David Galbraith is a renowned sports psychologist who has been working with Japan since 2018, has previously worked with the Chiefs where he won a Super Rugby title in 2018 with Sonny Bill Williams and Bundee Aki, and also works with New Zealand Olympic Athletes. We chat about; Living your truth Listening to your gut, and who your are. Being a lion and not a sheep Courage Understanding who you are What you can learn from your ancestry Why you should trust your feeling over your thinking The work...
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 33
Conor Gilsenan is a former London Irish, Leinster and Connacht rugby player who recently had to retire due to injury. We chat about; Transitioning from Pro Rugby to the corporate world. How he takes on challenges. Getting onto The Apprentice. Becoming an entrepreneur after retiring. Worrying about what people think of you. What held him back as a player. Advice that changed his perspective as a pro. Advice that he would give a young rugby player. Dealing with setbacks. His time with Leinster Why...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 32
Jonny Cooper is a 7 time All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer, who also works as a leadership consultant. We also chat about; How understanding of leadership has changed in recent years. How Jim Gavin motivated & influenced the Dublin Footballers. Mindset. Mindfulness. Morning routine. Knowing your Why. Wanting to impact and influence his community. The importance of good feedback. What culture is. How to connect with people, & How to understand teammates at a deeper level. How a leader...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 31
Riki-James Cribb (Mystic Maori) who is a performance coach that works with top rugby players and athletes across the world. We chat about; Morning Routine The Ego Inner fear and insecurity The need for flexibility in your approach Whats causing rising anxiety levels in society Tools to become more present Awareness Meditation How to access the flow state How to have a calmness while playing What he does when coaching pro rugby players Identity What has helped Beauden Barrett and Anton Lienert-Br...
Feb 05, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 30
Niall Williams is a Black Ferns sevens player, Olympic silver medalist and before transitioning to sevens was one of the best touch rugby players in the world. Niall talks about; The neck injury that ruled her out of the Olympics. The new perspective & mindset her recent injury gave her. The nerves she feels returning to play. Age & getting old not worrying her. What has helped her developed mental toughness. Transitioning from Touch Rugby to Sevens. Her dreams growing up. Her relationsh...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 29
Andy Lockwood is the man behind Rugby Vacancies. The best place online to find a job in rugby. Here we chat about this and the unusual roles he has placed former rugby players in. Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcasts https://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugby Link to Support the Pod https://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugby My instagram is @offfieldrugby - The Off Field Rugby Coach, any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them. Please shar...
Jan 25, 2022•12 min•Ep. 28
Andrew Lockwood is a Major in the British Army who has worked extensively in identifying leaders for the army, leadership development and building culture in teams. We chat about these things and also; Why he decided join the British Army. The importance of empathy. How to Build trust in teams How he assessed and selected future leaders for the army. The similarities between sports teams and the military. What characteristics to look for in leaders. Key leadership attributes. How the army develo...
Jan 20, 2022•54 min•Ep. 27
Peter Lydon is an Irish rugby player currently playing in France with Rouen Normandie Rugby in the Pro D2. Peter talks about the crazy turn of events that saw him go from playing average Irish club rugby to signing with State Francais and playing with Sergio Parisse. We chat about his journey from playing schools rugby in Kilkenny College, playing with me in the Lansdowne under 20s team, Seapoint RFC and then going on to play professionally in England and France. We also chat about; Why he decid...
Jan 15, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 26
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Jan 11, 2022•7 min
Ilona Maher is USA international (7s & 15s), Olympian and the most followed rugby player on social media. Ilona talks about the positives and negatives with having close to 1 million followers on social media. She opens up about a time where she fell into a depression because of rugby and how she worked her way out of that hole, and is continuing to do so. We chat about her time at the Olympics last summer with Team USA & also; We also chat about; Why she decided to start playing rugby. ...
Jan 09, 2022•30 min•Ep. 25
Russell Earnshaw (aka Rusty) is a Heineken Cup winning player, who has coached England Men’s Sevens, u18s & u20s. Recently he has worked with Eddie Jones and the England senior team, Liverpool fc and other Premier League soccer teams. We chat about how you can become a more skillful and adaptable player, and also how as a coach you can help players be their best selves. After winning a Heineken cup in his early 20s, Rusty didn’t kick on at the top end of the game and instead dropped down the...
Jan 02, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 24
Noel McNamara is the Attack & Backs coach for the Sharks in South Africa, and before that coached UCD in the All Ireland League, North Harbour in New Zealand’s Mitre 10, the Ireland under 18s, Ireland 20s, Leinster 20s, their A side and was also their academy manager before leaving to join the Sharks. In the pod talks about his unorthodox route to where he is today and what has helped him get there. Noel has played a huge role in bringing through a lot of the latest crop of senior Irish inte...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 23
Robbie Henshaw is a test Lion, has won two Six Nations Titles and been a European Champion with Leinster. We chat about his journey from starting out with Connacht Rugby right after he left high school right up to winning the Irish Players’ Player of the Year award recently. Robbie opens up about times he lacked confidence on the field, periods where he wasn’t enjoying playing rugby and also the attitude and mindset he adopted in recent times that helped propel him to being one of the standout p...
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 22
Jimmy Gopperth has been named Premiership Player of the Season, won the Golden Boot 3 times and also won a Pro 14 title with Leinster. He’s been one of the top fly halves in Europe for the last decade, and before that was played Super Rugby with the Hurricanes and Blues. We chat about his journey from a farm in New Plymouth to playing with some of the all time greats and becoming one of the top fly halves in Europe. Jimmy talks about what has helped him become the player he is today, and what ha...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 21
Portia Woodman is an Olympic gold medal winner, the all time leading women’s try scorer on the World Series, and in 2020 was named Sevens Player of the Decade. She is also the only person ever to have been named both World Rugby 7s and 15s Player of the Year. We chat about her journey from athletics, to professional netball to rugby, all the way up to winning gold in Tokyo last summer. Portia opens up about the struggles she’s had in her career, and what she has done to overcome them. She speaks...
Dec 04, 2021•59 min•Ep. 20
Enda McNulty is a renowned sports psychologist and was the Irish rugby team’s mental skills coach for a number of years. Enda came to prominence in rugby circles when he started working with Brian O’Driscoll in 2007, and O’Driscoll pays huge credit to Enda in his autobiography. Enda talks about the work he is now doing with Robbie Henshaw, what he is getting right mentally, and also; How you can train your mind, like you would train your muscles. Practices you can start now to become more mental...
Nov 26, 2021•57 min•Ep. 19
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Nov 24, 2021•12 min
Today I chat with Ireland 7s international Ian Fitzpatrick. Ian was with the Irish 7s from its relaunch in 2015 right up to the Olympics in 2021. We chat about that journey from playing the likes of Malta to playing Fiji with Semi Radradra and Josh Tuisova. He talks about the nights out the team would have after tournaments and also, How he felt getting released and not getting another contract. Irish 7s players walking away because of contract issues. How Ireland played differently to beat the ...
Nov 19, 2021•54 min•Ep. 18
Today I chat with USA Eagle Malon Al Jiboori who is currently playing with Ealing Trailfinders in the English Championship. Malon signed with the USA sevens when he was 18. He left first year university, moved to San Diego and started travelling across the world on the HSBC World Series. When he was 20 he was capped by the Eagles and then jumped back to sevens before going to the 2019 RWC. He’s now playing with Ealing in the English Championship because he has a goal to play in the Premiership. ...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 17
Michael Baska is a US Eagle who, this year, has played against Ireland, England and the All Blacks. But for most of his career he has been a back up player. Constantly being overlooked by coaches and struggling at times to get a contract. Baska talks about the mindset, determination and work ethic he had to keep following his dream of becoming a US Eagle no matter what setbacks he faced. We also chat about, How it felt playing the All Blacks in DC. Why he switched from American football to playi...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 16
Mike Ruddock is a Grand Slam winning coach. Throughout his 35 year career he built a reputation for turning around underperforming teams into unlikely champions. When he took over at Wales they had lost 10 games in a row, and he won a Slam in his first full season. We chat about this, and Mike shares his practices and learnings from a 35 year coaching career. We also talk about; The best way for you to get coaching jobs in rugby. What he did to turn the Ospreys around, from bottom to challenging...
Oct 30, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 15
Today I chat with Mack Carson, who is a Canadian international, and has been playing in the Allianz Premier 15s for the past couple of seasons, firstly with Bristol and more recently Saracens. I’m currently coaching Mack as she is back in UBC for a semester to finish her degree, before going back to Saracens in January. We chat about what it’s like to play with one of the top teams in the Allianz Premier 15s, which is the most professional women’s league in the world. We also talk about; How she...
Oct 24, 2021•47 min•Ep. 14
Today I chat with Rugby Bricks Founder Pete Breen. Pete is a former ITM Cup player, having represented Otago and Northland. Since retiring from the game he has founded Rugby Bricks, which has over 143k followers on instagram and developed the @rugbybricks kicking tees, which are used by some of the best players in the world. On @rugbybricks insta he coaches skills, and sometimes does so with All Blacks. He is also a coach with the Melbourne Storm in the NRL and until very recently the Australian...
Oct 17, 2021•46 min•Ep. 13
Today I chat with rugby agent Tom Beattie, who is the founder of TDB Sports. We talk about; What he does to maximize players earnings. How agents get paid in rugby. How he got started as an agent. The British & Irish Lions coach that mentored him. How transfer dealings with club work, and the impact Covid had. The RFU requirements to being an agent, and representing players in England. What he does when a player doesn't settle in a club. CVC and his thoughts on outside investments into rugby...
Oct 13, 2021•39 min•Ep. 12
Today I chat with England Rugby’s Head Nutritionist Dr Graeme Close. Graeme is also the Head of Nutrition on the European Tour of Golf, a Professor of Human Physiology at Liverpool John Moores University and has worked in Premier League Soccer. He is also a former professional rugby league player. We talk about; What it’s like working for Eddie Jones and the English Rugby (RFU) environment. If alcohol has a place at the top level in the modern game. How to fuel your body in the lead up to matche...
Oct 10, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 11
Today I chat with Connacht Rugby player Tom Daly. Tom was in the recent Ireland squad and is playing the best rugby of his life recently, but he was very close to walking away from pro rugby a couple of years ago because things just didn’t seem to be working out. We chat about that time and also, Why his time at Leinster didn’t work out. The point of difference he feels he has, that got him into the Ireland squad. How it felt getting selected for the Ireland squad, but then not getting capped. H...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 10
Today I chat with Clare Sadler, who is the USA Men’s Sevens Mental Skills Coach. Clare has previously worked with England Rugby, top level football teams and the Premier League. She is also an executive coach to business leaders, a coach developer and a therapist. We talk about; How your beliefs and assumptions dictate what you are capable of. How your personal biases can hold you back. How to access the FLOW State. What you can do to recover quicker from injury, both mentally and physically. Ho...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 9
Matai Leuta has played for the USA Sevens since early 2015, he was at the recent Olympics and has been capped 4 times for the USA Eagles in 15s. Matai talks about, The day Mike Friday sat him down and told him his attitude needed to change. What it was like growing up in Fiji How he knew at age 7/8 what his life’s purpose was and how he pursued it from that day. The obstacles he had to overcome to pursue his goal and become an International Sevens player. How taxing sevens is and the mindset you...
Sep 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 8
Today I chat with Saracens player, and Wales international, Georgia Evans. This week 123 Wales international players started a petition to call on the Welsh Rugby Union to implement women’s performance pathways in the country. We talk about that, what the current pathway (or lack of one) is like in Wales and what potentially could be done to improve it. We also talk about; How it feels playing for the Welsh national team Why Georgia decided to move to Saracens Finances around the Allianz Premier...
Sep 16, 2021•52 min•Ep. 7
After 3 years in the Leinster Academy, Tom Farrell was released. In fact, Tom speaks about how Leinster released him early from his contract. After being dropped by Leinster he speaks about how he knew deep down that he was good enough to play for an Irish province and that his chance would come. So to make it happen he moved over to the English Championship, to get himself into the shop window. We chat about what the standard of play is like there, the level of professionalism and Tom talks abo...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 6
