Lifting The Lid On Alfie Barbeary
5/26/20261 hr 3 min
The lads are joined by a man sporting one of rugby’s most iconic hairdoos, Alfie Barbeary. From going “full Barbs” in nothing but budgies and a flag as Bath celebrated winning the treble, to navigating back row, hooker and number 8 at Wasps Academy, we untangle Alfie’s irreverent and impressive career. 00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres 02:39 🩲 Full Barbs Budgies Story 05:39 🌟 Cult Hero and Team Jokes 16:40 😤 You’re Not My Dad! 19:50 🥃 Remy Martin Fathers Day Moment 21:23 🛁 Bath Exit and Sarries Move 34:11 🏉 Hooker Skills And Scraps 36:50 💪 Choosing Back Row Life 39:07 ⚠️ Wasps Collapse Lessons 40:40 🦟 Kid Prodigy & Wasps Academy 45:53 🌹 Pro Mindset And England Ambitions 48:57 🟥 What To Expect At Sarries 52:05 ☠️ The Bath Poisoner 56:47 🚗 Continental Tyres Grip Strength Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsAlex Payne· Host0:00
Right, Barbs. It's, it's time.
Alfie Barbeary· Guest0:01
Your moment. I went, "Full Barbs?" And they went, "Yeah." My kit's off. I'm in the budgies still.
Alex Payne· Host0:06
Am I right in saying Will Stuart's got a... Has he got a tattoo of you?
Alfie Barbeary· Guest0:09
Yes. I, I'm claiming I'm a, I've been on a lads tour lads.
Alex Payne· Host0:12
[laughing] Nacho Libre.
Alfie Barbeary· Guest0:14
Yeah, that's a good one.
Alex Payne· Host0:15
Hello.
Alfie Barbeary· Guest0:15
Particularly with your flag on.
Alex Payne· Host0:16
The worst got to be Ellie Koezdam. They just- [laughing] Natural.
Alfie Barbeary· Guest0:20
Natural. [laughing] So funny.
Alex Payne· Host0:22
Loving my, like, like, last sort of time at Bath. We've got a group of lads there that, like, I'm gonna be friends with for the rest of my life. They probably won't wanna be friends with me, but- You'll chase them. Yeah, I'll chase them.
Alfie Barbeary· Guest0:31
Yeah.
Speaker 30:32
[laughs] 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· Host0:46
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.
James Haskell· Host0:57
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Alex Payne· Host1:04
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James Haskell· Host1:11
He came through the Wasps academy and has since grown into one of the most exciting number eights in the country. Big hair, big hits. Barbs, welcome to the show. I'm a little disappointed you haven't gone full Barbs in budgies today. Have you got them on underneath?
Alfie Barbeary· Guest1:24
I haven't. I haven't.
James Haskell· Host1:24
Are you wearing a thong?
Alfie Barbeary· Guest1:25
[laughs] Having a drink first.
Alex Payne· Host1:28
That's a way to start the show.
James Haskell· Host1:29
That would