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The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Marland Yarde: Rising Fast, Falling Hard, and Starting Again

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Platform Media

Sports, Rugby

4.42.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

From electrifying England winger to a sudden career halt.  For the first time, Marland opens up about the seismic shifts in his life: moving from St. Lucia to London, his rise at London Irish and Harlequins, and the devastating injury that nearly ended it all. He also addresses the harrowing period of being wrongly accused of rape and how he lost everything - his job, his reputation, and his peace - only to rebuild it from the ground up. Now living in Lisbon and training to be a commercial pilot, Marland reflects on accountability, fatherhood, and why he holds no bitterness. ✈️ 02:24 Pilot Life Update  🏝️ 08:57 St Lucia Boyhood  🧠 15:19 School Shift Mindset  🔁 18:09 Trials Setback Redemption  ❤️ 22:08 Mum The Anchor  🏉 25:56 London Irish Academy  🃏 29:51 Choosing Harlequins  🌹 36:11 England Highs And What Ifs  🧩 41:23 Eddie Jones Mind Games  🦈 48:18 Sale Move And Horror Injury  🌒54:50 Marland’s Darkest Moment  🇫🇷 01:09:41 France Reset And Fatherhood  🧘🏿‍♂️ 01:17:42 Protect Your Peace 🌎 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ ⁠https://nordvpn.com/goodbadrugby Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 📗The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unloaded: ⁠https://lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I was sounding like a proper Caribbean boy. I didn't act the same. I didn't listen to the same music. I was cold, extremely cold. Uh, Girl that. Did you ever get on the wrong side of Eddie? He goes, fuck, mate. He goes, you don't want to play for England, mate. Get out. You were wrongly accused of rape by an escort. Is that correct? Yeah. When you lose everything all at once, it's quite a dark thing.

0:21.0

And then it's like I obviously need to hit the bottom to really appreciate everything that I have in life.

0:26.0

Like I was truly blessed to do what I did.

0:27.9

That taught me how strong I can be.

0:30.7

Alex Payne trying to keep the side going forward.

0:33.3

Haskell takes it on now with just relentless chat.

0:36.1

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

0:38.4

and World Cup winning stories,

0:40.5

a dominant display by the Good, the Bad and the Rugby.

0:46.2

Hello Dream Team.

0:47.7

Welcome along.

0:48.3

So this week's episode of The Good, the Bat and the Rugby,

0:50.1

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

0:54.5

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0:58.4

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1:02.1

Please get in touch in the comments section and make sure you are subscribed wherever you get your podcasts.

1:07.7

Contact us at info at good bad rugby.com. And to this week's show. Now for a time,

1:14.2

he was one of the most electrifying wingers in English rugby. Marlon Yard had it all,

1:18.3

blistering pace, raw power and an instinct for the tri-line. With over 200 premiership appearances

1:22.9

and more than 50 tries, he seemed destined for a very long run at the very top with England.

1:27.7

But it's probably fair to say the story didn't quite go to plan.

1:31.1

Off-field setbacks, injuries, brought everything to a sudden halt,

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