The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

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  • James Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne return for season five of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Expect more great guests, insight, laughter and tears.
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Episodes
  • Oh When The Saints Go Marching In!

    Oh When The Saints Go Marching In!
    May 7 2025
    Filmed in style at the House of Rémy Martin, this week’s episode finds Alex, Hask, and Jonny May enjoying life in Cognac-deep in wine country and not far from Bordeaux’s dismantling of Toulouse-as they unpack a seismic weekend in the Investec Champions Cup. Northampton’s young guns stun Leinster, prompting big praise for Pollock, Smith, Freeman and more. But how might the Saints’ heroics shake up Andy Farrell’s Lions selection? Plus, Jonny faces another pronunciation test-this time courtesy of Bielle-Biarrey. Enjoy your drinks responsibly! Season 5 is sponsored by Continental Tyres. WOB Group & GB&R Competition Entry Form 🚗 00:00 – Buckle Up! Continental Tyres Takes You for a Wild Ride 🥃 02:53 – Welcome Remy Martin 🎤 05:00 – Hampton Court Live Show Details ☘️ 06:33 – How the Saints Stunned Dublin – You Won’t Believe This Win 🔥 14:51 – Fearless ? Northampton’s Mindset 🎨 24:00 – Pollock’s not so secret talent 🦁 31:30 – How the results will impact the Lions Tour 😱 46:24 – What happened to Leinster 🍷 50:00 – Bordeaux make their first Champions Cup Final! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • French Lessons: England's Cross-Channel Wake-Up Call

    French Lessons: England's Cross-Channel Wake-Up Call
    May 1 2025
    As French club rugby thrives, English rugby finds itself at a crossroads. Alex and Tins are joined by Jonny May, Courtney Lawes, and rugby powerbroker Simon Gillham [OBE] for a timely conversation on what England can learn from across the Channel. From the dominance of ProD2 and the booming Top 14 to the structural chaos at home, the team digs into the future of the English game. Plus: Courtney’s Lions ambitions & Investec Champions Cup semi-final previews. Tickets are selling fast for finals weekend in Cardiff on the 23rd and 24th of May, head to EPCR.com for more details. Season 5 is sponsored by Continental Tyres. WOB Group & GB&R Competition Entry Form 🛞 00:00 – Buckle Up with Continental Tyres 🎙️ 02:00 – Meet Simon Gillham OBE: Rugby’s Quiet Powerbroker 🤝 05:47 – When Brive Signed Courtney Lawes: Inside the Transfer 🏆 11:14 – Why Promotion & Relegation Still Works 🇫🇷 21:13 – What English Rugby Can Learn from France 📺 27:30 – Prem Rugby’s £200M TV Deal: Gamechanger? ⚠️ 40:18 – The Hidden Problem with Premiership Academies 🏗️ 45:47 – Franchise Model: Big Questions 🔥 51:35 – Investec Champions Cup Semi-Final Preview 🔍 56:59 – Courtney’s Saints Scouting Report 🦁 01:04:00 – Lions 10 Debate: Smith, Prendergast, Ford, Farrell? 🇫🇷 01:09:49 – Bordeaux v Toulouse: All French Affair 🔮 01:11:50 – Semi-Final Predictions: Who’s Going to Cardiff? 🎯 01:13:50 – Courtney on a 3rd Lions Tour? 🧠 01:18:00 – England’s New Coaching Team & Players to Watch this Summer 🐉 01:21:25 – Dave Reddin Joins Wales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • From Lions Coach To Life Coach: Craig White

    From Lions Coach To Life Coach: Craig White
    Apr 22 2025
    The Godfather of Strength and Conditioning. Fresh from the misty mountains of Peru, Al and Hask are joined by Hask's former Conditioning Coach at Wasps, Craig White; a man whose influence has shaped the face of High-Performance Coaching in rugby. With troublesome tales of managing Trevor Leota at Wasps alongside Shaun Edwards, Craig shares the biggest lessons he learned working with Clive Woodward and Warren Gatland on the 2005 and 2009 Lions Tours. For Craig, everything changed when he took a breather from the hyper-masculine world of rugby just months before the 2011 World Cup to go on a yoga retreat that opened his eyes to mindfulness, nature and a more spiritual style of coaching… Season 5 is sponsored by Continental Tyres. 🛞 00:00 - Strap in with Continental Tyres 🐝 01:00 - A Wasps Reunion 💪09:38 - Prescribing Brotherhood ⚽🏉 16:07 - Football V Rugby, Allardyce V Gatland 🤯 20:26 - How Do You Manage Trevor Leota? 🦁 25:02 - 2005 + 2009 Lions Tour Double 🐯 34:54 - Crouching Tigers Hidden Craig 🧘‍♂️ 38:24 - The Life-Changing Yoga Retreat 💥 45:19 - Hitting Rock Bottom & Learning How To Feel 🌿 52:03 - Get Children Off Screens & In Nature 🌍 55:46 - Tier 2 Champion: Uruguay and Chile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins

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