The Lions' Quest for a Whitewash

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

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🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Join Payno, Hask, and Tins from stunning Sydney. The "Dream Team" shares insights from corridor chats with Maro Itoje, as they discuss pushing for an immortal 3-0 whitewash and the emotional challenge of going again after securing victory. They’ll pick their Lions team for the final Test and look ahead to the future by asking will the Lions tour Australia Again? Season 5 is Sponsored by Continental Tyres 00:00:00 🚗 Strap In: Powered by Continental Tyres 00:03:35 🩸 Lions Smell Blood: 3-0 Whitewash Incoming? 00:07:49 🔁 Final Test Shake-Up: Who’s In, Who’s Out? 00:23:00 🌏 Will there be another tour to Australia? 00:28:00 🐆 Payno’s Wild Idea: The SANZAAR Panthers 00:30:50 🔮 Way-Too-Early Predictions: Lions XV for 2029... 📗Signed copies of our new book The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unlocked are now available to pre-order @Waterstones. Pre-order to secure your copy here:https://lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones 🇦🇺Sydney Live Show https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-%E2%80%93-live-show/181667?previewId=A6935A80-427F-11F0-B10D-EFE2262313DD 🧡 GBR Tour https://myticket.co.uk/artists/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby Welcome to The Good, The Bad & The Rugby with journalist and former broadcaster Alex Payne, England and Lions flanker James Haskell, and World Cup Winner Mike Tindall. #Rugby #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, Dream Team. We've done a show from very spectacular locations before, but this is better. The team for Saturday, you go all Irish or all Scottish. I think you go Bundy and Gary Ringrose. After your scathing review of Vin Russell, are you comfortable with him starting the 10? I mean, I think he's pretty close to Man of the Series. The Australians have hosted an incredible Lion series. They've gone from an 80 million debt to 30 million in profit. They need a bit more depth, probably in the pack.
0:02.4	They've got from an 80 million debt to 30 million in profit.
0:41.5	They need a bit more depth, probably in the pack. They've got superstar backs. They've had a couple of days at R&R. Refresh, reset, rehydrate, go again. Into the final moments, Alex Payne trying to keep this side going forward. Haskell takes it on now with just relentless chat, largely about himself. and there's Tyndall to add the finishing touch of glamour and World Cup winning stories.
0:43.3	That is how you podcast.
0:46.1	Hello, Dream Team.
0:52.1	Welcome along once again to the good, the good bad and the rugby, proudly sponsored as always by our very good friends at Continental Tires,
0:53.8	the official tire partner of England Rugby. Whether on the rugby field or the road, you can trust Continental Tires for exceptional safety, performance and grip. And if you're not already subscribed, please do do that. Turn on your notification so you don't miss any of our Lions shows. We're getting towards the end of the tour. And what a tour it has been. As ever, please give us a like and let us know your thoughts in the comments section. If you're listening, very warm welcome to you. If you are
1:16.2	watching, just a very quick word on, I think, possibly the most sensational situation we have ever
1:24.3	recorded. And that probably includes, sensation situation.
1:29.3	We've obviously done Windsor Castle.
1:30.1	That was internal.
1:31.0	This is,
1:31.9	do you want to just describe what we've got behind us?
1:33.1	Well, we've done a show
1:34.0	from very spectacular
1:35.4	locations before.
1:38.9	Ibitha was one of those.
1:40.2	That was good.
1:40.6	This is better.
1:42.8	Yeah.
1:42.9	Iconic, two of the iconic...
1:46.0	Landmarks.
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