The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Thomas “The Tank” Du Toit

May 12, 2026·1h 20m
Episode Description from the Publisher

The Springbok tighthead, the broken grip strength machine, and a bag of homemade biltong. This one had it all. Thomas du Toit sits down with the boys to talk farm life, front row dark arts, Springbok test weeks, and what England can really expect when they rock up at Ellis Park in July. Simply one of the best guests we've ever had. 00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres 01:22 💪 Grip Strength Chaos 03:58 🥩 Biltong And Boerewors 12:49 🚜 Farm Kid To Pro Pathway 15:05 🏉 Schoolboy Rugby Rivalries 23:15 🔧 Machinery and Fixing Stuff  30:00 ↔️ Switching to Tighthead  32:04 📚 Loosehead vs Tighthead Explained  34:44 🎭 Scrum Dark Arts Revealed  39:35 🦸 Scrum Combos and The Avengers Pack  50:20 🇿🇦 Springbok Selection Ups and Downs  54:46 ⛰️ England Test - Ellis Park Altitude  01:00:29 👀 England Front Row Talent Watch  01:05:55 🛁 Bath Depth and Will Stuart Praise  01:07:03 🏆 Try Scoring  01:09:15 🎯 Premiership Goal and World Cup Ambitions  01:13:30 🤝 Most Respected Opponent 🔐NORD VPN : https://nordvpn.com/goodbadrugby 📗The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unloaded are available: https://lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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