah, I am as well Basically last week it was a break in the PWR so we all had a week off So five of us went out to Dubai fill up a bit the girls whole day had a very good time um, and then Three of the girls were going back
A little bit earlier because I think they had an appearance on the sunday or something um And sadly and I said oh we'll just get an afternoon flight um, so we can spend the day in the sun And then when we got to the airport people were saying the flights cancel the flights cancel so we basically just had to turn away Because there was no sight of the the flights coming back on So we quickly booked an Airbnb and that's pretty much where we've been since really was seven days um, and it was scary first few days was quite scary just because it's You're known and we were trying to stay off of social media and obviously the news um Highlights everything that's going on, but we felt really safe Throughout the period um, and yeah, I think more than anything we were just Wanting to get back and not knowing when that was going to happen And I think that was the thing that probably stressed me out the most was He'd book a flight and then 12 hours before you get told that it's cancelled And obviously I think it was like 200,000 brits out there or people that were needing to go through the UK
Um, that we're all trying to get on flights. So then you'd go to rebook and it'd be Like five days time. Yeah, and then you might look again They might one might come up and then that gets cancelled so a lot of cancelled flights um, and a lot of organizing but Yeah, I mean anybody that knows myself or even sardiers is a person with both pretty chill and Yeah, that's what I said to Ellie. So she rang me on I can't remember what day was think it was a Sunday morning And obviously I was panicking at home like My god, is she gonna be okay? Um a bit like her mum probably, but I said oh, I'm such a type A person So I like really like to know everything that's going on really organized like Kind of hour by hour, I'd want updates And you with that you were the same which really surprised me didn't it? I was like oh my god I was like in a crisis your type A at the start. It was like I have to be like that because we needed something to like Work towards almost like knowing Yeah, we're gonna we've got a flat booked on Thursday and not I don't like waiting on other people because I needed a little bit of control in that
I know there's a lot of people still Trapped out there and if any of these listeners actually know people that are out there Go to the office at Emmeritz Airport at the airport go to the Emmett's office because our next flight was Thursday So tomorrow and we saw on tiktok someone saying you can't go to the office. So we went We were in the queue for about 40 minutes It wasn't too bad and we went and maybe three o'clock in the afternoon So it wasn't like first thing all I say Um, and they just said yeah, we can get you on a flight tomorrow So if anyone does know anybody out there go to the ticket office and you'll be able to get on a flight much sooner Yeah, that's really good. Well, yeah, we're very happy that you're back on on the sofa with us But it did mean that you obviously missed the cab to clash Um this weekend obviously Saris picked up their twelfth consecutive win in the PWR this season and the London bragging rights Yeah, exactly. I you know what watching the game. I really enjoyed the first half obviously um because it was really tight
um And obviously I don't know it from being in the changing room or what it felt for you guys But I can just say is a spectator and a Quinn's player It looked like because obviously when I was away. I was still watching training. I was still having conversations with Ross. I had coach around certain things that happened in training and trying to pick my brain and pick his brain about it and What I saw in training wasn't what I saw in the first half And it was working um, you know the kick pressure from Ella knocking it back into your guys half and finding grass kept the game pretty even and it kept the play in your half because we know the strength of the Saris pack And you get anywhere near the five metre and you're probably going to drive it over And I think it's the same for all top teams internationally and in the PWR you get in that five metre and you're probably not going to come out of it as a defensive team Um But yeah, then I just feel like there was a bit of a switch going into the second half we changed the plan a little bit more
Um competing kicks not as much of a long kicking game um And You guys thrived under under the chaos and picked picked off gaps and holes and ended up scoring and running the game away. Yeah, I I would tend to kind of agree I think like the first 20 of the first half like competitive and then the last 20 of the last half I think we're like really competitive yet I it was kind of actually a bit confusing like change of game plan in the kicking zone I've thought like especially in the backfield. I was like I wouldn't have been doing that like Not it's a 50 50 isn't it whether you get it back or not so maybe that was You kind of wanted to make meters get the ball back maybe go for a scrum set piece like I don't I don't obviously I don't know not wasn't in your changing room, but yeah, I think that was quite bizarre like not bizarre But it was a little bit as well Yeah, you've got whether that was a game plan or not let like I don't know because I wasn't in the changing room either Something was working. Yeah, you don't need to change it at that point And I think that's where the game needs to evolve that
You've said it a lot with saries is you've got the game plan as a structure to fall back on as opposed to Try thrive on that straight away. You find your momentum and you find what works Yeah, and that changes in the game, you know by the time you come into half time You get found out because coaches messages come on and you can see clips back So you might need to adapt a little bit then but it just felt like two different game plans were played Yeah, I did um me during the week like just the PWR um like press conference and One of the questions was oh like how excited are you to play Ellie like obviously I knew you weren't playing And um are like media guy was like obviously giggling as well because he was like well Surely you know she's like yeah kind of stuck and then I was like yeah buzz in like always really loved and and after um The like conference that our media guy was like You answered that really happily and I was like well, yeah because like yeah I actually found it hilarious that like I'm answering the question knowing that she's not playing but I still was like yeah
Love playing against it. It's so fun Um, but I actually missed it. I missed you not being on the pitch which I found a Bit strange like I kind of rocked up to the stoop and like not seeing you Was old that does do I mean like in like not you not being in the backfield or not like Getting giving a bit of banter not that like we do that over. It's more like what's different to like Meg's banter or such like on a pitch But I was like oh this is this is strange It was so bizarre you not being that if they felt weird for me because obviously I mean it's a big game Anyway, so you get hyped up for Any game but in particular series Queen's historically. Yeah, and such a big game and yeah Right, it's in the title of capital clash Um, and I was really excited to play that game um Obviously I had to miss the sale game a couple weeks before because I was on managed minutes So we'd like made the decision that I'm playing against Syrie's as and I'll miss the sale game um, but it turns out I should have just missed the series game
So just wait the sale and miss series yeah fair enough um what we all like um I guess takeaways from the obviously you guys lost to sale in the mud bath and then Obviously, I've lost us. What's your what are your takeaways? Obviously now you've gone back into training on monday What are your takeaways from those two games going into love because this is the big game for you guys. Yeah I mean, I think it's it's big for for both sides especially with some of the recent results um You know in in the pwbi that that fight for the fourth position is getting more and more competitive um You know, we just had that honest conversation something is missing and if we don't Sort it out when not making top four yeah, and it was brutal in a lot of ways But it was also really helpful to come away with like three things that we can put into this week um to make sure that on friday we give ourselves the best chances to You know put put a job on love for who are hard teams play. I think love for being really unfortunate in the past few games, you know
A try in it. Yeah a couple points in it Um, and they'll be up for it. Yeah, they don't want to feel that hurt again And you know that that feeling when people want to it's like a revenge and it's not necessarily against us but The games that they've played they deserved wins and not got them. Yeah, so they're going to have that in them So we know how important this friday is but last night I trained and it's probably one of our best training sessions Um, I mean absolutely we blew the socks off of me I was absolutely knackered um because we spoke a lot about Intensity and you know something that was very interesting for me was Sitting in the room and like digesting what it is for me as well Yeah, and I wasn't going to speak up because I'd been away for three weeks So I was kind of about right again I'm just going to sit and listen and digest, but then I ended up speaking up and One thing that I've realized of me is you've got to under I've got to understand the why for things So if we're going to go to a competing kick game why I what is the reason and as long as everyone knows why we're doing
Everyone will be able to do it to the best of ability and more like why do you present the ball long now? It sounds so simple, but it's not to impact it's not to necessarily not get turned over But it's for the quick rook speed so that you can play quickly into the next phase which opens up a gap in the phase after And I think as an average rugby fan who probably doesn't know the tactics behind things out here You know easily commenting on Things whether the good or the bad Don't necessarily understand that like deep level of thinking that everything you do on the pitch will impact three phases later Um So we had a yeah we had a really good conversation about that because look coming against you guys was always going to be a battle and You know you you you're still first we're joined Yeah, join on points, but like they've got a game in hand by and so You're at top two then for a reason. Yeah, and we're not in top two for a reason So it was never going to be yeah, we're winning this and you can have every hope that you can do that But I'm sure Leicester will say that when they get the series as well
um But playing against sale like I said I wasn't playing that game, but That hurt the girls that hurt me to you know come away from that match and not win it because we know we can beat them We've beaten them before yeah Yes, we know that they've they've had quite a good run in the past few weeks, but You look at the table. We should be winning there because we are above them um So yeah a lot of reflection um, but then also a lot of energy put into that training session So I'm looking forward to Friday. Yeah Friday nightline. It's gonna be interesting. It's gonna be interesting What your what your takeaways? I I think We played well in patches and like say we kind of stuck to our game plan kind of not and I think it's when we don't stick to our game plan And it doesn't work that's when then we're not good as such um, I think We shouldn't have let you get a bonus point. I shouldn't have let you get a bonus point like that was it unnecessary So it's being able to close out a game in the last like 10 minutes um like
We need to be better in that aspect um, but we we were happy I guess with the performance like I think everyone For us as well. It's serious. I obviously have been in both teams Like everyone always gets up for that game So it's having that mentality weaken week out. I think it's really important especially for us this weekend going against cluster heart Everyone Sunday I said like I've said to the guys we need to carry whatever you felt that week last week and at the game You have to feel the same this week like you know The last time they came to stone x1 and they lifted the prem the last time they came to stone x They're in the home changer and like they took a lot from us the last time they were here So like we don't want that again And it's just remembering those feelings and emotions which I think are really important um But we played well in patches um and we showed some like really good rugby Um, and I just think we have to take those patches into like every game going forward now really Yeah, I think I like for me and I think I highlight for everybody that's in our Instagram as well But it highlights now everything that you've spoken about before about heads up rugby
Um having a game pan but also knowing that you've got enough rugby players to make decisions and and go off of that and back yourselves was obviously you try Um, so full-length but also You know What people know you you're underneath your post pretty much you kicking it out Um, but you guys seize the opportunity and you got something great from it. Yeah Um, what was like what was that like for you like were you calling for that? Did you know that was on? Well, I start on the other side of the pitch So I'm like come from a breakdown previously and I'd heard live and Zoe cool like the clearance like kind of cool I was like okay, but I have to go round as a number anyway in the chase So I'll then push round and then I see I see Lee on the edge and I was like I was like we're on here not like yeah, yeah forward, but I was like we're on here like there's four of us First is kind of Lee like and she was like inside post and I me and Bridger was screaming at Zoe like screaming and At the end of the day, Zoe's decision where she wants to kick it or pass it like we can't do anything about that
Um, but I think she kind of then looked up and was like like they're on And I was so nervous Zoe was gonna pass it to me like I honestly was Breaking it. I was like if she passes me. I'm getting smashed. It's gonna be well embarrassing And um She obviously because I said to that to her after she was like I was never passing to you I was like I think the Lord and then she obviously zipped it across to Bridger and to be fair to Lee She actually gave me a bit of a boost because she pushes me So she pushes me actually around the corner to get like on Bridger's like by a side and then Bridger I mean she she's been playing fantastically well at the moment. So Bridger I think she's been like really solid in our like center for us And she just takes ball on and like commits penia and then like releases me But I think what she did really well, which I guess I really enjoy from Someone inside of me is she didn't give it to me too early But then she also then didn't not give it to me. So like she trusted that I was on her outside But she knew she had a job to also do she didn't just like give it to me and be like have a go
She was like no, I need to draw this player for then to release Jess and then I was exhausted But I should tell you what and this is what I kind of said I think I said to one of the fans after because they were like try was so good You taught me that What I said you taught me that bit the finish So you remember when you said on the pod like a couple of weeks ago you were like when you scored that try against extra And you cut back in that when you when you did in my head me I thought no, yeah, I wouldn't in my head. I just thought Ellie to Ellie says something here. That's literally all I did and I like slowed down because I was like oh um Tolly wasn't like coming across with like so much pay So I was like I think I'm actually gonna have to like try and offset her a bit And then I yeah slow down and then just like saw her hips kind of go and I just then step back inside But what gave me the biggest dick of my life was Putting the ball up in the air when I scored what was that like what was that? Did you see how you see how literally like put the ball down? And then I like it was like Ah, I put the ball up in the air and then I like obviously realized and I quickly take it down and they over and like hugged me
I was like what was I doing obviously happy? But I think it was because I wanted to do something like I shushed the crowd or something, but I would never I don't have the confidence to do that But I wanted to do something especially from being At Quinn's to now it's Harry's and then to score like a try like that. I really wanted to do something but my initial reaction was And I was like it'll become more normal because you know um the the try I the first try against france i scored and I do this before oh yeah as soon as I did it I was like Well, I just done that, but it's just like Yeah, I was like oh my god, what just happened But also this is tear mine. I'm not sure if I want to share it So I need to work on my pelvic floor. I read you yourself. Yeah Do the exercises now? I really need to work on my pelvic floor like changing them changed shorts and pants Yeah, she went so far Yeah, and I was like I like the exertion that I had in that moment was like full guns basing And that was like 39th minute of the first half so like I was like ready for a bit of a sit down in a gel
Do I mean and yeah Like literally like as soon as I then everyone was hugging me. I was like About myself That's cool. Is it that's interesting? But yeah, and so then at halftime and In the changing room I was like shaking like that's how exhausted I was I was like Shaking I had to take my thermal off like took my shirt off. I was like boiling. Yeah, I'm overheating Um, but only hit 91 percent. Oh, yeah So obviously wasn't that far. This is over 90. Yeah, at least it is over 90 But everyone on the group chat then the next day will a lot of you mess to me She was like oh, you know, but 91% like you sure and I was like But then I'm happy. Yeah, but then I spoke to Debson Deborah Fleming and she was like you didn't even know I was trying I was like okay, thanks and that's well. That's when you're at your fastest when you won't relax, so But yeah, it was good. I did I did enjoy it was a nice A nice try Yeah, it was a nice try and it's one of those ones that I'll circulate for a long time now and I think it just I like it because it shows that teams can play it's like the one against Canada in the last world, yeah Playing out of your own goal line. Yes, it's a risk, but it's also how you get it you get it right and it is circulating the rest of the
You could really that you can do that. Yeah, no for sure definitely Um, okay, so that was obviously the capsule clash We also had the BTS event which actually went really well. Oh, yeah, I spoke to Sorzy about that so No, it was that you don't have it was actually so good like the girls That were there and the men had that smashing time the cake was massive. There's so much cake left over like actually so much cake less over Um, and it was just really good and that was really nice like my nephew's sorry my nephews were at the game Yeah, the whole day I was exhausted on Sunday literally like napped and I never nap Um, but the whole day was just glorious like they my nephews came on the pitch They were like running around and I didn't know this but before the weekend some he goes to nursery like two days a week but they always write um Back to my sister nor about what they've like said or what they've been looking forward to and he said to his teachers I'm going to the road be this weekend and I'm gonna run on the pitch and then that's what he did You know I think that just shows how much it means seeing I know right and he was like buzzing
So I feel like running around he had a little sirey shot on their breech for on the I was so cute it was so cute um But that wasn't the only thing that was cute um It was world book day. Yeah, on Thursday Um, and that's where kids go to school dressed up as their favorite book character And James has sent in a photo of his daughter Evelyn dressed as Ellie with a little Printed cover of Ellie's new book wearing a jersey that I have given her offended that you didn't actually dress up as me But I appreciate I don't have a book not yet not yet. So I appreciate that but how cute I actually got a few messages um was a few kids that did it as well But like it's easy with my hair. You just give them a wig. I mean like um But yeah, no, it's really cute to that. I know I feel like it's not until those moments that you really appreciate I was going on and at the impact that you have on people and yeah, I got this message soon. I did see it Um, it's such my heart. Yeah, yeah, it's really cute. Um
mine if you went as um will you want her He's looked so cute. I would share the photo, but um, I'm not loud But he honestly looks so cute my sister in law did such a good job addressing him like honestly looked adorable I was like you are so cute so cute Right. Well, what's not so cute The men's six nations The only thing that I would like to pick your brains about is the video circulating of maratoj and thin smith Yeah, I watched the video on Instagram and Look, we don't know the situation. We don't know their relationship We don't know maro's um leadership role or anything like that. So I feel like it's just an opinion The only thing that I thought when I saw that was if someone shout like uh shout it me like that. I'd probably cry Like I'd probably cry and I don't know what things to say. So he might you know, he might take that and be like Yeah, I would like him to comment Mm-hmm. That sounds like um It's like reality. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I would like him to say something to be like oh like I was well
Chill about it like didn't even affect me or yeah You know what like in the moment like I didn't appreciate it But now looking back like it was the right decision at the time like whatever Yeah, cuz I think that would make everyone's opinion yeah less of an opinion I also just like I'm trying to think would that happen in our game Like can you imagine Zoe Olcroft shouting at Zoe Harrison Like that. No. Yeah, it just wouldn't happen But they were under so much pressure We've also been on the pressure. This is and that's why I say it's hard to comment on someone else's situation because we don't actually know what campsite for the men and also would Mara Toget appreciate someone's work to him like that. Yeah, I don't But we don't know yeah, but yeah, I just thought about it and I watched it over and over again And I almost like wanting to give fins with a hook Yeah, he did look a bit kind of sad. I mean, I don't even know if he got the three points in the end Like that's how much I didn't really watch the England game then He did get the three points and on the way back he high-fived Mara and smiled him
Okay, but that's the same thing needs to come out and be like not come out But like I feel like someone needs to say be like I don't know what everyone's brilliant me about or don't know Everyone's like being uptight about it like it's so normal for us and I agree Don't mean or like because I think that they're never shut everyone up because everyone is gonna have a two-pence piece. Yeah, like and And well, yeah, I mean like we've just been told the smart and high-fived after yeah Maybe they know and they don't need to come in on it whereas was sensitive girls over here like no We're best speaks like that was that time that I spoke to Ellie and a certain way and then she didn't speak to me for like Five days and then literally the the problem about three hours for kickoff. She was like said something to me like are we friends or and that really affects me And I was like it's three hours before kickoff. Are you being serious now? I don't really did Yeah, I understand that and it was only because I like that's what I mean when I saw the video. I felt we're like oh Oh, yeah, I remember it was yeah, I didn't remember why we helped actually said something that I remember now Basically Ellie passed it inside. She's meant to pass it not meant to but should have passed it outside to me and I screamed
Yeah, and she you don't she like looks me she was like And I was like don't talk to me. Yeah, cuz I'd bit back and I was like oh, no Oh, no, I don't want this because we need to stay connected. I'm such a sensitive so like people think that I'm so easy going But if you even look at me half from I'm gonna be thinking about that for days And I'm gonna be not asking Ellie or saying Ellie's got a tant She's gonna be thinking about yeah Well, I'm gonna go on the sunbed I'm not I'm not gonna do that But I don't think really we have to talk about No, let's move on. Yeah, I think so I think let's move on. Yeah, yeah, the bit of a new section that we've got yeah, all right Yeah, but the new section we've got so we've got the best videos that are circling the internet This week and Ben's gonna put it on a laptop for us also if you're watching this who likes my top. Yeah, I do like it Maybe you could do with cropping at that. Yeah, I kind of did She's so I had a real plava when I was getting dressed this morning while Ben's getting the video up on the um laptop for us
I have a shirt There's the similar like same color as these trousers long sleeve, but like um poppers kind of cinched at the waist I looked to myself. Oh, that looks nice But then I was like, I don't know, but I've got saying I've got me and Ellie both got something after this And I was like that would be nice for after but then for some reason it didn't get put in my bag So now this is all I'm wearing for after so it probably isn't appropriate No, it's nice. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Sorry. Yeah, we're ready. That was a good include Ellie was also wearing flip flops so she had her toes outside. Oh, yeah, it sucks on I've got sucks Talking points could could you do it how destruction? I think we just need to watch it. Just let's just come on them Two minutes left here to hit Eddie how on time Coming Did it have a chance to come from Any sign of Eddie yet or flight today
Thank you after this guffey So is it he's going in and out of other audios No, so this is Yeah, if you ever don't sorry Have you ever done comms? Yeah, no, I've not done comms. Okay, so I've done the studio when yeah So that's how it is on comms like when I when I was injured and I was doing co-coms at saris Camera people would be like in your ear and I'm trying it and I was like the first time I was like I can't do this Yeah, I actually can't do this, but then you can turn it down. Yeah, and I was like oh that's better Because they'd be like right camera three. Please replay that and I was like yeah Well, if you if you ever called someone you can hear your an echo Zoom does that. Yeah, and I then can't speak it. I'm like slowing my words and trying to like slow it down So I can hear it, but then he just slows it down on the audio and I mean these people that's what that's why it's the job
Yeah, you know they will be yeah, they won't be able to catch a ball with 80,000 people screaming at them But we do it, but yeah, I mean I've done something similar and they all had airpaces in it and I said no to it Because I would get very very distracted. I want me to talk. Go over stems down. Yeah. Yeah next What's your hidden talent? I can sing with my mouth closed. You can sing with your mouth closed Hold on and say turns easy. This is absolutely hilarious. Have you ever seen her do it before? Well, we're in for an absolute treat Danielle taking away Oh All right I didn't house this in the piece because you used to use lips to get a pee
Okay, should we try? You go first Mm-hmm sounds like there. I'm not sitting there. Yeah, that's what it sounds like do that one Oh, yeah, that's good. That's good. Yeah, okay Why was that so high? Why was that so high? I can't do it. What? Oh He's a like laughing Ben, it's funny because this is actually one of my hidden talent sharp is actually no go on try for us, huh? Mm-hmm. No, no Yeah, come on do it properly. Do it properly. I guess I don't know if I can Well, I didn't know if we don't know if we can
Hmm no No Oh That is good, but you're good at the I used to do it all the time I can't get out that's for days Good game game good job shaking hands with the other team after a game That one girl. Yeah, that does sometimes have that just happen a lot actually I feel like sometimes you'd be that one girl. No, I'm actually a person So if you ever watch me shaking hands with people at the end of the game I always like hug them and I always say I'm a hug. I'm a hug. I'm a hug. I'll hug them But then like embrace the head And it's weird and I never know why I don't unless they're taller than me, but I'm always like I've got yeah With friends now and then craft even if you don't know them. Yeah There's picture of me in Caitlin Hulse Oh, yeah doing that after the yeah, but I feel like that's different because you got like compared to each other
Oh, yeah, no, no, yeah, fair I just think it's a bit rude. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, that's rude Yeah, yeah, like and I always get a bit like oh, I think I'm gonna shake my hand All right, if you've had a bit of beef in the game, but they always do yeah, but you do get that like oh god Do you just laugh or you're looking away shaking the hand? I'll go quick one. Yeah, I've done rapid Hey, last one Oh Oh, I feel like I want to do that. I want to do that. Yeah, it's good content and then you get a second-hand embarrassment once you've walked off That's yeah, but that probably went viral and she probably got like five copies on it Explain that for the people who are listening and not watching all right. Thank you Basically someone screams Ah, and then gets the people to run around them obviously to go what the hell is going on look at the person
It's green shot and then they put it on their story and go with the song why is so obsessive makes that all looking at her Good hinge tip that Really go go a bit further into that So you've moved the mic towards you really wants to be involved in this episode No, I do um no, I just would like to talk about him through a bit, but it's just a great tactic To increase the kind of wow factor on your hinge profile I don't think I'd want to be with someone who to have a picture like that Where everyone's looking at you. It's so mysterious, but I'd also I would rather Swipe is it swipe right for a yes shut up. You know that don't yeah, you do You literally sent me a rose on it No, I I also would if the video was that and I saw that you'd done that video like that I would rather say yes here because I think that's funny. What the video? Yeah, yeah Then if it was a picture I'd be like okay, are we at school? Like are we at school? Yeah
Go on tell us about hinge then Sorry also for any this is Ben sorry the cameras aren't on him, but um, so the way to kind of get me Um is have severe ADHD I have that. There's another one Sorry, sorry, sorry, you're not my type as a reason I define the rose um What I look for in the other person ability to quote the office Can you sorry? We're like we're your people's day. Yeah, if you guys might maybe go to go on And then we're gonna debate this topic best Harry Boat sweet. Oh Oh, that's so is that the prompt we're gonna debate yeah, we're gonna debate the topic Yeah, what's your best Harry Boat sweet Recently I've been really in super max the hard ones Wait the one you know in super max super is the red one. Yeah, so it's got like Jenny man There's there's the harder ones like the jelly man jelly man. Yeah, jelly man. Oh Mine is the green gummy bear
Goodness in the normal one Oh, I love that one. I hate cold bottles. I hate cold bottles. I hate cold bottles Mine is the crocodiles But they have to be like the pink or purple green one Then that tanghastic ones then the dummies And then the milk bottles I hate milk bottles. I love them. I love milk bottles Not fun. I'm glad that we're not compatible then we'll close them What's been like what have you seen on your hinge page like from like a girl or a boy? Don't you know? Yeah, which way is me? Um that you're like that's funny Or like well For someone who works in social media the other day some girl sent me a like and said I love the way I love the way you've capitalized your sentences because with my prompts Because I do like captions for Instagram and you'll put random capitals to make it stand out That's what I've done with my prompts without even thinking about it and she pointed out. Wow Anyway, she wasn't my type so I did But I appreciated it. I thought that was great good friends
Nice Oh, that was a good section actually. I hope that says it. Yeah, I can't even droid that Anyway Listen's questions. Listen's questions. Listen's questions. Listen's question. Listen's questions Maybe as I asked what is this game the series girls are playing with the mini net looks fun It is called spyball and it's super super super super fun But the Canadians are super super super super super competitive super super good So it makes everyone else feel about it But I actually do have really improved So watch out when we get into camp. Yeah, because in Well, cut me and Lucy like fell in love with it. Yeah, it's we go out training early just playing and like now There's like a massive queue and it's like you don't need more than one. Yeah, and that really yeah But yeah, that's it spyball. It's really fun. Yes, search games search rules up because there is quite a few rules Um, Amy said what's one thing about adult life you were told would get easier, but doesn't I don't think anyone's ever sold adult life as easier if I'm honest like
So I always sell it to people that it gets harder to enjoy it now. Yeah, exactly Even as parents are so simple. I you wait to go up and there's a kid like now. I want to go Um, I mean real boy Um, I feel like One thing that you get excited for is independence and being able to like do things on your own But that's not always easy. Yeah, yeah, like I'm gonna give the example of this morning, right? So I don't know if people saw on my Instagram I got a new sofa and Um, I wasn't asking you wasn't Talked to my Instagram account not too long ago. I didn't like one It was on rugby radio that I would talk to you Anyway, and that was only because you messaged anyway Um, yeah, so I got a delivery um, and it was four 40 kilo boxes that got delivered and Thankfully, I'd found an app. Oh, yeah, we didn't go into because you thought it was something else But if you really interrupted us found an app and the app is actually called airtasker So it was not we never was wrong
But it's got it's called airtasker and basically you can put down any job that you want to do on there So obviously I said I need someone to come carry 40 it's four 40 kilo Um, boxes up four flights to says and I put a pricing and it's like here's my offer I'll offer 90 pounds Yeah, whatever and then people come back and say yep, I can do it for a hundred pound I can get there in the morning when you can put the time so I say it's got to be done before 10 a.m And he then turn up this morning and and did it but I was looking what other people were asking for and it can be I need my ceiling painted. I need a deep clean of the house I need my washer fixed I mean, that's my TV on the bracket and people I had like nine offers in like an hour People saying yeah, I can do it. Yeah, I can do it and I was just working out. Who's closest buys to get there on time It's great So all my like you know, I was talking about renovations. It's gonna get done so quick now So I don't need to do it myself It's so good. It is so it's really good. I'm gonna use that when the boxes got delivered this morning at 7 a.m
I was so impatient because the guy was coming at 9 so I was like, you know what I want to get the boxes up here So I was lugging a 40 kilo box up the stairs on my own And independence is great until you've got to lug boxes up the stairs or I don't know like no, I agree pay a mortgage Pay a mortgage at all the things that normally you'd be able to But there's a kid you don't even think about it's not even having to put food on your plate. Yeah, it's just not thinking about yeah But like even if if you don't Fold your clothes up No one's for that fairy's not coming anymore. They ain't getting away. It's just gonna stay there for days Just me have tried it the fairy never came Deena asked what's a situation where you thought this would be a good story later and it absolutely was Oh, I thought it was going to say an absolute wasn't because Ellie tells those stories all the time Yes We do. I do. I do. I just don't tell you. And I'm not this. I'm like I'm like that's it But there is also plenty of things. I'm like oh, this is good. Yeah, and I'm like that is good
Yeah, this is this is gonna this is a great story um I think obviously the the tattoo ends and I put a good story if you want to ask me about it Yeah, I didn't know at the time. I just kind of went for it. Yeah um Oh, when I um Got a motorbike from one appearance to training. That was a good one That was a good one. So I don't know if you guys heard on a previous part of my years ago now, but um I once couldn't get from an appearance to training on time So I got a guy on a motorbike to come pick me up and I went across land in on the back of the most motorcycle I've never done that before fun fun Nice a good one nice a good one um um Actually asked have you ever been to any music festivals No, and I couldn't think of anything worse. Yeah, I mean, I've begun to give me that look Ben I've seen you at a music festival, Jess You haven't yes, I wasn't a music festival It was music playing so yeah, I'm a social that is not a music festival. It was the best day and night of my life
So it can't be so sweet uh go and tell us why I Um, I actually only ever went to leads fest like after GCC's But since then we're never around for a weekend to do it But if I was to do it now, I'd either glump I'd be in a completely different country and just go from an Airbnb to there So I agree. I wouldn't do one in England. No, or gross. Like even at the end of leads fest I there was so much more. Yeah, no tends to get in front of me. It's just miserable My hair looks off like no, but I really I really really really really want to go to affirmations It's important to go and it's got like this year's line up is like all of my favourite artists We're in camp Um, we're thinking I've seen like going to take took it's like giving people like um reasons like Excuse excuses Yeah, I feel like that's the thing though with rugby is like normal five
95 job people just pull sickies all the time if If we do that then you're not playing in the weekend So it's not just that day that you're in place is on. We're pretty seasoned. No selection. Yeah, no I'll cover for you But no, um, no I haven't done I wouldn't unless it's in a foreign country and I can say in an actual bed with a roof in my hand Yeah, yeah, true and you can shower. Yeah, but if Ben wants to include some of social as a fest And that's fine. I have been to one and so is Ellie Yeah, that's what I mean Ellie made up. Yeah, but the toilets at some social Okay, no kisses. We're excited. No, it's just hugs. Yeah Um Gracie's asked Ellie, have you ever straightened your hair? Yes, um, I actually used to it quite a bit when I was younger when I had longer hair Um, because I wanted straight hair Obviously, um, I didn't know what to do my coat. I have my grandma heated it and she used to say to me keep it going It looks better. And then since I'm a hair Cut I look awful. It looks awful. There's so many layers in it that it takes you sweet ass time
Yeah, uh, the last time I did it was in the World Cup when then spring no World Cup when I lost the sneaky So I lost we were playing the game and I lost the game and My forfeit was to straighten my hair for dinner. So I came downstairs. It's straight in my hair And then I found out that I had media Oh, yeah, everyone else went out for dinner and I had to stay at the hotel and I did sky news I TV news BBC news was straight hair that I was like maybe it'll look better for putting it in a a bun But I didn't have any clips with me. So I had like back ideas and I mean now I've got like a bit of a curly fringe going on But it was like two bits out like this and obviously no context at all I also couldn't talk about the game that we were playing. So I was like, oh, I lost a bit People would have thought I what the hell is going on with her, but I'm much prefer my hair curly I'm always scared that one day I'm gonna wake up and my hair's not gonna be curly anymore, but it looks way better curly. Yeah Thanks again Syas Oh yeah. Syas asks what's your thoughts on the French special edition kit?
I absolutely love it. Well done Adidas. Yeah, fair enough. I will say it fair enough It's unbelievable. Yeah, I want to play for France because I want to have all of that kit. Yeah, it is really nice And it's it's nice. Oh, it is. It's nice that they've like dipped into the heritage of the team But still made it look modern. Yeah, and I think like there could be potential with England to do that But like it'd have to be an alternate kit. It couldn't be a home kit because I've always been white All of it. It's just so nice like the casual wear Everything and they just the how they've shot it is so fashionable and desirable I think people are like, I want that. I hope people other unions or the clubs see the opportunity with this now And other brands jump on boards. Yeah To do the the same thing because that type of thing is where you'd see Across like fashion and culture pages not just Sport yeah, which in you know Hand like handing hand just makes the game bigger and bigger Well, England rugby have done it with undefeated Recently with the anthem jacket stuff is cool, but like it's not as cool. I just don't think it hits
So it doesn't hit it is an American football jersey. Yeah football jacket. Yeah, it just doesn't hit It's like what I used to wear when I was 13 That's not heritage, don't you tell him? That's not heritage though. No, I know it's like In our era. Yeah, it needs to be like way beyond like get us in one of the track suits that you People wore and the plastic is like yeah, like in a big like parachute parachute. Yeah, it looks so sick. Yeah It looks so good. Yeah, and Jack has asked what's the weirdest compliment you've ever received I have a rarest word you can get in this one Ben as well We can all have a little thing um Yeah, I get weird compliments all the time and they always feel like very backhanded like oh no I'll tell you where this is for and actually that's just come to mind. I got told that I should be a watch model Oh, yeah, and it was actually a rugby dinner a few years ago. You got nice wrists. You got a little tiny wrists So this I was sat at the table I get your thingies in there though, could they? No
Yes, I've got wrinkly hands. Yes, but the watch would be facing that way up But basically this guy was sat next to me and he was like Couldn't model for a watch and I was like oh, what do you mean? He probably didn't know that time because when is really wasn't there big didn't know that was a rugby player at a rugby dinner And he was like you just got such tiny little wrists and I was like oh there Thanks, I guess a little weak wrist. There should be a watch man. I'm not a rugby player And actually I had this similar one a few weeks ago. I was doing a shoot and the stylist said that She was like I've never seen ankles and calves so small And I said oh Thanks She's like they're just so dainty and I was like what like they could snap like what are you trying to say? Um, and they're weird compliments because I feel like oh, that's he just In there right there being nice and that's a thing. Yeah, it's not being nice and It's it's showing okay. This wasn't the question. It was meant to be something good
But it also shows that society is all about like being small is being better. Yeah, and actually whenever you feel like you is With come out of that era as women and people are starting to appreciate muscles You still then reminded that there's a standard that people assume to be um Pretty or sexy or like desirable is probably the best word for it when You rugby play. I don't want tiny little calves and ankles and tiny little wrists I want to feel strong. Yeah, I feel like I mean, I take my wrist one to put messages on but two to make me feel like the bigger and I'm like I'm strong I'm strong Beer mine is um, you're actually really nice actually. Yeah, right. So what you think was horrible. Yeah, like But I think it's the weirdest thing like just say I'm nice. Yeah, actually You're actually really nice. So like what you thought I was a cat. Yeah. Yeah No, I don't like that. I don't mean. Yeah, come on Ben Why? Yes, we do
You're obsessed with the tip just say what come on. I'm not on camera. I'm okay. It was that she was annoyed at hunts my um Out Benny mission Oh, yeah, right. Was she blind? She had some difficulties guys, so Carrier Shouts There isn't many this week. There isn't but we don't mind that we don't mind that because obviously we've got the tiktok dance Do that Ben is really really eager for us to do Jesus When born rfc specifically the girls academy they were part of the god of honor for the baths ladies this weekend Yes An international shout out to the forest women's rugby team from Sydney, you know sure. Yeah Um for heading to their first tense one man in mudgy in 30 degrees. Hey That's mental good luck. It's all gonna say it's not a congratulations yet because yeah, it's gonna be difficult, but good luck
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