An exclusive interview brought to you by British Airways… Bristol Bears & England lock, Abbie Ward is the first woman to benefit from the RFU’s maternity policy. In late January this year, she announced she was pregnant & over the summer, she gave birth to beautiful baby, Hallie. So, Abbie’s good friend, former teammate and fellow mother, Katy Daley-McLean headed to Bears’ High Performance Centre to find out how Abbie's finding motherhood and what her journey back to the pitch might look like...

S4: How Rugby Made Me: Abbie Ward

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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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 Ep40: Rugby’s Greatest Unions: Gethin Jenkins & Adam Jones

Alex Payne is joined by Ben Kayser, Shane Horgan and Will Greenwood to preview one of the biggest weekend’s in the rugby calendar. It’s the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals. 



How can Harlequins and Northampton Saints beat Toulouse and Leinster? Our expert panel give their views.



The lads also reflect on their own experiences of reaching European finals, what makes the tournament special, and how can it be improved?



Season 4 is sponsored by Continental Tyres.






S4: How Rugby Made Me: Abbie Ward

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