Humble Pie with Mike Brown
2/17/20261 hr 2 min
Mike Brown returns to share a slice of humble pie after Scotland’s Calcutta Cup masterclass. We dissect Finn Russell’s "matador" magic, England’s defensive lapses, and the historic stat haunting Gregor Townsend. Plus, a look ahead to England v Ireland: does Borthwick stick or twist to get England’s campaign back on track?
00:00 🛞 Proudly Sponsored by Continental Tyres
05:27 🏴 How Scotland Tore England Apart
07:55 🟥 Key Moments: Cards, Drop Goal, 6–2 Bench
10:39 🧢 Mike Brown’s Early-Caps Lessons
15:41 🏴England Selection Changes
20:26 🔄 Managing Squad Changes
29:41 🥃Remy Martin Moment of Excellence
33:56 🍀Ireland v Italy Re-Cap <...
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First 90 secondsAlex Payne· Host0:00
Tell me your thoughts at full-time. Were you thinking, "Oh, God, England"?
Mike Brown· Guest0:03
I was just applauding Scotland, to be honest.
Alex Payne· Host0:05
Right.
Mike Brown· Guest0:05
I have to say, come to eat humble pie, like you said. [laughs] Their attack looked unbelievable, to be fair. They'd obviously had a game plan around where they were gonna s- exploit England, which looked like in the wide channels. Against a guy like Finn Russell, you don't fly up- Yeah ... 'cause he'll just stand there and flick it on. 'Cause he's that- Like a matador. 'Cause he's that good. He's the, the man that you have to get if you're gonna beat Scotland. It's hardest for England to win a Grand Slam. It is everyone's final.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:29
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· Host0:43
[exhales] Hello, dream team. Welcome along to this week's episode of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Proudly sponsored, as always, by our very good friends and 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 it's a very warm welcome to a new section of Good, Bad, Rugby. This is Good, Bad, Rugby Cooking, where this week we are learning how to make humble pie, and a very large, healthy serving of it too. Alongside in the kitchen, fronting up as always, is Mike Brown. Tins and Hask have-- They haven't quite gone into hiding, but they haven't quite made it in. So read into that what you will. Uh, welcome along to you.
Mike Brown· Guest1:24
Thanks. Yeah.
Alex Payne· Host1:24
How much were you looking forward to this week's show when the- I've come to face the music ... full-time. You have quite rightly.
Mike Brown· Guest1:28
Unlike the other two.
Alex Payne· Host1:29
Unlike the