George North: From Teen Prodigy to Lions Legend

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Sports, Comedy, Rugby

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🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Lions interview, Dan Biggar sits down with Welsh rugby legend George North to look back on an iconic career that started with a bang, scoring twice on debut against the Springboks and at just 18. The lads relive his explosive arrival on the international stage, through to some iconic Lions moments, including that carry with Folau on his back and pointing at Will Genia while scoring one of the all time great Lions tries. George opens up on his evolution from winger to centre, and the demands of the modern back. From battling injury setbacks to delivering world-class performances under Gatland and Edwards, it’s an honest, funny, and powerful chat with one of Wales’ greatest ever. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pod, pod, pod.
0:01.1	Rugby pod.
0:06.3	Right, Biggs.
0:07.4	When you think of lines tours, iconic modern-day lines to us, what are the moments you think of?
0:15.7	So there's a couple, I would say the Mornay-Stain penalty in 2009.
0:21.9	Yeah.
0:22.9	For the wrong reasons, yeah.
0:24.7	For the wrong reasons.
0:26.5	I would say the O'Driscoll Speer Tackling 05 is kind of like, you know, iconic again for the wrong reasons.
0:32.4	But if I'm thinking of, especially given where this tour is going this year, you'd have to, I think
0:39.6	it's George North picking up Israel Fulow on his back in that first test in Brisbane 12 years
0:46.3	ago.
0:47.0	Well, I would say two moments, and they're both George North moments.
0:51.3	I'm saying the piggyback of Izzy fall out and I'm saying the point
0:55.4	that we'll get here as he scores in the corner. Yeah. Who's our guest today, Rob? Well, as luck
1:00.2	would have it, it's the man himself. So a few facts about George, debuted for Wales at 18,
1:08.7	over 100 caps for Wales, two-time British and Irish Lion, second on the
1:13.8	all-time tri-scoring list behind Shane Williams for Wales, World Cup semi-finalist, Grand Slam
1:19.5	winner, Six Nations winner, the lot.
1:21.7	Legend.
1:22.9	Legend, indeed, Rob.
1:25.2	Should we get him on?
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