The Fly-Half Code - Johnny Wilkinson chats with Dan Biggar

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Rugby, Comedy, Sports

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🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Dan Biggar sits down with England legend Johnny Wilkinson for an exclusive chat on The Pod. The two fly-halves go deep into the pressures of international rugby and the mindset needed to perform at the highest level. Wilkinson reveals the best captain and leader he played under, the scrum-halves that got the best out of him, as well as his iconic Toulon team talk. The lads share stories about the coaches that got the best out of them and Bigs also gets Wilkinson’s take on Andy Farrell, Ireland, the current Six Nations, Fin Smith, the battle for the Lions’ No. 10 jersey and we cover more listener questions. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Biggs, we're back. Six Nations. Extra episode. It's a good one as well, isn't it?
0:13.7	A very good one. This guy, I mean, well, the list of his achievements. Let's go. Let's go. CB,
0:18.1	commander of the British Empire, World Rugby Hall of Famer, premiership winner.
0:21.9	998. Don't forget about that one. You remember it well? Top 14 winner, two-time
0:26.3	Heineken Cup winner, four six nations, one grand slam, three triple crowns, two World Cup
0:31.0	Finals, and of course the best finished to a World Cup final ever. It is indeed. Johnny Wilkinson who we're chatting to
0:38.0	this afternoon.
0:38.9	It is like
0:39.6	the ultimate fanboy
0:41.0	moment, this.
0:42.6	Just trying to keep you
0:43.4	happy, Rob,
0:43.9	as our English one.
0:45.5	Well, I have read your book,
0:47.0	Biggs.
0:47.4	Don't play cool now
0:48.3	because you did say
0:48.9	he was your hero as well.
0:50.0	He was.
0:50.4	I was in Sydney
0:51.3	when he dropped the goal in the stadium. It's weird because obviously when you text saying, can we maybe organise something or whatever, I was like, how on earth
0:57.6	am I just what's up in Johnny Wilkinson? You know what I mean? How was that actually sort of like
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