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The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Bismarck on his Brother, the Boks and Brutal Hits

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Folding Pocket

Sports News, Sports, Rugby, News

4.5 โ€ข 2.5K Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 3 December 2025

โฑ๏ธ 66 minutes

๐Ÿงพ๏ธ Download transcript

Summary

This week, we welcome World Cup winner - and one of the most feared front-rowers in rugby history - Bismarck du Plessis! Bismarck dives deep into the legendary 2009 Lions Tour and relives the moment of that tackle on Dan Carter (โ€œIโ€™m going to kill that man!โ€). He gives incredible insight into the Springboksโ€™ scrum dominance and the genius of Rassie Erasmus, explaining how Rassieโ€™s methods have helped build one of the greatest dynasties in the game. He also reflects on his special bond with his brother Jannie du Plessis, as well as his fiercely competitive nature with his kids: โ€œI donโ€™t let them beat me.โ€ 00:00 โ€“ ๐Ÿ›ž Sponsored by Continental Tyres02:07 โ€“ ๐Ÿ˜ณ Continental Tyres Grip Strength 03:23 โ€“ ๐Ÿ”„ R360 Update 17:52 โ€“ ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africaโ€™s Scrum Power 33:19 โ€“ ๐Ÿ„ Life on the Farm 38:16 โ€“ ๐Ÿ’™ Brotherly Bond 39:35 โ€“ ๐Ÿ’” Tragic Loss and Resilience 46:21 โ€“ ๐Ÿฆ The Epic 2009 Lions Series 53:27 โ€“ ๐Ÿ’ฅ That Tackle on Dan Carter ๐Ÿšด Jannieโ€™s Cycling Heroics: https://theyridealong.co.za/donations/ ๐Ÿ“— The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unloaded is now available:https://lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The most aggressive South African player ever.

0:03.0

The 2009 second test against the Lions was a massive game.

0:08.0

I would wake up in Durban and you open the curtains and the ocean is right in front of you.

0:12.0

Yanni is like a little teddy bear, nice and soft and I was tall, dark and handsome.

0:18.0

I went to a school year in London and there was no winners or no losers.

0:22.6

Everybody got medals.

0:23.6

My kids, I don't even let them beat me.

0:25.6

Please come over the Prime Minister, Bismarck, when you're not farming.

0:29.6

Alex Penn trying to keep the sight going forward.

0:32.6

Haskell takes it on now with just relentless chat.

0:35.6

And there's Tyndall to add the finishing touch of glamour

0:37.9

and World Cup winning stories, a dominant display by the good, the bad and the rugby.

0:44.6

Hello Dream Team, welcome along to this week's episode of the good, the bad and the rugby

0:47.9

priority sponsored as always by our fantastic partners at Continental Tires.

0:52.3

Continental Tires are the official tire partner of the England Rugby,

0:55.2

engineered for victory. Their award-winning tires are built to perform no matter the conditions.

1:00.9

Joining us is a man forged entirely out of farmwork in one of the hardest parts of South Africa,

1:07.8

a front rower, a World Cup winner, a lion's slayer, and a man who has a YouTube video in his honour called The Most Aggressive South African Player ever. This is Mark Duplice? Please go gently on us. Is that fair? One of the most aggressive players South Africa's ever had? Does that sit comfortably with him? I found you quite aggressive, if I'm honest. How many times did you two have played against each other? When did you retire? No, when did you retire? I played in 2011. I've played in 2007. Yeah, 11 I retired. I think about four, five times. So we must have played quite a few times. Did you, you'd have noticed him on the pitch? You can't miss him, can you? No. I was young then. I didn't play much. You were looking up to them. Yeah. I always thought that when they had an amazing team and I think absolutely their team was one of the sides that almost changed the game. Yeah. Very good to have you here.

2:01.1

And we're going to talk about your career. We're also going to talk, I mean, perfect man to have as we talk about what has been a remarkable 12 months for the Springboks. Before we do that, would you like to take on the continental time. I would love to. I mean, I'm fearing for the grip strength that he might be broken after this. When you're ready, he's gone with a power grip.

2:18.0

He's got, oh, it's intense.

2:19.2

It's a very intense face that's been pulled. fearing for the grip strength there he might be broken after this when you're ready he's gone with a power grip

2:18.0

he's got with intense

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