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The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

S4 Ep14: Top 10 Stars of the Men's Game

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Platform Media

Sports, Rugby

4.42.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Who are the top 10 stars of the men’s the game right now? We have pulled together a shortlist of 20 players who we think are the brightest names on and off the field right now. They wouldn’t necessarily make a World XV but they back up their deeds on the field with a willingness to try things off it. Joining us at GBR GQ is Steve Martin, CEO of M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, Steve has 30 plus industry experience and has worked extensively with the likes of Tiger Woods, Messi, Beckham, Ronaldo, Rooney, McIlroy, and Jonny Wilkinson to name a few. 🎟️ TOUR TICKETS: https://bit.ly/GBRTourTickets 🎟️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

into the final moments Alex Payne trying to keep this side going forward Haskell takes it on now

0:11.2

it's just relentless chat, largely about himself.

0:14.1

And there's Tyndall to add the finishing touch

0:16.2

of glamour and World Cup winning stories

0:18.8

and a slightly sideways nose.

0:20.5

That is how you podcast, a dominant display by the good the bad and the rugby.

0:28.0

Hello Dream Team welcome along to this week's episode of the good the bad and the Rugby in partnership with our very good friends at Continental

0:34.5

Tyres Hot Topic Alert.

0:37.0

This week we are asking the question, who are the top 10 stars in the men's game of Rugby Union right here right now. The names, the

0:44.5

looks, the talent and the characters to perhaps build the next four years

0:47.8

around as the game looks to pull itself out of an amazing World Cup but a bit of

0:52.1

a slump elsewhere. This is not a show about the greatest

0:55.6

players in the game. These are the guys who put bums on seats, brands want an adverts,

0:59.9

television directors get excited about, and people flock to on social media.

1:04.0

Rugby is a game that traditionally struggles with tall poppies,

1:08.0

characters that sit outside a team environment, think Cypriani, Henson, Carlos Spencer, Freddie

1:13.9

Michelle and Quay Cooper who've all found Star Power and Rugby a difficult

1:18.5

combination to mix. Others though have found it far easier and have taken the game to new heights both on and off the field.

1:25.5

Think Johnny, Jonah, Carter, Odriscal, Chabelle, Carling,

1:28.9

Kirwin, Campeze, Blanco, Cullen, Habana and and Sunny Bill, all bar one of them, backs.

1:34.8

Perhaps that's just the way this is.

1:37.0

In 20 years of working at Sky, I learned that two players moved TV audiences when they played.

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