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The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Rugby's Greatest Unions: Teague, Winterbottom, Richards

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Folding Pocket

Sports, Rugby

4.52.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

England’s iconic 90s back row - Mike Teague, Peter Winterbottom, and Dean Richards - reunite to discuss the "brutal self-policing" of their era. From surviving legendary drinking sessions with Jason Leonard to smashing the Calcutta Cup, the "Three Wise Men" deliver a masterclass in what international rugby was like for the last amateurs. 00:00 🛞 Sponsored by Continental Tyres 01:55 👑 Meet the Three Wise Men 03:33 🍺 Drinking Stories 15:49 🧢 Debut Memories and Early Days 30:19 🦁 The Iconic 1989 Lions Tour 36:27 🇳🇿 The very first Rugby World Cup 40:03 🥞 The Infamous Calcutta Cup Incident 47:16 🌹 The 1991 Grand Slam and World Cup Journey 49:41 📺 The Rise of Rugby's Media Profile 51:24 💼 The Transition to Professionalism 52:06 🏃🏾‍♂️ Lomu and the 1995 World Cup 01:07:04 💪 Continental Tyres Grip Strength Challenge 🚴 Ed Slater Charity Ride: https://www.gloucesterrugbyfoundation.org/4ed/racetoslatercup/ 📗The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unloaded: ⁠https://lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones ----- YouTube: ⁨@GoodBadRugby⁩ IG: https://www.instagram.com/goodbadrugby/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbadrugby Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodBadAndRugby Linktree: https://linktr.ee/goodbadrugby #GBR #GoodBadRugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

There was a very caustic culture within the team that we played in in the late 80s, early 90s. It was brutal, yeah. When he gave Ross Kemp a clout saying, take that, your brother's not with you now? No, it was just a little tap that was all. Could you imagine if I was playing now, what would you get at that? You'd probably go check for... Do you know what I got? Can I swear? Please do. Sherry the counter.

0:20.0

We're talking about the Calcutta, one of the great trophies of international sports. I think they were practising their drop goals. Right. Apparently. And was it properly, probably damaged? Damage. It was like a pancake. Alex Payne trying to keep the sight going forward. Haskell takes it on now with just relentless chat.

0:38.3

And there's Tyndall to add the finishing touch of glamour and World Cup winning stories,

0:42.7

a dominant display by the good, the bad and the rugby.

0:47.7

Hello, Dream Team. Welcome along to this week's episode of the Good, the Bad and the Rugby,

0:51.4

proudly sponsored as always by our very good friends at Continental Tires. Continental Tires are the official tire partner of England Rugby, engineered

0:58.0

for victory. Their award-winning tires are built to perform no matter the conditions.

1:03.2

Hascontins are away for the festive season, so we thought we'd do something a little bit different

1:07.6

this week, and we are bringing back our greatest unions series.

1:11.6

When people talk about iconic England back rows, you might think of Billy Vunipola

1:15.0

and the Kamakazi kids. You might go to the Holy Trinity of Hillback and Delalio. But before all of that,

1:20.9

there was Mike Teague, Peter Winterbottom and Dean Richards. Three legendary back row players

1:25.5

from one unforgettable era of English rugby. Between

1:29.1

1991 and 1996, England won grand slams in 91, 92 and 95, and they lifted the championship

1:35.2

again in 1996, having not won the title at all since 1980. This bat row wasn't just part of the

1:41.8

success. In many ways, it started it And all that came afterwards

1:45.3

If you are of that generation

1:46.7

They will need no introduction

1:48.1

If you're later to the game

1:49.8

Consider today a valuable history lesson

1:52.1

Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride

1:54.5

Gentlemen, it's very nice to have you with us

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