Bath: Now Vs Then
4/28/20261 hr 14 min
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 📗The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unloaded are now available: https://lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones Welcome to The Good, The Bad & The Rugby with journalist and former broadcaster Alex Payne, England and Lions flanker James Haskell, and World Cup Winner Mike Tindall. #Rugby #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsAlex Payne· Host0:00
This is the one where you went to the World Cup leaving his front door open.
Matt Perry· Guest0:02
Yes.
Alex Payne· Host0:03
For two, three months. Who really put you through your paces?
Matt Perry· Guest0:06
Jerry.
Mike Tindall· Host0:06
Jerry, yeah. Without a shadow of a doubt.
Matt Perry· Guest0:08
Jerry l- led everything.
Alex Payne· Host0:09
What do you remember of the run of becoming the first English club to, to win in Europe?
Matt Perry· Guest0:13
Seeing the Bath fans, seeing how much it meant to them that they'd raised the biggest trophy was very special.
Mike Tindall· Host0:19
There's no better time to beat Bordeaux. You're playing against the best.
Alex Payne· Host0:23
It would be wonderful, a new fresh name back in a final of Europe.
Matt Perry· Guest0:27
Just Russell versus Fallah. Now is the right time.
Alex Payne· Host0:31
Oh, I saw the juices are flowing. How's your back?
Mike Tindall· Host0:34
Juices flowing.
Alex Payne· Host0:34
[laughs] How's the sciatica? [upbeat music] Alex Payne trying to keep the side going forward. Haskell takes it on now with just relentless chat. And there's Tindall to add the finishing touch of glamour and World Cup winning stories. A dominant display by the good, the bad, and the rugby. Hello, Dream Team. Welcome along to this week's episode of The Good, The Bad and The Rugby. Proudly sponsored, as always, by our fantastic partners at Continental Tires. Continental Tires are the official tire partner of England Rugby. Engineered for victory, their award-winning tires are built to perform no matter the conditions. So get yourself involved. Drop us a like and a comment, and make sure you're subscribed wherever you get your podcasts. Not bad, is he?
Matt Perry· Guest1:13
Very good.
Alex Payne· Host1:14
He's not bad.
Matt Perry· Guest1:15
Yeah.
Alex Payne· Host1:15
Uh, today we are diving into all things Bath. We have got two proper Bath legends with Lee Mears and Matt Perry, England internationals, Lions test players, and crucially, two men who have a story or two about our very own Mike Tindall before 2003 changed