Mike Tindall's Royal Weekend & Zinzan Brooke - Good Bad Rugby Podcast #36

One of the all-time greats, Zinzan Brooke, is on the sofa this week with Alex and Tinds.
We get the inside track on Tinds’ royal weekend at the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations, before diving into the man who’s seen it all in a career spanning the amateur and professional eras.
He explains how summer touch helped shape the All Blacks stylish rugby in the 80s and talks about what it was like to win the World Cup before reporting back to work as a plumber.
Jonah Lomu crops up in conversation (of course he does), so do 40-metre drop goals (of course they do) and then there’s that famous Zinzan mullet, a conversation starter if ever there was one.
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[@kalabmuphy1820]

Greatest all black of all time by far, thanks Zinny we will never forget what you gave to New Zealand rugby God bless you.number 8 that is.

[@rupeking8799]

zinzan what a legend

[@robcousins231]

He’s talking about old school tours there. Ireland at least are doing a kind of old school tour in a few weeks in NZ. Three tests v the All Blacks and two matches against the Māori. Should be great.

[@alphawatches1633]

I just realised I’ve been watching this amazing channel for over two years and I was not subscribed sorry boys I am now 🏉✌🏼

[@roberti76]

I was at athletic park in 87 for Zinnies Debut against Argentina. (Bus trip with the Wairarapa under 11s I think) One of my favorite childhood memories.

[@bm8725]

Still got my twickenham rugby cushion signed by Zinzan from way back when I was twelve. It's literally followed me around for 32 years 🤣

[@johnnunn8688]

‘Literally’? How can an inanimate object, follow you around?

[@bm8725]

@@johnnunn8688 🙄🥱😴

[@9NVRJC51]

@@johnnunn8688 I think you're being a bit pedantic there but fair point.

[@johnnunn8688]

@@9NVRJC51, hmmm, I’d say, ‘correct point’. 😬

[@9NVRJC51]

@@johnnunn8688 correct indeed

[@benjamincrookes2276]

Loved it.

[@TomboBrewster]

Could have added Windsor RFC to the list too ☺️Great get to have Zinzan on the show 👏👏

[@Stangelycoloured]

What a legend.

[@seamus9750]

Met Zinzan at a Pretoria Holiday Inn during the 1995 world cup...the Irish team were also in the same hotel. Was easy back then to meet and mingle with the Icons.

[@janetclaireSays]

Zinzan Brooke blushed when talking about his son's decision to play with England. 😂

[@camwells9726]

Super skilled player

[@cullyx2913]

🐐 8

[@garethfergusson9538]

Yea yea yea we was poisened 😂😂😂😂

[@iambeowulf9325]

I’m not a kiwi, but I think it’s generally accepted throughout the rugby world that something happened to the All Blacks on the run up to that game. Given that South Africa should have been knocked out in the semi-final when Benazzi scored, which was inexplicably not given. And also judging by the complete lack of respect and integrity shown by their coaching staff - threatening and blackmailing an international referee in the BIL series and subsequently intimidating the officials for the remainder of the series. So it’s not beyond the realms of impossibility that NZ were poisoned, as they were a far better side than SA at the time. 1995 was about politics, nothing more - SA were never going to be allowed to lose.

[@tjsteenekamp6588]

While I normally have great appreciation for life outside of rugby of current and former players, there are some of us who could care less to hear about Lord Mike Tindall's royal adventures. We are not all upper class old Etonian, aspiring members of the English aristocracy like Alex Payne. More content which is rugby related or even vaguely rugby related, such as information on Alex Payne's rugby career at Eton and the University of Edinburgh..?

[@hiramdominicus7413]

Mike is 🔥…. 🙈😍😜

[@maori_brotha]

Family first

[@dashing568]

What selective memories you have when mentioning club teams……the most dominant; the most innovative two club teams worldwide over the past 40 yrs - the Canterbury Crusaders and the ACT Brumbies didn’t even get a mention. Surely I must have missed something…..

[@murrayleckie4937]

No love lost between Auckland and Canterbury especially back in Zinny's day!!!

[@tuaiale2948]

Geez we've lost Zinny to England lol.

[@bobbydazzler3067]

guys...I love Tinds...but ive switched this off at 5 mins. seeing a Kiwi saying 'that' made me wanna puke frankly. im not anti royal....... but that was over the line

[@bm8725]

Daft 🙄

[@garyrees736]

Oh jesus!! I'm sure Tinds is crying himself to sleep tonight

[@neillairdofglencairn7216]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion , even if they are wrong

[@neillairdofglencairn7216]

Just to avoid any confusion, I am talking about you.Bobby dazzler.🏉🍷🥂

[@rupeking8799]

Goon