Marland Yarde: Rising Fast, Falling Hard, and Starting Again
4/8/20261 hr 23 min
From electrifying England winger to a sudden career halt. For the first time, Marland opens up about the seismic shifts in his life: moving from St. Lucia to London, his rise at London Irish and Harlequins, and the devastating injury that nearly ended it all. He also addresses the harrowing period of being wrongly accused of rape and how he lost everything - his job, his reputation, and his peace - only to rebuild it from the ground up.
Now living in Lisbon and training to be a commercial pilot, Marland reflects on accountability, fatherhood, and w...
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First 90 secondsMarland Yarde· Guest0:00
I was sounding like a proper Caribbean boy. I didn't act the same, I didn't listen to the same music. I was cold, extremely cold. Uh [laughing] [laughing] We're, we're all wet.
Alex Payne· Host0:08
Did you ever get on the wrong side of Eddie?
Marland Yarde· Guest0:09
He goes, "[beep] off, mate." [laughing] He goes, "You don't wanna play for England, mate. Get out."
Alex Payne· Host0:13
You were wrongly accused of rape by an escort.
Marland Yarde· Guest0:16
Yeah.
Alex Payne· Host0:17
Is that correct?
Marland Yarde· Guest0:17
Yeah. But when you lose everything all at once, it's quite a dark thing, and then it's like I obviously need to hit the, the bottom to really appreciate everything that I have in life. Like, I was truly blessed to do what I did. That taught me how strong I can be.
Speaker 40:29
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 & The Rugby.
Alex Payne· Host0:44
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James Haskell· Host0:54
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Alex Payne· Host1:01
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