
Episode #6
Arise Sir Kev
Payno and Mike Brown are at Pennyhill Park to meet one of rugby’s most gallant crusaders, Sir Kev Sinfield. We talk about the extraordinary journey that has seen him raise more than £13 million for the fight against...


James Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne return for Season 7 of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Expect more great guests, insight, laughter and tears.
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Signup to Generate a PitchJames Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne return for Season 7 of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Expect more great guests, insight, laughter and tears.
Recent episodes include "Arise Sir Kev" (28 October 2026, 73 minutes), "Mark Nawaqanitawase: Rugby's Most Wanted Man" (21 October 2026, 66 minutes), and "Nick Knowles: Pirates, Pasties & Prem Dreams" (7 October 2026, 70 minutes).
The Good, The Bad & The Rugby publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 60 minutes across 338 episodes.
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Episode #6
Payno and Mike Brown are at Pennyhill Park to meet one of rugby’s most gallant crusaders, Sir Kev Sinfield. We talk about the extraordinary journey that has seen him raise more than £13 million for the fight against...

Episode #5
Fresh off an NRL Grand Final win with the Sydney Roosters, Wallaby, Olympian, Kangaroo and State of Origin winner Mark Nawaqanitawase joins us in the studio. At just 26, he’s one of the hottest properties in world...

Episode #3
This week, DIY SOS TV star Nick Knowles joins Alex Payne, James Haskell and Mike Tindall and he’s got some great stories to tell. Now part-owner of the Cornish Pirates, Nick talks about his Welcome to Wrexham-inspired...

Episode #2
England's Player of the Season, Joe Heyes, joins the GBR lads for one of the most honest interviews we’ve ever done. Joe talks us through Leicester's opening-weekend defeat to Saracens, before opening up on a much...

Episode #1
New season, same chaos. The wheels are rolling on Season 7 of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby, and we're kicking things off with our wildest preview yet. Payno, Hask and Tins run through everything ahead of a huge year of...

Episode #43
It's the last show of the season, and what better way to sign off than with a brand new member of Team GBR joining the panel, Courtney Lawes sits down with Tins to break down a chaotic, controversial final weekend of...

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby
Producer Tom and Mike Brown dig into Steve Borthwick’s final selection for the summer leg of the Nations Championship ahead of England v Argentina. Steve has a 5/5 record against Los Pumas… no excuses then? 00:29 💔...

Episode #42
Alex Payne is joined by Mike Brown and former Scotland Captain John Barclay to break down Round 2 of the Nations Championship. The trio unpack South Africa's incredible depth, ask whether anyone can stop the Boks on the...

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby
Alex Payne and Mike Brown run the rule over Steve Borthwick’s selection ahead of England’s game against Fiji. The pressure is on Steve Borthwick following a 5th straight defeat this year. 00:00 🚗 - Season 6 Is...

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby
Mike Brown joins Payno to react to Steve Borthwick's England team selection ahead of the blockbuster Test against South Africa. From Tommy Freeman at 13 to Tom Curry's massive back row battle, Brown gives his verdict on...

Episode #40
In this week’s show we hear from two men who have done what few England players ever have: beaten the Springboks in South Africa. Mike Tindall and Jonny May take us inside England's historic victories in 2000 and 2018...

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Leinster, British & Irish Lions and Ireland veteran Gordon D’Arcy joins GBRXtra to discuss Leinster’s triumph in the URC and the form of Irish rugby ahead of the Nations Championship. Gordon gives his disappointed...

Episode #39
Fresh from the Saints' Prem triumph, we ask whether the club’s champion "kids" can provide the spark England need this summer. Payno, Hask and Tins react to Steve Borthwick’s squad for their opening test v South Africa...

Episode #38
For the week of the Prem Final we have reunited Matt Dawson and Paul Grayson an iconic Northampton half-back partnership, immortalised on the computer game Jonah Lomu Rugby. Joining Payno, they preview the Prem Final...

Episode #37
Payno and Tins are joined by Professor Pieter Kruger - clinical psychologist, performance consultant, and one of sport's most sought-after minds. Having worked with the Springboks, Team GB, Formula 1 teams, he now works...

Episode #36
Saracens, England and Lions legend Elliot Daly joins the boys for a wide-ranging conversation that's as entertaining off the field as he is on it. From his infamous first day at Wasps in full school uniform (briefcase...

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The lads are joined by a man sporting one of rugby’s most iconic hairdoos, Alfie Barbeary. From going “full Barbs” in nothing but budgies and a flag as Bath celebrated winning the treble, to navigating back row, hooker...

Episode #34
Before professionalism swept it away, the Divisional Championship packed out Twickenham and launched international careers. Today, we're bringing it back. Armed with current pros, regional pride, and very little...

Episode #33
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...

Episode #32
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...
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