Show Notes
His coach told him to keep the guns in the holsters. Ryan Lamb never listened. The cult Gloucester fly-half who helped light up the Premiership at just 20 years old joins Alex and Tins for a GBR classic. From locking a teacher in a cupboard to calling Stuart Lancaster "Steve", Lamby holds nothing back. He relives the iconic Bristol promotion playoff, his love-hate relationship with Dean Ryan, why he thought Premiership rugby was "quite easy," and what it's like running Plymouth Albion on their promotion charge. Honest, hilarious, and completely unfiltered - this one's not to be missed.
00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres
02:48 🌊 Cornwall Cults & Secret Beaches
05:01 🎯 The Plymouth Dream & Five Year Plan
24:05 🔍 The Most Complete 10 in England right now?
24:24 🚪 "I Locked A Teacher In A Cupboard"
25:27 🚀 From School Trials To Prem Finals
27:10 🔫 Keep The Guns In The Holsters? Never
30:46 😬 The Curse Of Gloucester - So Close, So Many Times
34:30 😤 Ryan’s Cantona Moment
37:55 😤 Dean Ryan's Stress Ball
45:28 🚗 Driving Away From An England Camp
50:16 😱 "It's Happening Again" - That Bristol Playoff
54:47 😂 Called Him Steve. Never Got Capped
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