With Maro Itoje pondering his future at Saracens, our trio discuss the hot topic of the week. Should England rugby players be allowed to play abroad AND for their country? 



This episode was recorded shortly before it was announced that Northampton Captain Lewis Ludlam is seemingly heading to France.



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S4 Ep17: An Englishman Abroad: Yes or No?

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

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On this week’s show Alex, Tins and Jonny May are joined by Tom Wood who captained Northampton to Premiership glory 10 years ago. 



We preview highly anticipated final between Saints and Bath, which is completely sold out. As we bid farewell to Courtney Lawes from English rugby this weekend, our lads also take a moment to honour the incredible contributions of Owen Farrell, Manu Tuilagi, and the Vunipola brothers. 



All that, plus... Mike takes the Continental Tyres Quiz: Who started in the Bath backline on the day they last won the title 26 years ago?



Season 4 is sponsored by Continental Tyres.








S4 Ep44: Finals and Farewells

Alex, Tins and Jonny May are joined for a Bank Holiday episode by the Saracens and England flanker Ben Earl. 



The foursome talk golf, snooker, recovery, Lions ambitions, England under Eddie Jones, personal development, Zak Crawley, and how being around the alphas at Sarries helped Ben grow as a player and a person. 



They also dig into a fascinating Champions Cup Final, with Tins and Jonny getting into the weeds on where the game was won and lost; reflect on Gloucester's defeat to Sale in the Challenge Cup Final; and look ahead to a fascinating pair of Playoff Semi-Finals this weekend between Northampton and Saracens on Friday night, and Bath and Sale on Saturday afternoon. 



Season 4 is sponsored by Continental Tyres.

S4 Ep43: Ben Earl - England's High Flyer

Alex, Tins and Will Greenwood are together to discuss the Investec Champions Cup Final between Toulouse and Leinster - but why has Will got his guns out? 



They discuss where the game will be won and lost, who has a bigger point to prove and which team is like a Ferrari. 



The guys also speak to Jonny May ahead of his final game for Gloucester in the Challenge Cup Final and find time to chat about mohawks and whether a stretching area has been named after him yet at Kingsholm. They also give their verdict on the final round of the Premiership regular season. 



Season 4 is sponsored by Continental Tyres.

S4 Ep42: The Champions Cup Final Preview

On this week’s show we are joined by Mark Foster, a former Gloucester and Exeter Chiefs winger.  He is now Senior Vice President of Finance at LIV Golf - the tournament backed by one of the biggest sovereign wealth funds in the world.



Golf is one of many sports that has seen significant investment from Saudi Arabia. Rugby is yet to have a big bite of the cherry but it feels like it may be a case of ‘when, not if’ this happens.



So where is rugby in the queue? How desperately does it need a big cheque from somewhere? What could it look like? What are the implications? 



Season 4 is sponsored by Continental Tyres.


S4 Ep41: LIV Rugby - Coming Soon?

Gethin Jenkins ‘Melon’ and Adam Jones ‘Bomb’ are 2 modern greats. Both test centurions who won 3 Six Nations Grandslams together for Wales. This accolade puts the Props in the same company as Sir Gareth Edwards, Gerald Davies and the late JPR Williams.



Both represented the British & Irish Lions, both are now coaching, but inbetween were involved in some of Wales’ greatest days. This show reveals what made them such a formidable pair.



Season 4 is sponsored by Continental Tyres.


S4 Ep17: An Englishman Abroad: Yes or No?

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