Dawson & Grayson: The Prem Final, England's Half Backs & Their Story
6/16/20261 hr 17 min
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, debate whether Fin Smith is ready to make the England No.10 shirt his own, and relive the 2003 Rugby World Cup, including the call that set up Jonny Wilkinson’s famous drop goal. 00:00 🛞 Season 6 Powered by Continental Tyres 02:00 😇 Saints Breathtaking Rugby 04:14 🎓 Dowson Coaching Journey 05:55 🤔 Bath Drop Goal Indecision 10:14 🛁 Wilko 2003 Routine 15:31 🌹 Is Fin Smith Englands Ten? 19:11 🤝 McParland x Dawson similarities 25:52 🧩 Ben Spencer England Puzzle 28:55 🔄 Furbank Quins Move 32:50 🔮 Prem Final Predictions 35:58 💪 Grip Strength Challenge 37:28 📖 Dawson x Grayson Origin Story 41:25 🚑 Neck Injury Scare 43:07 🍺 Housemates And Beer Sponsorship 45:28 🏗️ Relegation And Rebuild 48:11 👥 England Debut Together 53:19 🥝 All Blacks 1997 Test 56:33 👨🏻🏫 Woodward Relentless Standards 59:01 📚 1999 World Cup Lessons 01:04:16 💌 2003 Final Letter And Support 01:08:46 🏆 Saints European Cup Memories 🥃 Rémy Martin Cocktail Recipes https://www.remymartin.com/en-uk/cocktails/ 📗 The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unloaded: https://lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsAlex Payne· Host0:00
Matt Dawson and Paul Grayson. And the ultimate seal of approval was given when they were immortalized as England's halfback pairing on Jonah Lomu Rugby.
Matt Dawson· Guest0:09
Oh, yeah.
Alex Payne· Host0:10
Did you play?
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:10
Dawson.
Matt Dawson· Guest0:11
I was a hell of a player on that game.
Alex Payne· Host0:13
Were you?
Matt Dawson· Guest0:13
He was unbelievable.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:14
Grayson. Did well.
Alex Payne· Host0:16
How much fun is it watching Saints march on at the moment?
Matt Dawson· Guest0:19
It's breathtaking really.
Alex Payne· Host0:20
I mean, I would just love to play on a side like that.
Matt Dawson· Guest0:23
Really?
Alex Payne· Host0:23
Oh, my goodness me. Do you think Finn Smith now is England's 10? It, it can't be easy being the general of the team and- With a small question mark. Yeah.
Matt Dawson· Guest0:34
Yeah. I just find it really, really difficult to comprehend why there wasn't one of the 15 players on the pitch for Bath saying, "Drop goal."
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:43
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.
Alex Payne· Host0:57
I had a dream team. Very good to have you with us. 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 Tyres. Continental Tyres are the official tyre partner of England Rugby. Engineered for victory, their award-winning tyres are built to perform no matter the conditions. And with Hask and Tinds away, it is the perfect opportunity for another in our series of rugby's greatest unions, Matt Dawson and Paul Grayson. Together, they won five Nations titles, six Nations Grand Slams. They conquered Europe with Northampton. They helped England lift the Rugby World Cup and were part of