The Good, The Bad & The Rugby
James Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne return for Season 7 of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Expect more great guests, insight, laughter and tears.
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September 23, 2026 • 63 mins
New season, same chaos. The wheels are rolling on Season 7 of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby, and we're kicking things off with our wildest preview yet. Payno, Hask and Tins run through everything ahead of a huge year of rugby: the headlines you need to know, the signings that'll shake up the leagues, the fixtures already circled in the calendar, the kits we're loving (and the ones we're not), the coaches we'd love to play for, ...
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July 20, 2026 • 67 mins
It's the last show of the season, and what better way to sign off than with a brand new member of Team GBR joining the panel, Courtney Lawes sits down with Tins to break down a chaotic, controversial final weekend of Nations Championship rugby.
England scrape past Argentina in one of the most chaotic games we've seen in years, four yellow cards and all. Courtney gives his verdict on whether England were simply "too aggy" against a...
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July 16, 2026 • 19 mins
Producer Tom and Mike Brown dig into Steve Borthwick’s final selection for the summer leg of the Nations Championship ahead of England v Argentina. Steve has a 5/5 record against Los Pumas… no excuses then?
00:29 💔 Football Heartbreak
03:41 🏴 England Team Named
05:07 🔄 Marcus at Fullback
06:19 🤫 Start Pollock Debate
11:03 💥 Buenos Aires Hostility
13:45 💸 Refund Club
14:44 📈 What Counts as Progress...
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July 12, 2026 • 66 mins
Alex Payne is joined by Mike Brown and former Scotland Captain John Barclay to break down Round 2 of the Nations Championship. The trio unpack South Africa's incredible depth, ask whether anyone can stop the Boks on the road to 2027, and debate whether Scotland's performance was a step forward despite the defeat.
Plus, England finally get back to winning ways against Fiji where Henry Pollock continues his remarkable rise. Will Ste...
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July 9, 2026 • 23 mins
Alex Payne and Mike Brown run the rule over Steve Borthwick’s selection ahead of England’s game against Fiji. The pressure is on Steve Borthwick following a 5th straight defeat this year.
00:00 🚗 - Season 6 Is Sponsored By Continental Tyres
01:26 🏉 - England v Fiji Build-Up
02:49 📋 - England Team Sheet Analysis
06:11 🎙️ - Brown On England’s Backline
10:47 💷 - Refund Club
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July 5, 2026 • 51 mins
South Africa reminded everyone exactly why they're world champions, brushing England aside 45-21 at altitude in Johannesburg to open the new Nations Championship. Payno, Hask and Tins dig into where it really went wrong for England, not the early 17-0 hole (they clawed back to within three at half-time), but the, two costly yellow cards, and defensive system the boys argue isn't getting the best out of these players. It sparks a pr...
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July 2, 2026 • 27 mins
Mike Brown joins Payno to react to Steve Borthwick's England team selection ahead of the blockbuster Test against South Africa. From Tommy Freeman at 13 to Tom Curry's massive back row battle, Brown gives his verdict on England's chances against the world champion Springboks.
01:53 🏉 Starting XV Breakdown
03:20 💬 Freeman at 13 Debate
04:53 ⚡ Van Poortvliet and Curry Spotlight
09:21 🎖️ Caps and Experience Gap
11:20 🛡️ Furbank...
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June 30, 2026 • 62 mins
In this week’s show we hear from two men who have done what few England players ever have: beaten the Springboks in South Africa.
Mike Tindall and Jonny May take us inside England's historic victories in 2000 and 2018, sharing untold tour stories and revealing the physical and mental blueprint required to "Beat the Boks".
2000: SA 22 – ENG 27 at Bloemfontein:
(1-8) Jason Leonard, Phil Greening, Julian White, Marti...
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June 25, 2026 • 24 mins
Leinster, British & Irish Lions and Ireland veteran Gordon D’Arcy joins GBRXtra to discuss Leinster’s triumph in the URC and the form of Irish rugby ahead of the Nations Championship.
Gordon gives his disappointed verdict on the departure of Leo Cullen, praise for Andy Farrell’s extension as Ireland’s Head Coach and his analysis of the Irish pathway system.
Speaking of future rugby stars, the lads ha...
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June 23, 2026 • 66 mins
Fresh from the Saints' Prem triumph, we ask whether the club’s champion "kids" can provide the spark England need this summer. Payno, Hask and Tins react to Steve Borthwick’s squad for their opening test v South Africa and we also look into why the centre position remains such a puzzle.
00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres00:47 🏉 Full Kit Flanker02:11 🏆 Prem Final Takeaways18:11 🔧 Exeter and Baxter...
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June 16, 2026 • 77 mins
For the week of the Prem Final we have reunited Matt Dawson and Paul Grayson an iconic Northampton half-back partnership, immortalised on the computer game Jonah Lomu Rugby. Joining Payno, they preview the Prem Final, debate whether Fin Smith is ready to make the England No.10 shirt his own, and relive the 2003 Rugby World Cup, including the call that set up Jonny Wilkinson’s famous drop goal.
00:00 🛞 Season 6 Powered by ...
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June 9, 2026 • 71 mins
Payno and Tins are joined by Professor Pieter Kruger - clinical psychologist, performance consultant, and one of sport's most sought-after minds. Having worked with the Springboks, Team GB, Formula 1 teams, he now works with Bath as they chase back-to-back Premiership titles, Pieter offers a rare and fascinating window into what really separates good from the great.
00:00 🛞 Season 6 Powered by Continental Tyres
02:25 🧠 What Pe...
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June 2, 2026 • 77 mins
Saracens, England and Lions legend Elliot Daly joins the boys for a wide-ranging conversation that's as entertaining off the field as he is on it. From his infamous first day at Wasps in full school uniform (briefcase very much denied), to three Lions tours, a siege-gun boot, and mentoring the next generation of English talent, Daly proves he's as sharp in the studio as he is at fullback. The lads also look ahead to a crunch Premie...
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May 26, 2026 • 62 mins
The lads are joined by a man sporting one of rugby’s most iconic hairdoos, Alfie Barbeary.
From going “full Barbs” in nothing but budgies and a flag as Bath celebrated winning the treble, to navigating back row, hooker and number 8 at Wasps Academy, we untangle Alfie’s irreverent and impressive career.
00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres
02:39 🩲 Full Barbs Budgies Story
05:...
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May 19, 2026 • 66 mins
Before professionalism swept it away, the Divisional Championship packed out Twickenham and launched international careers. Today, we're bringing it back. Armed with current pros, regional pride, and very little agreement on eligibility rules, our panel drafts four teams - North, Midlands, London & South, and the South West - and puts it to you to decide who'd win.
Joining the show are World Cup winner and Leicester Tigers leg...
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May 12, 2026 • 80 mins
The Springbok tighthead, the broken grip strength machine, and a bag of homemade biltong. This one had it all. Thomas du Toit sits down with the boys to talk farm life, front row dark arts, Springbok test weeks, and what England can really expect when they rock up at Ellis Park in July. Simply one of the best guests we've ever had.
00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres
01:22 💪 Grip Strength Chaos
03:58 🥩 Bilton...
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May 5, 2026 • 76 mins
His coach told him to keep the guns in the holsters. Ryan Lamb never listened. The cult Gloucester fly-half who helped light up the Premiership at just 20 years old joins Alex and Tins for a GBR classic. From locking a teacher in a cupboard to calling Stuart Lancaster "Steve", Lamby holds nothing back. He relives the iconic Bristol promotion playoff, his love-hate relationship with Dean Ryan, why he thought Premiership rugby was "q...
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April 28, 2026 • 74 mins
With Bath chasing a historic double and a Champions Cup semi-final looming in Bordeaux, Tins is joined by two proper club legends, and his former flatmates: Matt Perry and Lee Mears.
Bath Now: The Finn Russell era, a world-class academy at Farleigh House, 9,000 fans watching Bath University games, and a squad that has traded "hope" for "belief."
Bath Then: From Matt Perry earning £1.80 an hour in a tea room to the trainin...
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April 21, 2026 • 79 mins
From stacking shelves at Sainsbury’s to 70 England caps, Joe Launchbury joins Payno and former teammate Hask for an emotional retirement special. He reveals the "heartless" moment Wasps collapsed, the truth behind Eddie Jones’ psychological mind games, and his decision to move to Japan over Leicester. From 2015 World Cup heartbreak to “slosh” banter, this is an unfiltered look at the integrity & resilien...
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April 16, 2026 • 23 mins
Wayne Barnes returns to GBR to discuss his transition from World Cup Final referee to the RFU Board - and the tension brewing over the future of English rugby. As a member of the RFU Board, he’s at the center of a massive vote on April 24th that could change the governance of English rugby for the first time in 20 years.
01:08 ⚖️ Online Abuse and Accountability
03:02 🌱 Life After the Whistle
04:17 🏛️ Inside the RFU Boardro...
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