{"podcast":{"title":"The Good, The Bad & The Rugby","slug":"the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352","podcast_index_feed_id":744352,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT7578700931","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7915b26a-df42-11ef-9f85-df0abe57c217/image/2056f396dc5aef1bf7e1af8f78e22e11.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Platform Media","episode_count":328,"summary":"James Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne return for season six of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Expect more great guests, insight, laughter and tears.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T04:20:57.054760+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352"},"episode":{"title":"Wayne Barnes on the Battle to Reform English Rugby","slug":"wayne-barnes-on-the-battle-to-reform-english-rugby","published_at":"2026-04-16T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/wayne-barnes-on-the-battle-to-reform-english-rugby","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7505227199.mp3?updated=1783032118","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7505227199.mp3?updated=1783032118","summary":"Wayne Barnes returns to GBR to discuss his transition from World Cup Final referee to the RFU Board - and the tension brewing over the future of English rugby. As a member of the RFU Board, he’s at the center of a massive vote on April 24th that could change the governance of English rugby for the first time in 20 years. 01:08 ⚖️ Online Abuse and Accountability 03:02 🌱 Life After the Whistle 04:17 🏛️ Inside the RFU Boardroom 10:10 🏉 Community Game Priorities 12:14 📅 April 24 SGM Explained 15:19 🎯 What Success Looks Like 20:54 🎤 Final Pitch and Sign Off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Wayne Barnes returns to GBR to discuss his transition from World Cup Final referee to the RFU Board - and the tension brewing over the future of English r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1383,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/episodes/wayne-barnes-on-the-battle-to-reform-english-rugby/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/wayne-barnes-on-the-battle-to-reform-english-rugby.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}