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The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Humble Pie with Mike Brown

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Platform Media

Sports, Rugby

4.42.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Mike Brown returns to share a slice of humble pie after Scotland’s Calcutta Cup masterclass. We dissect Finn Russell’s "matador" magic, England’s defensive lapses, and the historic stat haunting Gregor Townsend. Plus, a look ahead to England v Ireland: does Borthwick stick or twist to get England’s campaign back on track? 00:00 🛞 Proudly Sponsored by Continental Tyres   05:27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 How Scotland Tore England Apart   07:55 🟥 Key Moments: Cards, Drop Goal, 6–2 Bench   10:39 🧢 Mike Brown’s Early-Caps Lessons   15:41 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England Selection Changes   20:26 🔄 Managing Squad Changes   29:41 🥃Remy Martin Moment of Excellence   33:56 🍀Ireland v Italy Re-Cap   35:53 💪 10 Debate: Farrell’s Warning   39:10 😬Ireland’s Scrum Concerns 40:09 🇫🇷 Wales 12–54 France   45:36 👀 Round 3 Preview: England vs Ireland   51:04 🏟️ Wales vs Scotland   55:58 ⚔️ France vs Italy   🥃 Remy Martin Cocktail Recipes https://www.remymartin.com/en-uk/cocktails/  🎟️ England v Ireland Legends https://www.eticketing.co.uk/harlequins/EDP/Event/Index/2164  📗The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unloaded are now available: https://lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Tell me your thoughts at full time.

0:02.0

Were you thinking, oh, I got England?

0:03.0

I was just applaud in Scotland, to be honest.

0:05.0

I have to say, come to eat humble pie, like you said.

0:08.0

Their attack looked unbelievable, to be fair.

0:10.0

They obviously had a game pan around where they were going to exploit England,

0:14.0

which looked like in the wide channels against the guy like Finn Russell,

0:17.0

you don't fly up.

0:18.0

Yeah.

0:19.0

Because he'll just stand there and flick it on.

0:20.0

Like a Macedo. Because he's that good. He's the man that you have to get if you're going to beat Scotland. It's the hardest for England to win a grandstand. It is everyone's final. Alex Payne trying to keep the sight going forward. Haskell takes it on now with just relentless chat. And there's Tyndall to add the finishing touch of glamour and

0:37.9

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

0:45.3

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

0:49.8

proudly sponsored as always by our very good friends and our fantastic partners are Continental

0:54.2

Tires. Continental Tires are the official tire partner of England Rugby, engineered for

0:58.9

victory. Their award-winning tires are built to perform no matter the conditions. And it's a very

1:03.7

warm welcome to a new section of Good Bad Rugby. This is Good Bad Rugby Cooking, where this

1:08.8

week we are learning how to make humble pie and a very large

1:11.6

healthy serving of it too alongside in the kitchen fronting up as always is mike brown tins and

1:17.9

hask have they haven't quite gone into hiding but they haven't quite made it in so read into that

1:21.7

what you will uh welcome along to you thanks how much were you looking forward to this week's show

1:26.4

when come to face the music.

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