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Andy Farrell: The Making of a World-Class Coach

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Hask and Payno explore the making of Andy Farrell, a two-time Man of Steel forged in a tough Wigan environment. Sitting down to launch his new book, The Only Way I Know, he discusses how becoming a father to Owen at 16 cemented his focus, recalling the shock: "We were devastated, we felt we'd let our parents down." That early responsibility and drive became the blueprint for his world-class coaching success. Season 6 is Sponsored by Continental Tyres. 00:00 🎥 Show Intro & Welcome: Andy Farrell 02:18 📘 The Farrell Book: From Wigan Debut at 16 to Lions Coach 07:53 🏉 Once A Wiganer Always A Wiganer 09:23 ⚔️ Rugby League: The Ashes, NRL & The War of Attrition 17:26 🎶 Richard Ashcroft & Oasis 29:33 👨‍👦 Becoming a Dad 38:23 🧠 “You Never Let Him Win": Andy on Competing with Owen Farrell 40:29 💪 Grip Strength Challenge: Two-Time Man of Steel on the Leaderboard 52:40 🧭 Coaching Evolution: From Ruthless Standards to Modern Man Management 01:06:53 🏆 Why Andy Moved to Union & What’s Next 🎟️ Tour Tickets: https://myticket.co.uk/artists/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby 🥃 Rémy Martin x Barbarians Live Show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-with-barbarian-legends-x-remy-martin-vsop-tickets-1777685728869 📘 GBR Book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/reloaded-the-good-the-bad-and-the-rugby/james-haskell/mike-tindall/9780008786373 🏉Rugby League Ashes: https://tinyurl.com/p322anfw #rugby #podcast #tindall #haskell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hask and Payno explore the making of Andy Farrell, a two-time Man of Steel forged in a tough Wigan environment. Sitting down to launch his new book, The Only Way I Know, he discusses how becoming a father to Owen at 16 cemented his focus, recalling the shock: "We were devastated, we felt we'd let our parents down." That early responsibility and drive became the blueprint for his world-class coaching success. Season 6 is Sponsored by Continental Tyres. 00:00 🎥 Show Intro & Welcome: Andy Farrell 02:18 📘 The Farrell Book: From Wigan Debut at 16 to Lions Coach 07:53 🏉 Once A Wiganer Always A Wiganer 09:23 ⚔️ Rugby League: The Ashes, NRL & The War of Attrition 17:26 🎶 Richard Ashcroft & Oasis 29:33 👨‍👦 Becoming a Dad 38:23 🧠 “You Never Let Him Win": Andy on Competing with Owen Farrell 40:29 💪 Grip Strength Challenge: Two-Time Man of Steel on the Leaderboard 52:40 🧭 Coaching Evolution: From Ruthless Standards to Modern Man Management 01:06:53 🏆 Why Andy Moved to Union & What’s Next 🎟️ Tour Tickets: https://myticket.co.uk/artists/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby 🥃 Rémy Martin x Barbarians Live Show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-with-barbarian-legends-x-remy-martin-vsop-tickets-1777685728869 📘 GBR Book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/reloaded-the-good-the-bad-and-the-rugby/james-haskell/mike-tindall/9780008786373 🏉Rugby League Ashes: https://tinyurl.com/p322anfw #rugby #podcast #tindall #haskell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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