The Good, the Bad & the Rugby – Unleashed

Alex Payne, James Haskell, Mike Tindall

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HarperCollins
22 May 2025

Radio; Autobiography: sport; Memoirs; Rugby Union

'The lawyers are once again on standby.' – Alex Payne

The long-awaited book from rugby stars Alex Payne, James Haskell and Mike Tindall.

Rugby megastars James Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne get together to discuss the highs and lows of their podcast, friendship and rugby.

Among the key questions answered:

What happened when Mike took their shambles of a podcast inside the walls of Windsor Castle to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales and The Princess Royal?

How did Haskell end up nearly killing himself on the way to a DJ set, find himself forced to save Payno from Tins and get confronted by irate fans?

How did Alex’s broadcasting career fall to such depressing depths? And will it ever recover? (Spoiler alert – it won’t.)

In one, no-holds-barred book, they will go behind the scenes of the hugely successful podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby to pull back the curtain on some of their most outrageous antics on tour – the ups, the downs and the sideways – and leave no story untold. All will be unleashed.

By: Alex Payne, James Haskell, Mike Tindall
Imprint: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 120g
ISBN: 9780008712723
ISBN 10: 0008712727
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 22 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

The Good, The Bad and The Rugby is the highly anticipated book from noted broadcaster Alex Payne (the good), England legends James Haskell (the bad) and Mike Tindall (the rugby). Alex Payne is an experienced rugby broadcaster and a live event host. He began his television career as a presenter on the 'Rugby Club'. He then travelled to New Zealand as the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour reporter. James Haskell, author of bestselling books What a Flanker and Ruck Me, is one of the UK's most well-known rugby players. Having progressed through all levels of rugby, Haskell retired in 2019 with 77 England caps. Mike Tindall began playing rugby at a young age. Today he is widely considered to be one of the finest players to ever put on an England shirt. Now an MBE, he’s a player who has won almost every trophy the game has to offer. Together they host the weekly podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby.

Reviews for The Good, the Bad & the Rugby – Unleashed

'There's rugby, laughter and, of course, more of me.' – James Haskell 'The lawyers are once again on standby.' – Alex Payne 'I have no idea how this book deal was signed, but in the spirit of GBR – ""One in, all in""' – Mike Tindall