Rebuilding Welsh Rugby

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Folding Pocket

Sports News, Sports, Rugby, News

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🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

The Autumn Internationals are around the corner but Welsh Rugby is due for major surgery… which region will the Welsh Rugby Union cut by the end of the 2027/28 season? Payno, Hask and Tins are joined by the man at the heart of the Cymru Crisis: Dave Reddin, current Director of Rugby & Elite Performance at the WRU. Having worked alongside icons such as Sir Clive Woodward and Sir Gareth Southgate, Dave is a turnaround specialist renowned for creating elite winning cultures. The lads dissect Dave’s masterplan for reinvigorating Welsh rugby. Season 6 is Sponsored by Continental Tyres. ⏰ 00:00 – Introduction and Current State of Welsh Rugby 🌍 03:12 – Rugby 360 and International Rugby Discussions 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿05:57 – Tom Willis and England Squad Insights 📅 09:00 – Upcoming November Matches and Expectations 🎙️ 11:08 – Interview with Dave Redden: Background and Role ⚔️ 13:16 – Challenges and Opportunities in Welsh Rugby 🧩 28:35 – Proposed Action Plan for Welsh Rugby 💔 30:46 – Fan Reactions and Emotional Costs 🔮 36:13 – Future of Welsh Rugby Clubs and Mergers 🌱 40:01 – Developing Young Talent ⏳ 53:43 – Timelines and Expectations for Change 📋 59:49 – Coaching Strategies and Team Identity 🥇 01:11:15 – Remy Martin Moment of Excellence 🎟️ Tour Tickets: https://myticket.co.uk/artists/the-go... 📘 GBR Book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/relo... ⁠#rugby⁠ ⁠#podcast⁠ ⁠#tindall⁠ ⁠#haskell⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So give us a mark out of 10.
0:02.0	We're maybe a 4 or 5 out of 10 at the moment.
0:04.0	There's some serious work we need to do.
0:06.0	We've got no real clue where to start this conversation in terms of, you know,
0:09.0	what is the first thing on your to-do list.
0:11.0	Probably what was true in Wales, which might be different from the situation in England was,
0:15.0	it wasn't just the platform was burning, it was under the sea.
0:18.0	You've got leadership issues, commercial challenges, governance problems, misogyny.
0:21.6	Where on earth have you started in trying to get the boat back above the water line again?
0:25.6	I didn't realise the list was that long, but thank you for reminding me that.
0:29.6	The history is super important, but we've also got to think about the next generation of rugby fans.
0:36.6	My job's performance and if you can start to get the performance right then everyone else will start to take care of itself.
0:42.3	That's an incredible CV. What the hell are you doing back in rugby?
0:46.3	I ask myself the same question most days actually has.
0:49.3	Alex Payne trying to keep the sight going forward. Haskell takes it on now with just relentless chat.
0:55.3	And there's Tyndall to add the finishing touch of glamour and World Cup winning stories,
0:59.6	a dominant display by the good, the bad and the rugby.
1:04.4	Hello, Dream Team. I hope you're all well.
1:07.0	International rugby is nearly upon us.
1:09.0	But following the news last week that the Welsh Rugby Union
1:11.5	is set to cut a region by the end of the 27-28 season,
1:15.1	we thought we'd get the man right at the centre of the decision-making process
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