Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy Break Down Your Next Sport Obsession

From Stagecoach chaos and teenage parenting dilemmas to one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. This episode takes a turn in the best way possible.

Julie and Abby kick things off with a very real conversation about parenting teens, festival price tags, and the absolute logistics nightmare that is Stagecoach. (Spoiler: someone is absolutely on pickup duty.) But then, the party pivots…

Because women’s rugby is having a moment and it’s bigger than you think.

With nearly half of fans brand new in the last two years and record-breaking growth across the board, Julie and Abby sit down with Carly Waters (Denver Onyx) and Lesley Paterson (WER board member, 5x world champion triathlete & Oscar-nominated screenwriter) to break down why this sport is exploding right now.

They get into:

* Why rugby is built for every body

* The culture that makes it one of the most inclusive sports in the world

* What actually happens in a scrum (we finally understand it… kinda)

* The rise of Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) and what’s next in the U.S.

* And why this sport might be the next obsession for Party People everywhere

By the end, you won’t just know what a scrum half is, you’ll be debating lineouts and planning your first rugby match watch.

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Keep the Party Going:

Follow WER all season long: instagram.com/rugbyevolved

WER Schedule: womenseliterugby.us/2026-schedule

WER Statement on Transgender Athletes: instagram.com/p/DXK4bTTgZQK

Rugby Explained, thank you to the Leicester Tigers for this explainer video:Rugby Explained: Rugby Players and Positions (youtube.com/watch?v=5bTdxWhgQdM)

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