The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

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 Boardroom
10:10 🏉 Community Game Priorities
12:14 📅 April 24 SGM Explained
15:19 🎯 What Success Looks Like
20:54 🎤 Final Pitch and Sign Off
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Payno, Hask and Tins draft their ultimate rugby wishlist: blockbuster signings, Bledisloe redemption, Champions Cup reform, and England’s shot at the Springboks. Expect big opinions and bigger laughs as they count down ten season-defining moments that they still want to see unfold this season.

02:00 🤝 Finn Russell x Gregor Townsend Red Bull Link-Up?10:43 🇦🇺 Can Australia Finally Break Through?14:05 💨 The “Old Fart” Problem 16:50 🏆 Can Bath Fight on 2 Fronts?22:15👞 Saints for the Prem?31:08 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Welsh Regions join the Prem?36:31 🥀Can the Red Roses Finally Be Beaten?41:01 🔄 Does the Champions Cup Reform?51:36 🌍 Nations Championship: Game-Changer?56:27 🇿🇦 Can England Beat the Springboks in SA?

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From electrifying England winger to a sudden career halt.  For the first time, Marland opens up about the seismic shifts in his life: moving from St. Lucia to London, his rise at London Irish and Harlequins, and the devastating injury that nearly ended it all. He also addresses the harrowing period of being wrongly accused of rape and how he lost everything - his job, his reputation, and his peace - only to rebuild it from the ground up.

Now living in Lisbon and training to be a commercial pilot, Marland reflects on accountability, fatherhood, and why he holds no bitterness.

✈️ 02:24 Pilot Life Update 

🏝️ 08:57 St Lucia Boyhood 

🧠 15:19 School Shift Mindset 

🔁 18:09 Trials Setback Redemption 

❤️ 22:08 Mum The Anchor 

🏉 25:56 London Irish Academy 

🃏 29:51 Choosing Harlequins 

🌹 36:11 England Highs And What Ifs 

🧩 41:23 Eddie Jones Mind Games 

🦈 48:18 Sale Move And Horror Injury 

🌒54:50 Marland’s Darkest Moment 

🇫🇷 01:09:41 France Reset And Fatherhood 

🧘🏿‍♂️ 01:17:42 Protect Your Peace

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James O’Connor was the first of his kind - a teenage prodigy who transcended the back pages to become the face of Australian rugby. James O’Connor joins Alex, Hask and Tins to discuss the heavy crown of early fame, his global "rock star" journey which climaxed in a Parisian prison to his settled life at Leicester Tigers.

The boys dive into the week’s massive news: Henry Pollock’s alliance with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom. We ask: Is rugby finally ready to embrace a superstar, or will the "tall poppy" syndrome strike again?

🏠 00:59 Settling in Leicester Life 🌍 07:03 Nomadic Career Choices 🌟 15:12 Growing Up in Spotlight ✍️ 21:09 Eddie Hearn Signs Pollock 📣 31:14 Let Stars Promote 🤕 45:22 Injuries and Spiral 💔 48:35 Paris Rock Bottom Story 💪 52:48 Rebuilding Discipline 🏉 57:48 Wallabies Ambitions and Standards 🧠 01:08:19 The Coaches Who Shaped JOC

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England legend Lewis Moody joins Payno and Tins to celebrate his remarkable career. From untold tactics behind the 2003 Rugby World Cup triumph to the night Tommo’s uppercut left a lasting impression, “Mad Dog” lifts the lid on the hilarious, unfiltered reality of life as one of the game’s early professionals. Discover the “secret sauce” behind Leicester Tigers’ four consecutive Premiership titles, as Lewis reveals what drove their dominance, and he names the toughest Tiger of them all. It’s a high-octane trip down memory lane with one of rugby’s most fearless greats.

01:33 🎁 Charity Surprise

03:44 🐥 The Young Lewis Moody

09:43 🐯 Dosser Smith And Leicester Debut

17:37 🔥 Uni Life And The Outstanding Gas Bill

27:21 💪 Leicester Tigers Royal Rumble

36:54 🕺 Bee Gees Wembley Ejection

40:41 🥃 Rémy Martin Moment of Excellence

41:22 🏆 World Cup Charge Down

44:48 😈 Tour of Hell Confessions

56:10 🍻 2003 Nights Out Chaos

01:05:26 💡 Drop Goal Plan B

01:12:49 🏁 Race to the Slater Cup

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