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Census Johnston the road to a professional rugby career
In this interview Census discusses the following: How he got into rugby and what other sports he played growing up At what point did he realise that rugby could become a career The biggest differences between playing rugby in the UK,
Rob Horne: the road to become a wallaby
In this interview Rob discusses the following: How he got into rugby and what other sports he played as a junior How by not going to a traditional rugby school this affected his path into professional rugby
Mike Friday – from junior football in London to leading a rugby revolution in the US
England 7’s a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. His 7’s legacy pathway assisted 45 players to achieve international honours between 2001-2006. Recently in 2012/13 he masterminded the rise of Kenya 7’s propelling them into the Top 4 in the Wo...
James Tesoriero – the path from coaching in Australia to the USA
In this interview James discusses the following: How he got into coaching and where he was coaching before moving to the US The recruitment process to coach in the US His role at Calpoly rugby and his day to day activities
Junior Poluleuligaga – his journey to become a rugby international
In this interview Junior discusses the following: How he got his start in rugby and what was the road to end up playing in rugby world cups How has New Zealand schoolboy evolved since his he left that scene
Nemani Nadolo – his journey to become a rugby international
In this interview Nemani discusses the following: How he got his start in rugby and what got him into the game Who were the early influences in his career What are the key differences between playing in Australia, New Zealand, France & Japan
Kane Douglas – his journey to become a rugby international
In this interview Kane discusses the following: The adjustments required when coming from Australian to Irish rugby The reasoning for leaving Australia to play overseas How he initially got into rugby and other sports he played in his youth
Ben Morgan: the journey to represent England
In this interview Ben discusses the following: How he got his start in rugby What other sports did he play growing up besides rugby At what point in did he feel that he could take his rugby career further
Stephen Hoiles: Pushing through the struggles to achieve rugby greatness
In this interview Stephen discusses the following: How he got his start in rugby His influences during his career, and how club rugby at Randwick RFC played a pivotal role Why playing club rugby, 25-30 games a year is crucial to every professio...
From country rugby league in Australia to a Canadian rugby international
In this interview James discusses the following: How he got his start in rugby union and why Randwick Rugby was key to his career How not making his mark in Rugby League cleared way for a start in Rugby Union