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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, sharing untold tour stories and revealing the physical and mental blueprint required to "Beat the Boks".
2000: SA 22 – ENG 27 at Bloemfontein
(1-8) Jason Leonard, Phil Greening, Julian White, Martin Johnson, Danny Grewcock, Richard Hill, Neil Back, Lawrence Dallaglio
(9-15) Kyran Bracken, Jonny Wilkinson, Ben Cohen, Mike Catt, Mike Tindall, Austin Healey, Matt Perry Bench – Mark Regan, Dave Flatman, Simon Shaw, Joe Worsley, Will Greenwood, Tim Stimpson, Leon Lloyd
South Africa: Montgomery, Paulse, Fleck, Barry, P. Rossouw, van Straaten, van der Westhuizen, Kempson, Marais, Visagie, Boome, Otto, Krige, Venter, Vos.
2018 SA 10 – ENG 25 at Newlands
(1-8) Joe Marler, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, Joe Launchbury, Maro Itoje, Chris Robshaw, Tom Curry, Nathan Hughes
(9-15) Ben Youngs, Danny Cipriani, Mike Brown, Owen Farrell, Henry Slade, Jonny May, Elliot Daly
Bench – Luke Cowan-Dickie, Alec Hepburn, Harry Williams, Jonny Hill, Mark Wilson, Sam Simmonds, Ben Spencer, Denny Solomona
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📑CHAPTERS
00:00 🍑 Jonny May’s Tattoo
03:41 🇿🇦 Boks v England Preview
07:43 😡 Red Mist to Friendship
14:57 🚌 Touring South Africa Reality
18:04 🌹 The 2000 Tour
26:13 🔫 Robbed at Gunpoint
31:37 🦌 The Infamous 53-3
35:55 🛫 The 2018 Tour
40:30 🏟️ Siya Kolisi and Rassie Era
43:32 🙉 Tour Madness
45:38 🗻 Cape Town Win and Cipriani
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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, sharing untold tour stories and revealing the physical and mental blueprint required to "Beat the Boks".
2000: SA 22 – ENG 27 at Bloemfontein
(1-8) Jason Leonard, Phil Greening, Julian White, Martin Johnson, Danny Grewcock, Richard Hill, Neil Back, Lawrence Dallaglio
(9-15) Kyran Bracken, Jonny Wilkinson, Ben Cohen, Mike Catt, Mike Tindall, Austin Healey, Matt Perry Bench – Mark Regan, Dave Flatman, Simon Shaw, Joe Worsley, Will Greenwood, Tim Stimpson, Leon Lloyd
South Africa: Montgomery, Paulse, Fleck, Barry, P. Rossouw, van Straaten, van der Westhuizen, Kempson, Marais, Visagie, Boome, Otto, Krige, Venter, Vos.
2018 SA 10 – ENG 25 at Newlands
(1-8) Joe Marler, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, Joe Launchbury, Maro Itoje, Chris Robshaw, Tom Curry, Nathan Hughes
(9-15) Ben Youngs, Danny Cipriani, Mike Brown, Owen Farrell, Henry Slade, Jonny May, Elliot Daly
Bench – Luke Cowan-Dickie, Alec Hepburn, Harry Williams, Jonny Hill, Mark Wilson, Sam Simmonds, Ben Spencer, Denny Solomona
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🔗 LINKS
🔐 Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code GBR at checkout. Download Saily app or go to saily.com/gbr
🚗 Refund Club is a trading style of Sandsford Law Limited, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA no. 8008114). Checking is free. A fee is payable only if your claim is successful. Eligibility: car finance taken out in the UK between 2007 and 2021. The average claim is around £829 per agreement. This is an average and not a guarantee of the amount you will receive. You can also claim yourself for free by contacting your lender or the Financial Ombudsman Service. refundclub.co.uk/gbr
🥃 Rémy Martin Cocktail Recipes remymartin.com/en-uk/cocktails
📗 The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unloaded: lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones
─────────────────────────────
📑CHAPTERS
00:00 🍑 Jonny May’s Tattoo
03:41 🇿🇦 Boks v England Preview
07:43 😡 Red Mist to Friendship
14:57 🚌 Touring South Africa Reality
18:04 🌹 The 2000 Tour
26:13 🔫 Robbed at Gunpoint
31:37 🦌 The Infamous 53-3
35:55 🛫 The 2018 Tour
40:30 🏟️ Siya Kolisi and Rassie Era
43:32 🙉 Tour Madness
45:38 🗻 Cape Town Win and Cipriani
─────────────────────────────
📩 GOT A QUESTION FOR THE LADS?
Email the team at: info@goodbadrugby.com
─────────────────────────────
📲 FOLLOW THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE RUGBY
YouTube: youtube.com/@GoodBadRugby
IG: instagram.com/goodbadrugby
TikTok: tiktok.com/@goodbadrugby
Facebook: facebook.com/GoodBadAndRugby
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/goodbadrugby
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#GBR #TheGoodTheBad&TheRugby #RugbyUnion
