Grand Slammers (2023)
England's Rugby World Cup-winning legends have come together after 20 years to take on a unique challenge behind the walls of a jail - using the power of sport to turn around prisoners' lives.
Grand Slammers: Season 1 - 2 Episode s
1x1 - Episode 1
September 27, 2023
Rugby legends Martin Johnson, Lawrence Dallaglio and Mike Tindall reunite behind the locked gates of HMP The Mount, facing an intimidating challenge - recruiting a group of prisoners who have very little idea of what the sport involves.
1x2 - Episode 2
September 28, 2023
The second episode culminates in a once-in-a-lifetime rugby match where the legends play alongside the prisoners they’ve trained to recreate the historic Rugby World Cup final from 20 years ago - this time against a team of ex-pat Australian rugby players bossed by legend George Gregan.
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