The Springbok tighthead, the broken grip strength machine, and a bag of homemade biltong. This one had it all. Thomas du Toit sits down with the boys to talk farm life, front row dark arts, Springbok test weeks, and what England can really expect when they rock up at Ellis Park in July. Simply one of the best guests we've ever had.

00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres

01:22 💪 Grip Strength Chaos

03:58 🥩 Biltong And Boerewors

12:49 🚜 Farm Kid To Pro Pathway

15:05 🏉 Schoolboy Rugby Rivalries

23:15 🔧 Machinery and Fixing Stuff 

30:00 ↔️ Switching to Tighthead 

32:04 📚 Loosehead vs Tighthead Explained 

34:44 🎭 Scrum Dark Arts Revealed 

39:35 🦸 Scrum Combos and The Avengers Pack 

50:20 🇿🇦 Springbok Selection Ups and Downs 

54:46 ⛰️ England Test - Ellis Park Altitude 

01:00:29 👀 England Front Row Talent Watch 

01:05:55 🛁 Bath Depth and Will Stuart Praise 

01:07:03 🏆 Try Scoring 

01:09:15 🎯 Premiership Goal and World Cup Ambitions 

01:13:30 🤝 Most Respected Opponent

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His coach told him to keep the guns in the holsters. Ryan Lamb never listened. The cult Gloucester fly-half who helped light up the Premiership at just 20 years old joins Alex and Tins for a GBR classic. From locking a teacher in a cupboard to calling Stuart Lancaster "Steve", Lamby holds nothing back. He relives the iconic Bristol promotion playoff, his love-hate relationship with Dean Ryan, why he thought Premiership rugby was "quite easy," and what it's like running Plymouth Albion on their promotion charge. Honest, hilarious, and completely unfiltered - this one's not to be missed.

00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres

02:48 🌊 Cornwall Cults & Secret Beaches 

05:01 🎯 The Plymouth Dream & Five Year Plan 

24:05 🔍 The Most Complete 10 in England right now?

24:24 🚪 "I Locked A Teacher In A Cupboard" 

25:27 🚀 From School Trials To Prem Finals

27:10 🔫 Keep The Guns In The Holsters? Never

30:46 😬 The Curse Of Gloucester - So Close, So Many Times

34:30 😤 Ryan’s Cantona Moment

37:55 😤 Dean Ryan's Stress Ball

45:28 🚗 Driving Away From An England Camp

50:16 😱 "It's Happening Again" - That Bristol Playoff 

54:47 😂 Called Him Steve. Never Got Capped

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With Bath chasing a historic double and a Champions Cup semi-final looming in Bordeaux, Tins is joined by two proper club legends, and his former flatmates: Matt Perry and Lee Mears. 

Bath Now: The Finn Russell era, a world-class academy at Farleigh House, 9,000 fans watching Bath University games, and a squad that has traded "hope" for "belief."

Bath Then: From Matt Perry earning £1.80 an hour in a tea room to the training-ground fights at Lambridge that led Bath to '98 European Glory.

Plus Lions Tales and why Paul O'Connell begged the 2009 squad to "sacrifice professionalism" to become friends.

00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres

01:15 🏆 Bath Legends and Hall of Fame

03:35 🥫 Living With Tins

09:08 🫖Perry Pathway to Pro

18:50 🥊 Training Fights and Culture

22:44 🍷 1998 Bordeaux Glory

28:05 🏉 Bath Today Semi Final Preview

35:08 📉 Why Trophies Dried Up

40:46 🃏 Card School

45:55 🦁 Lions Tour 2001 Lessons

48:28 ❤️ Lions Tour 2009 Culture 

50:57 🤔 Should Lions Change?

01:09:12 💪 Grip Strength Challenge

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From stacking shelves at Sainsbury’s to 70 England caps, Joe Launchbury joins Payno and former teammate Hask for an emotional retirement special. He reveals the "heartless" moment Wasps collapsed, the truth behind Eddie Jones’ psychological mind games, and his decision to move to Japan over Leicester. From 2015 World Cup heartbreak to “slosh” banter, this is an unfiltered look at the integrity & resilience of one of England’s most respected players.

01:42 🔥Retirement Decision

02:22 💦 The Story Behind “Slosh”

15:06 🛒 Sainsbury’s Shelf Stacker 

22:49 🐝 Wasps Breakthrough

30:11 ⭐ The Biggest Star Signings

35:04 💔 Finals Heartbreak: 2017 vs 2020

37:45 🥲 The End of Wasps

48:44 💪 Grip Strength Challenge 

56:59 😠 2015 RWC Man of the Match

01:03:05 🔗 Best Lock Partnerships

01:07:17 🧠 Eddie & Steve

01:10:17 🦁 Lions “What If” Scenario

01:11:48 🌅 Life After Rugby

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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

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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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Joe Marler and Mike Brown join Payno and Tins for the Anglo Inquisition, dissecting England’s Six Nations. The team tackle the 2003 legends criticism, Steve Borthwick’s leadership style, and the discipline crisis. It’s a raw, unfiltered health check on the state of English rugby.

00:00 🛞 Proudly Sponsored by Continental Tyres

03:04 🍷 Why 2026 Was a Vintage Year

11:52 🏥 England Health Check

21:05 🤔 Do You Believe in Steve?

30:39 ⚔️ 2003 vs 2026: The Fallout

53:09 🥃 Rémy Martin Moment of Excellence

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