The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

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James Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne return for season two of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Expect more great guests, insight, laughter and tears.

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Season 2
Ukraine War Special
It's the final episode of the season & Alex, Hask and Tinds are joined by the BBC's Ukraine Correspondent, James Waterhouse. This may seem random for this podcast, but Waterhouse used to play rugby in the Championship for Rotherham and Esher… and has since jacked it all in for a career in Journalism. They reminisce about James’ days on the pitch and learn about the reality of life in Ukraine & the resilience it takes to report on the front line.
August 2, 2022
79 min
NFL Special
Washington Commanders defensive end Efe Obada, and New York Giants punter Jamie Gillan, aka the Scottish Hammer, are with Alex, Hask and Tinds this week for a GB&R with a difference. They talk about their respective journeys to the NFL, from London and Inverness, in fascinating detail. Efe was trafficked to the UK, fostered and then worked in bingo hall before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. There is a rugby link with Jamie - he dreamed of playing rugby for Scotland before making the transition to American Football.
July 26, 2022
68 min
Summer Tours debrief with Tom Wood
With Alex away it’s left to Hask and Tinds to steer the ship. They are joined by Hask's old teammate, the former Northampton and England back-row Tom Wood. Having just retired the boys discuss what's in store for him after rugby, a particularly pertinent subject on this week's show given Ryan Jones' dementia diagnosis. Unusually there's plenty of on-field chat, too, after Ireland’s historic and transformative series win in New Zealand. We also break down the rest of the action across the Summer Tours, focusing on England's win against the Wallabies and Eddie Jones' fan engagement skills.
July 20, 2022
99 min
The Great George Gregan
The northern hemisphere have turned it around in the latest leg of the summer internationals. Lots to discuss on the pod this week, as the Welsh and Irish teams cement themselves in the history books. Alex, Hask and Tinds are in the studio again, joined by George Gregan who reflects on his experience under Eddie Jones, playing for the Brumbies and how he nearly lost the Wallabies to a river of crocodiles.
July 13, 2022
117 min
Kruis Control
Alex and Hask are joined by recently retired Sarries and England legend, George Kruis, to unpick the weekend’s home nations losses in the summer tests, and relive some of their own best moments in the Southern Hemisphere together on tour. Kruis’ decision to hang up his boots, despite his form (and goal kicking tekkers for the Babas), has surprised a lot of the rugby world, so the boys get stuck into his motivations for moving on while he’s at the top of his game and the CBD company he’s founded; as well as the incredibly successful decade in the Saracens Wolfpack, moving to Japan, and his time with England under Eddie.
July 5, 2022
80 min
The Summer Tours
International summer rugby fills the next few weekends, so the boys take a look ahead to what's in store. They start with England who take on a rejuvenated Wallabies. The Eddie Jones’ era was just getting underway the last time England toured Australia in 2016 and you may remember - he barely mentions it - but our very own Hask won man of the series. The boys turn back the clock and relive some of those stellar performances and also pick a 23-man World XV squad, made up of the four travelling home nations and the southern hemisphere giants.
June 28, 2022
76 min
Freddie Burns and Richard Wigglesworth: Premiership Champions
Pass the paracetamol as Alex and Tinds are joined by a refreshed Freddie Burns and Richard Wigglesworth following their Premiership title win over Saracens and the celebrations since. Freddie talks us through his climactic drop goal, reveals how at one stage he was almost done with rugby and considers who should play him in the inevitable movie, while Richard explains why this victory was extra special, even compared to the many others he has won. The guys also give us a rundown of their team-mates and take us inside a weekend that's included (many) pints, double denim and Wiggy's hunt for chicken nuggets. Elsewhere, Tinds and Alex discuss England's loss to the Baa-Baas, the squad named for the tour of Australia and give their starting 15 for the first Test.
June 21, 2022
67 min
The Big Prem Final Preview
Saracens take on Leicester at Twickenham this weekend as the Premiership draws to a close. Alex and Tinds are joined by Ben Kayser and ex Saracens lock Al Hargreaves as they discuss what this game means for both teams. Tinds catches 15 minutes with Richard Cockerill to talk Baa-baas, a young England team and Tigers' bid for the trophy.
June 14, 2022
77 min

About the podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

James Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne return for season two of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Expect more great guests, insight, laughter and tears.

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

About the podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

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Ukraine War Special

NFL Special

Summer Tours debrief with Tom Wood

The Great George Gregan

Kruis Control

The Summer Tours

Freddie Burns and Richard Wigglesworth: Premiership Champions

The Big Prem Final Preview

About the podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

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