I couldn't communicate exactly what was going on.

I wasn't like, I was still developing as a young man.

Do you have signed with Eddie Hurd? Yeah, probably. For sure. You're actually the decent brand, Brad. Mine was like a skipfire. That moment for me was the rock bottom that I was like, okay, like, I really need to sort my shit out now. I just wasn't happy with my life. better to have tried, got up, learned,

because that is such an exciting part of life.

I've had a lot of story from rugby, like, but now I'm like, I can look back on it and like it's actually helped my development.

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 World Cup winning stories, a dominant display by the Good, the Bad and the Rugby.

Hello Dream Team, welcome along to this week's episode of The Good, the Bad and the Rugby, proudly sponsored as always by our fantastic partners at Continental Tires.

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Our guest today is one of the most fascinating stories in rugby, a superstar at 17, one of the brightest

talents in the world, then a career that's taken them across continents through huge highs, some very public lows and back again to the top.

Now nearly 20 years on. He is high in fly with Lester Tigers. It is a very good friend of all things GBR and G Brands, Mr James O'Connor.

How are you? Good, guys. Thanks for having me.

Welcome to the parent club, as it were, with regards to G Brands. How is you? Good, guys. Thanks for having me. Welcome to the parent club, as it were, with regards to G. Brands. How is life? Life's good. I'm enjoying being over here. It's been a bit of a change, I'll say that. 55 days straight of rain. Probably wasn't ideal. But we got an hour of sun this morning in Richmond, so that was nice. That's your annual allowance.

So obviously, you were down in Richmond last night.

Yeah.

Visiting all friends?

Obviously, that was where the London Irish days were spent.

Yeah, so we lived in Richmond during the London Irish days, which was good.

But yeah, just going there to get away a little bit, have a little walk in the park, get an Aussie coffee.

See some civilisations some street lights I mean no fantasy he is in market arbor there is it's a it's a it's a

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