About this episode
Former England teammates Mike Brown and Jonny May join the dream team for a revealing chat on the intense world of professional rugby. Brown, fresh from retirement and a corporate career change, offers candid insights into the psychological toll of the professional game, and the lads debate contrasting experiences under Eddie Jones. May and Brown also reveal the ups and downs of their volatile relationship on and off the field, including a training ground injury that ended in 11 stitches. Finally, the pair get stuck into an England selection debate ahead of the Autumn Nations Series. Lewis Moody gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lewis-moody-fundraising-appeal Tour Tickets : https://myticket.co.uk/artists/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby GBR Book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/reloaded-the-good-the-bad-and-the-rugby/james-haskell/mike-tindall/9780008786373 00:00 🎬 Introduction: Welcome to the Good, The Bad, and The Rugby 01:01 🗣️ Fan Feedback on the previous episode with Peter O'Mahony 03:42 🏉 Mike Brown joins: Life after rugby 05: 00 💔 The devastating news of Lewis Moody's MND diagnosis 09: 54 🎉 Celebrating Mike Brown's career 15:47 🎤 Brown's bizarre interview for Southampton FC Academy Director 1 5:09 🐅 Joining Leicester Tigers: the nervous week's trial 21:41 ⚡The Eddie Jones Experience 44:00 🚗 Continental Tyres Grip Strength Challenge 45:22🤝 The Brown-May Relationship 52:43 🔄 The England Selection Debate: Ford, The Smiths, or Farrell? 01:04:16 😡 The "Mr. Angry" Persona, clashes with Eddie and Ben Te'o 01: 12:47 😬 Brown's "awful" start to international rugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices