Full Credit
Les and Alice live for women's rugby and know it's about time our community got the coverage we deserve.
Former Black Fern captain Les Elder and sports journalist Alice Soper are teaming up to make sure women's rugby gets full credit. With fifty years of footy between them, there's no one better placed to be your guide to all the action on the march towards Rugby World Cup 2025.
The inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki Championship captain and 2024 Best Sport Podcast host are taking the analysis out of their DMs and into your ears. Unpacking all the intrigue, key moments and players so you know exactly what to be watching for.
Join them each Monday to ensure our women get Full Credit.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 23
- Years Active
- 2025
Beyond the Tryline
Alice and Les dive into a weekend rich with rugby action, cliffhangers, qualifications and the Black Ferns performance. They unpack the evolving landscape of women’s rugby through team performance, c…
01:07:34 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Thirteen Black Ferns and One Huge Talking Point
The World Cup is finally here! Who cried in the opener? Who has impressed us? What do we want to see going into week 2? Les and Alice answer all these questions and name our top performers for the we…
01:02:04 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
The World Cup Kicks Off
Alice is about to jump on a plane and Les is ready to set her alarm because the Rugby World Cup is finally here! We have all the dates for a Black Ferns fan's diary. A rundown of the hype we are seei…
01:05:54 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
FPC Feedback Sandwich
Two week's out from the Women’s Rugby World Cup, we're breaking down the final pre-tournament clashes. A review of England vs France and Canada vs Ireland to determine who's peaking? Who’s tweaking? …
00:53:16 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Lessons On What's to Come
With the Black Ferns XV drawing their series with the Springboks women, Alice and Les unpack what we can learn from this tour and about our potential quarterfinalist opponents. Alice has another spre…
00:53:28 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
Black Ferns World Cup Squad
The guessing is over! Les and Alice now have the official Black Ferns Rugby World Cup Squad list to unpack. What does this tell us about the style of play we should expect at this tournament? And the…
01:04:18 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
How Ruby Tui Can Make the Cut
A development team has been named to travel to South Africa. Les and Alice speculate on what this mean for our World Cup Squad and the growth of our game. Before discussing how it is Ruby Tui could s…
00:51:51 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Naming our World Cup Squad
The last test has been played and now we all wait until the Black Ferns name their World Cup Squad on the 25 July. So while we wait, Alice and Les have their best guess at how this team may come toge…
01:12:03 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Missing Pieces
Les and Alice are back after a month's break to get you up to speed on all the bits and pieces of women's rugby news you may have missed. They then unpack the Black Ferns trial game and try to name t…
00:54:40 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Our MVPs for Pacific Four
The Pacific Four Series has come to a close, with the Black Ferns winning their 3rd title. But who were our MVPs of each of the teams that played? And who was the overall MVP of the tournament? Les a…
00:32:24 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Our Greatest Winger of All Time
As Portia Woodman-Wickliffe makes history in North Harbour, Alice and Les dig out some old footage of the original top try scorer for the Black Ferns. They unpack the final round of the Pacific Four …
01:05:56 |
Mon 26 May 2025
Oh Canada
A classic in Christchurch see nothing separate the Black Ferns and Canada. Les and Alice unpack that action, our play of the week alongside the fiery match between Australia and USA. We name our top …
01:13:57 |
Tue 20 May 2025
Play by Play
The Black Ferns 2025 international season is underway with a win over the Wallaroos. Now we've completed round one of the Pacific Four Series we can name our in form 15 and for the first time, we hav…
00:57:46 |
Mon 12 May 2025
Grass Ceilings
From the Tri-nations series in 1999 to the Pacific Four Series of 2025, Alice and Les talk through the history of the Black Ferns test international schedule. They then discuss questions put to New Z…
01:03:14 |
Sun 04 May 2025
Unpacking Aupiki 2025
A full panel of experts is assembled to unpack the 2025 season. Black Ferns #173 and #191, Chelsea Semple and Kristina Sue as well as contributions from commentator Taylah Johnson, help to pick the M…
01:27:14 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
The Aussie Connection
The Aupiki season has come to a close but there's still plenty to play for with the first ever crossover match between our winners and the winners of the Super W. Wallaroo #186, Sera Naiqama, joins u…
00:59:37 |
Mon 14 Apr 2025
The Aupiki Final Preview
Les and Alice wrap the details of the last round and talk through changes to this week's in form 15. They then get stuck right in profiling of the two teams that will be battling it out in this week'…
00:50:00 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
Glass Half Full
This week, Les and Alice need your help picking a starting 7 for our in form 15 because the flanker talent is just too good! We talk about what's left to play for in the final round and the signs of …
01:01:44 |
Mon 31 Mar 2025
Systems of Success
This week, Les and Alice take a look at the high performance system Aupiki operates within. Asking questions of coaching development, talent identification and where our sevens talent slots into the …
01:09:44 |
Mon 24 Mar 2025
Halfway there!
Les and Alice talk through the weekend's action and pick their in form 15. At the halfway point, we take a look at the top line stats before we put this competition back into it's wider context. Expl…
00:59:43 |
Wed 19 Mar 2025
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