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The Good, the Bad & the Rugby – Unleashed

By: Alex Payne, James Haskell, Mike Tindall
Narrated by: Alex Payne, James Haskell, Mike Tindall
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About this listen

'I want absolutely nothing to do with this book.' – Owen Farrell

THREE RUGBY MEGASTARS.

ONE EPIC BOOK.

Welcome to the wild world of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby.

They say what goes on tour stays on tour…but not this time.

Dive headfirst into the banter, bruises and brilliance of rugby with the team behind The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast. Packed with shenanigans, laugh-out-loud stories and a little chaos, this book offered a behind-the-scenes pass to the lives, laughs and legendary matches of three rugby megastars – on and off the pitch.

'There's rugby, laughter and, of course, more of me' – JAMES HASKELL

'The lawyers are once again on standby' – ALEX PAYNE

'I have no idea how this book deal was signed, but in the spirit of GBR -"Once in, all in"' – MIKE TINDALL

Among the key questions answered are:

  • What happened when Mike took their shambles of a podcast inside the walls of Windsor Castle to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal?
  • How did James end up nearly killing himself on the way to the DJ set, find himself forced to save Payno from Tins and get confronted by irate fan?
  • Why did Alex's broadcasting career sink to such depressing depths? And will it ever recover? (Spoiler alert – it won't.)

In this epically no-holds-barred book, all three of them go behind the scenes of the hugely successful podcast, pulling back the curtain to reveal their most outrageous antics on tour – the ups, the downs and the sideways – and leaving no story untold.

All is unleashed.

©2024 The Good The Bad & The Rugby (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
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Open and honest. We sometimes forget that, at the end of the day, these are ordinary people who have been fortunate enough to have gained some great (and not so great) experiences and are happy to pass them along to us for our entertainment!

Interesting to hear the truth behind the headlines.

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Really enjoyed the book. Good to have people writing who are not afraid to be honest ,challenging and entertaining.

Fantastic listen

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A great listen for any fan of the pod, or any of the chaps involved. Stories from the sublime to the ridiculous, it's heartwarming and informative. Lovely touches on mental health issues and the state of rugby in general, and life's trials and their deserved shared successes. Can't recommend it enough, just wish I could thank them all for helping me through some dreadful times whilst recovering from a serious back injury.

Cracking listen

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The title says it all, honesty and self belief why say more. Thank you all.

Honesty and self belief

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Listened to this whilst on holiday really enjoyed listening to the boys journey and challenges

Brilliant

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Stories weren't as exciting as they made them out to be on the podcast. Their reading styles were so polarising it was a struggle. 8 hours from 6 years worth of time together was quite lacklustre.

Apart from the court case it wasn't that interesting

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So I’m a massive fan of their podcast so I thought oh great when I saw this on audible. It just isn’t a good listen though. It takes far too long to get into anything of substance and they spend ages introducing themselves, describing a point of view whilst the other two contradict. Hearing three different versions of the same event might work in some mediums but it doesn’t here, it’s monotony.

James has twice as much to say as the other two combined which is a struggle as instead of telling a story naturally he has to end every anecdote or story with a quip, comparison or overused pop culture reference. It was like family guy it was that bad. It’s like he’s insecure the material can stand on its own two feet so he has to force a gag, it’s that bad I set Alexa to fast forward some of his bits. They advertised it as behind the scenes, raw and unfiltered but apart from the Court case it was very dull.

If I had spent money on this instead of a free audible credit I would have refunded.

Disparity

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