She's the Champ is venturing back north, this time to the Midlands, to meet Lichfield's Tanya Bird. One of the old souls of the Champ, she gives us her (hilarious) takes on the modern game, makes the case for teams for short people, and shares her stories about playing internationally for the Philippines and how long she played through her torn ACL. And, without hesitation, she tells us which Pokemon she'd be.

Plus the results from Round 13, where that leaves the tables and a look ahead to some big games in Round 14.

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Host: Bluebell Nicholls

Producer: Tom Nunan

She's the Champ is back after last week's hiatus, and is trying to keep up with the lightning pace of Lou Burgess. The Trojans full back and former pro talks to about how her side are adapting to life back in Champ 1, and remembers keeping up her pro career despite long drives and breaking her leg. In this episode, Dr Burgess explains how her PhD and research at Bournemouth University links to rugby and what it's like coaching the student team. And she shamelessly tries to recruit Bluebell for Trojans...

Plus a round up of the first results of the year from Round 12, a run through the tables as they stand and a look ahead to this weekend's Round 13 fixtures.

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Host: Bluebell Nicholls

Producer: Tom Nunan

No full She's the Champ episode this week - we're sorry! 2026 has hit us thick and fast, so just as the Championship gets a bye-week, so does the podcast.

We promise we will be back next week, with all the results from 2026 so far, both Round 12 and the games rescheduled to this weekend. And of course we'll speak to one of the stars from around the Champ.

Follow our Instagram (which isn't taking a break) for the latest fixtures, results and tables.

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Host: Bluebell Nicholls

Producer: Tom Nunan