On Celebrity Traitors, Joe Marler showed the world how entertaining rugby players can be. Despite the best efforts of Marler, Henry Pollock and the Red Roses, rugby is still wrestling with tradition and how to reinvent itself as something more ‘entertaining’.

Today we’re joined by ex-England captain Mike Tindall, who’s setting up the controversial ‘R360’ league to try and revolutionise the game. His co-host of "The Good, The Bad & The Rugby", Alex Payne, joins us too for a big chat about plans to shake things up, "grow more Pollocks" and sell lots of copies of their book.

Plus, Gabby and Mark chat about Luke Littler's sneaky trip to the away end at Man United, and Clarence Seedorf challenging Arne Slot at the Champions League.

Reloaded – The Good, The Bad and The Rugby is out now. Grab an extra 10% off the hardback and ebook online at the HarperCollins shop. This discount can be applied on top of the 40% discount already running on the shop. Please use RUGBY50 at checkout. Offer ends midnight on the 22nd December 2025.

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