The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Eddie Jones joins Hask and Alex to talk about his new role as Australia Head Coach. He also explains why he knew he was going to be sacked from his role with England, the effect it had on him and the prospect of the two sides matching up at the World Cup. We also hear from Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan on why he thinks Jones is the best coach in the world and their aims over the next 5...

2022 was a massive year for rugby in England, the sport’s having a tough old time off the pitch, so Hask and Alex invited themselves to Twickenham for a coffee with the big dogs; the CEOs of the PRL and the RFU, Simon Massie-Taylor and Bill Sweeney. The boys manage to peel back the curtain of the goings on in the corridors of power, learn about the men behind the jobs, as well as Eddie’s dismissal...

Starting as we mean to go on, the boys catch up with the All Blacks record cap-holder and stand-in skipper; super Sam Whitelock. Payno and Hask get into New Zealand’s rollercoaster year & ask what was really going on as they lost 4 in 5 games. We find out about the Whitelock rugby dynasty and his own amazing rise from club rugby to the iconic black jersey in just 12 months. We get the low-down on...

Join the lads for one of the best nights of their live theatre tour, earlier this year; Cardiff with Scott Quinnell. The boys are aware they’re on Scott’s home turf, with the crowd on his side, so fireworks between Hask and SQ are inevitable. Rugby league, Wigan, the Lions, Jason Robinson, Shaun Edwards and the dynasty of legendary rugby players that makes up Scott’s family are all for discussion....

Welcome to another shambles of a Christmas special as the boys are in the studio with their Blackeye gin to look back on the year personally and in rugby and ahead to 2023 in which one of the team reckons France will bottle it in their own World Cup. Tinds talks about a heavy week or so down under after his jungle experience, we see the return of 'Japan Alex' as Hask and Tinds go to town on him af...

BONUS Episode: After his appearance on the show earlier this week Payno sat down with the brilliant Wayne Barnes to find out about the man behind the whistle. We find out his favourite ground and his childhood hero, if he still gets nervous and why Richie McCaw and John Smit are the best players he's refereed. We hear of a 'Tea Tour' around Samoa with the late great Peter Fatailofa (it wasn't tea...

Just weeks after THAT game in France and THOSE tweets from Rassie Erasmus the brilliant Wayne Barnes joins Payno and Ben Kayser to talk about the backlash on social media in the aftermath of that Springbok defeat and how it's affected him and his family. He reveals that he cancelled the planned half-time celebration at Twickenham in recogonition of his 101 caps and whether he wants to carry on bei...

The Lord of the Jungle, Tinds has returned from Australia so we had to get his thoughts on a tumultuous 10 days or so in English rugby with the Eddie Jones' sacking. In the 3rd of our GB&R: The Breakdown Tinds reveals why he thinks Jones was sacked, Hask is still fighting in Eddie's corner and Payno explains why we didn't have the counter balance to David Pembroke on last week's explosive show. Ha...

And there he goes. Eddie Jones’ 7-year tenure as England Head Coach came to an end today. So, Payno spoke with the Australian’s right hand man, David Pembroke, who was texted by Eddie during the show! Pembroke launched a broadside against some of the English media, said that there was no ‘unrest’ in the England camp and that Eddie will be gutted to not take this group of players to the World Cup....

A slightly different offering for you today as Payno is joined by Wales and Lions legend Jamie Roberts to discuss Wales moving on from Wayne Pivac and going back to the heralded former head coach of twelve years, Warren Gatland. Jamie runs the rule of Pivac's tumultuous three-year tenure, looks ahead to Gatland's second stint with the World Cup just 10 months away and he talks about of the state o...

A huge show as Payno and Hask have their say on England’s poor Autumn Nations Series display. Hask defends his old boss in Eddie Jones and says he is still the right man to take the team to the World Cup. Vice-captain Ellis Genge joins the boys and gives his verdict on England’s results, has his say on the rumours of player unrest in the camp and talks about his move back home to Bristol. Payno an...

Payno, who’s feeling rather tender after the World Rugby Awards in Monaco, is joined by Hask and former World Cup winning Springbok Bob Skinstad in the studio where they congratulate our very own Ellis Genge and Emily Scarratt for their inclusion in the Dream Teams of the year. They hail 100-cap Owen Farrell and look back on England’s draw with New Zealand, asking if Marcus Smith did the right thi...

The show goes on tour, well, sort of! Payno heads to England training HQ at Pennyhill Park to chat to [vice] captain Jack Nowell about the team’s rebound win over Japan at the weekend, Jack’s leadership status within the team, his thoughts on Ellis Genge’s new responsibilities and looks ahead to the All Blacks this weekend. They review Tinds’ budgie smugglers in the Jungle and also chat about the...

With Tinds hosting spiders on his head in the Jungle, Payno and Hask are joined by Scarlets and Wales legend Jonathan ‘Foxy’ Davies to break down an intriguing weekend in the Autumn Nations Series. The trio discuss the defeats for Wales and England and ask; why is Twickenham so quiet on match days? Hask comes up with a foolproof plan to improve the atmosphere on game day at HQ, so of course it inv...

Ahead of his stint in the jungle, the lads caught up with Mike to discuss his fears and feelings before heading to Australia. We also give him a call sign to let us know that he is thinking about the dream team. I'm a Celebrity gets underway Sunday 6th November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Hask away and Tinds in the Jungle, for once it’s a proper rugby show as Ben Kayser and Shane Horgan join Payno in the studio. The boys break down the intriguing Japan/New Zealand game with Shane suggesting that international teams are no longer scared of the All Blacks. They look back at Australia’s win over Scotland discussing Finn Russell’s absence and the effect it’ll be having on Blair Ki...

Just the three in the studio and it is a veritable topic tombola as the boys discuss a mini-injury crisis for Eddie Jones’ England ahead of the Autumn Nations Series games and if Ellis Genge could be England’s next captain. They chat about training methods and if players do too much pre-game - of course Hask says they do. We get the latest from the Women’s World Cup with Red Roses’ Bryony Cleall a...

The boys have their say on Wasps going into administration and England’s squad for the Autumn Nations Series games. They are also joined by an absolute bonafide legend in both rugby codes - Shaun Edwards. He’s amassed 54 medals in his glittering career as well as 36 caps for Great Britain and another 3 for England, he’s a Man-of-Steel winner and captained Wigan in the crushing of Bath in the Cross...

Former Worcester and England flanker Matt Kvesic joins the boys to go through exactly what happened in the final days at the now defunct club. We also link up with The Good, The Scaz and The Rugby’s Elma Smit to look at the Red Roses chances down under, as the tournament gets underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lions, Wales, Wasps and Waikato legend Warren Gatland is with us this week to share insights into his coaching philosophy and skilfully evade questions about what’s next for him in his celebrated career. We also get his take on the All Blacks’ ‘slump’ and Gats reveals some of the hilarious mind games he’s played (and won) over the years. Leadership, working with Shaun Edwards and remembering Hask’...

Season three kicks off at Tindall Towers, joined by the newest member of the Haskell family, three-week old Bodhi, and some other exciting new additions. New signing, Jonathan ‘Fox’ Davies and seasoned veteran Ben Kayser join the boys for the season opener in what’s been a busy summer of GBR recruitment, with two other new faces on the roster. (Don’t worry, the Baby Rhino’s re-signed, too.) Twelve...

Ahead of the official launch of Season Three, the boys are back for a special episode of reflection, to pay their respects to Her Majesty The Queen. Tinds gives some insight into the last few weeks and the boys reflect on her incredible life of duty. Episode One of Season Three will be available at the usual time tomorrow (Wednesday). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

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...

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....

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 tr...