Podcast appearances and mentions of Andy Friend

At Aleda, we know there are consistent dimensions of what great leadership looks like, and we are exploring the great power of each of them during our Summer Series “Success Leaves Clues”. On every Empowering Leaders episode we hear from people at the top of their industries. They soar in the areas of sports, business, social venture, education, the arts and more. When it comes to the dimension of successfully creating and sharing a VISION, we have hand-selected the phenomenal group of people you’re about to hear and learn from. Creating and sharing a VISION that gets traction and has impact is a valuable skill, but as the following group of guests reveal, it’s a skill within reach for anyone who puts their mind to it. Featuring:[02:05] NIC NAITANUI - whose legacy as an Australian rules footballer is as significant as anyone in the modern era. The overall number two draft pick in 2008 - of Fijian heritage - went on to be a three time all Australian, two time West Coast Eagles best and fairest and played with athleticism and power, the likes of which the game hadn't seen before.[05:00] ANDY FRIEND - one of the most respected coaches in world rugby, former head coach of the Brumbies, Australian Men's Rugby Sevens. Andy recently launched Performance Friend, a consultancy business, supporting highly scrutinised leaders across many fields.[07:05] KURT FEARNLEY - the incredible Australian wheelchair racer & Paralympic gold medalist who famously crawled the treacherous Kokoda Track without his wheelchair.[10:45] VANESSA FORD - chief operating officer of Kukua, a Kenyan based education entertainment company that has a primarily female executive team - AND the executive producer of the first African animated superhero series, Super SEMA, where the main character SEMA is an African superhero whose superpower is using her mind and science and technology. [16:34] BELINDA STOWELL - the Olympic gold medal winner from the Sydney Olympics who now leads other athletes to Olympic and world championship glory. [17:45] The Honourable WILL ALSTERGREN - Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court, which puts him at the coalface of family and gender based violence in Australia, an issue he tirelessly campaigns against in and out of the courtroom. A huge thank you to all the guests featured in this episode and if you want to hear more from any of them follow the link to the full length, in depth conversations they each had with Luke in 2024. On our next Success Leaves Clues episode: Curiosity is a leadership dimension that shapes our learning and development. We're excited to explore its transformative impact on the journeys of some exceptional guests and to learn just how they harnessed it. If you enjoy listening to the Empowering Leaders podcast, be sure to subscribe and please, if you have a moment, leave a review for us so we can reach more listeners and empower more leaders. Learn. Lead. Collaborate. Start your leadership journey today. Head to Aleda Collective to find out more about our signature, cross industry collaboration program, Aleda Connect. Curated and facilitated by experts, running for 8 fortnightly sessions, Aleda Connect is the learning experience of a life-time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this conversation, Andy Friend, a seasoned Australian rugby union coach, shares his insights on coaching, leadership, and personal growth. He reflects on his journey in rugby, the evolution of the sport from amateur to professional, and the importance of mental resilience in athletes. Friend emphasizes the need for balance in life, the loneliness of leadership, and the significance of self-awareness. He discusses the challenges facing Australian rugby and the importance of grassroots support. Throughout the conversation, he highlights the value of communication, collaboration, and learning from others. Learn. Lead. Collaborate. Start your leadership journey today. Head to Aleda Collective to find out more about our signature, cross industry collaboration program, Aleda Connect. Curated and facilitated by experts, running for 8 fortnightly sessions, Aleda Connect is the learning experience of a life-time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this conversation, I interview Andy Friend, a seasoned rugby coach with a rich history in the sport. We discuss Andy's journey from coaching in the professional game since 1994 to his recent role with the Brumbies women's team. The conversation delves into the importance of creating a positive environment in sports, the role of questions in coaching, and the significance of cross-pollination between different sports. Andy shares insights on managing diverse player personalities, the evolution of coaching styles, and the key behaviors necessary for team success. They also touch on the challenges facing rugby in Australia and the potential for growth in women's rugby leading up to the upcoming World Cups.Support the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, Cathal Mullaney brings you the details as the last 16 fixtures for the Irish provinces in Europe are confirmed. Andy Friend has his say on Joe Schmidt's appointment as Australia head coach. Eddie Jones is set to return to Twickenham later this year. And Grant Gilchrest is set to sit out Scotland's Six Nations opener.

Connacht begin their Investec Champions Cup campaign tonight (Friday, 8th December) at home to Bordeaux.  Bundee Aki will make his first start of the season. They last met in the 2018/2019 European Challenge Cup season when Connacht picked up two victories. When they met in Galway on October 13th, 2018, two Kyle Godwin tries and one for Finlay Bealham helped Andy Friend's team to a 22-10 victory over the French side.  Aki, Bealham and Caolin Blade are survivors from that game who are in Connacht's squad tonight. Connacht also picked up a 33-27 away in France in January 2019. Leading up to the game, Galway Bay FM's William Davies caught up with new assistant attack coach Mark Sexton who joined up with Connacht this year. == William also spoke to scrum and contact coach Cullie Tucker, and out half JJ Hanrahan.  Click HERE. Kick-off at the Sportsground is 8pm and we'll have LIVE coverage on ‘Over The Line' here on Galway Bay FM.

Connacht captain, Jack Carty joined Shane & Aisling to speak about the importance of the Jack & Jill foundation as well as Connacht's season and his decision to choose rugby over GAA. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball.

Former Connacht head coach Andy Friend joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM as he leaves Galway after five successful years at the province. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Welcome to Thursday's #OTBAM podcast - Ger & Shane are in studio, bringing you your sports breakfast fix. Taggy Fogarty ahead of the weekend's hurling action. Hugh O'Sullivan, former player for London Irish explains what's happening at the club. Andy Friend chats from his campervan following his exit from Connacht and Andy McEntee is in studio ahead of the weekend's Tailteann Cup action. Timestamps and topics below. (01:00) – Kickoff with Ger, Shane & Kathleen (29:40) – Hurling w/Taggy Fogarty (54:40) – Rugby w/Hugh O'Sullivan (01:10:30) – Sports Pages (01:22:00) – Rugby w/Andy Friend (01:40:20) – GAA w/Andy McEntee Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Today in James we see a phrase that has always made me curious.  To be a friend of the world is to have enmity with God. What does that mean?  Especially when we see that Jesus was a friend of sinners?  How do we follow Jesus while not being a friend of the world?  Join us as we unpack this.  Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.If you'd like to read a transcript of this episode, click here -https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1hWg12gHPQwy0-5qtWJqef45TAq9WMd8xZdTBGFZR8/edit?usp=sharingRead our passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A+1-10&version=NRSVUEYou can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

Connacht couldn't quite make it a fairytale finish to the end of an ultimately successful season with a URC QF win and qualification for next season's Champions Cup secured.Rob Murphy takes you through the match while William Davies and Linley MacKenzie join host Alan Deegan to give their thoughts on where it went wrong.We hear from Andy Friend, Jack Carty and Stormers coach John Dobson too. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quality episode this week as we'll be looking at Steve Borthwick's coaching lineup for the World Cup, a crazy finish to the regular season in the Premiership and a couple of big away wins in the URC play-offs. Plus, we'll be chatting to Connacht Director of Rugby, Andy Friend about their phenomenal performance in Belfast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Molloy was joined by journalist Gerry Thornley and Grand Slam winner Fiona Hayes on this week's edition of Monday Night Rugby. (01:00) Ulster's season ends on a whimper (11:00) Player exodus might help with rebuild (13:00) Andy Friend's Indian Summer continues (21:00) Extra sheen by the week for Munster (35:00) Double still on for Leinster (43:00) AIL Final review In association with Vodafone | #TeamOfUs

Well Connacht fairly made us sweat for their first away win in a one off Quarter Final as they held out against Ulster in the Kingspan Stadium.Linley MacKenzie, William Davies, Rob Murphy and Alan Deegan take you through the match and give their thoughts on such an historic win while we also hear from Andy Friend and Jack Carty along with a quick word from Tiernan's dad Aidan O'Halloran Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ger and Shane were joined on OTB AM by Off The Ball's resident Connacht man to preview their URC clash with Ulster on Friday Night. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Connacht gave their best ever performance in Scotstoun as they came within a hair's breath of beating Glasgow. Munster did Connacht an unbelievable favour is garnering a draw against the Sharks to confirm Connacht finishing at least 7th and a big step closer to Champions Cup rugby next season.William Davies and Linley MacKenzie join Alan Deegan to review that excellent performance and look forward to the quarter final against Ulster.We also get the post match thoughts of Andy Friend. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht produced another excellent performance and bonus point win to guarantee their place in the URC play-offs and give them a real shot at Champions   Cup rugby for next season.The Craggy Crew take you through the match and analyse the win post-match while we also hear from Andy Friend and Kieran Marmion. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht's abysmal record in knockout matches away from home continued in Treviso as Benetton overpowered them in the Round of 16 match in the Challenge Cup.William Davies and Alan Deegan bring you through the match and they are joined by Linley MacKenzie to try and pick out the bones of another disappointing away performance and defeat.We also have the post-match thoughts of Andy Friend. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a performance and result for Connacht with a win that bounces them up to 6th with 2 matches left to play in the regular season in the URC.This match had it all and so we got Dave Finn, Niall Shiel and Linley MacKenzie to try and make some sense of the goings on that included 3 yellow cards as well as a 5th hat-trick from a Connacht player this season.We hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend and Caolin Blade as well as some  of the Connacht faithful when we finished off the podcast recording in Murty Rabbitts. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht squeezed past a gritty Dragons side in Rodney Parade to garner a 4th win in a row, but without the required try bonus point which might come back to haunt them in their drive towards not only making the URC playoffs but also Champions Cup qualification for next season.William Davies and Rob Murphy join Alan Deegan to try and make sense of a strange performance from Connacht and we hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend also. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Treacy, Bernard Jackman and Ian Keatley break down the major talking points of the week in rugby, heading into Round 3 of the Six Nations. We also discuss Connacht's confirmation that Pete Wilkins will take over from director of rugby Andy Friend next season.

Connacht garnered the required Bonus Point win in Parma in an absolute try-fest of a match as they move into a URC play-off spot for the first time this season.William Davies and Rob Murphy take you through the match while Alan Deegan joins William for some post match analysis and we hear from hat-trick hero Dylan Tierney-Martin and coach Andy Friend in the post-match press conference. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Andy Friend says a new Connacht head coach is 'imminent', provinces prepare for return to URC action and Brian O'Driscoll reacts to Ireland's massive win over France.

Connacht failed to secure a home Round of 16 match in the Challenge Cup after yet ANOTHER defeat on English soil as they failed to cope with the power and precision of the early onslaught by Newcastle.The Craggy Crew try and make sense of the wildly fluctuating performance and question some of the selection decisions that came back to haunt Andy Friend and his coaching brain trust as an away trip to Italy is their reward for winning 3 of the 4 matches in the pool stages of the Challenge Cup. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht scored their biggest ever win over a French team to qualify for the Round of 16 when defeating Brive 61-5 in the Sportsground.The Craggy Crew enjoy reviewing the match and we hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend and Niall Murray. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's William Davies after their 41-12 BKT URC defeat to Leinster

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their BKT URC trip to Leinster on New Years Day

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's Rob Murphy after their BKT United Rugby Championship defeat to Ulster

RUGBY: Galway Bay FM's William Davies previews Connacht vs Ulster in the BKT United Rugby Championship with Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend and Ulster back row Nick Timoney

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's William Davies after their European Challenge Cup win over Brive

On today's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you all the details on a seismic day for French rugby - and for all the wrong reasons. We hear from Andy Friend and Oisin Dowling ahead of Connacht's Challenge Cup jaunt to Brive. Warren Gatland speaks for the first time since his reinstatement as Wales head coach. And there's more injury worries for Gregor Townsend with the Six Nations on the horizon.

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their EPCR European Challenge Cup trip to Brive

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's Rob Murphy after their EPCR Challenge Cup win over Newcastle Falcons

RUGBY: Connacht Director of rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's William Davies after their 28-19 URC win over Benetton

On today's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has all the injury news ahead of Munster's URC clash with Connacht, and we hear from Andy Friend. Jacques Nienaber gives a cryptic response to the latest questions regarding Rassie Erasmus. Plus Jack Willis cut loose by England.

Wherein I go through all the Autumn Internationals from the weekend, and spend a little more time looking at the history of these clashes. I also try not to talk too much about the failures of my USA Eagles, but it was inevitable. The article about Andy Friend was here: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2022/11/14/andy-friend-to-leave-connacht-at-the-end-of-the-season/ All the info about the World Rugby Awards can be found here: https://www.world.rugby/news/777767/awards-winners-release Squidge's analysis on how Georgia are evolving was here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qVd3eqzB4M If you're enjoying listening, you can always buy me a beverage through the link below, or you can sign up through Anchor to become a monthly supporter! If you still haven't left a review, I'd really appreciate it you could take that bit of time, it's really more helpful than I can say. In the meantime, thanks as always for your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ScrumOfTheEarth https://anchor.fm/thescrumoftheearth Thanks, cheers and be well! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thescrumoftheearth/support

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On this episode of the podcast we talk about Munster vs South Africa 'A' and Ireland's win against Fiji. We also preview Ireland's upcoming game against Australia, Leinster vs Chile, Andy Friend's news, and Ulster's latest signing.

Shane and Kathleen were joined by Gerry Thornley to discuss what Connacht rugby will be like after Andy Friend departs. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

On today's Rugby Daily, poor Will Connors' latest injury set-back, and Stuart Lancaster's update on it. Alan Quinlan gives his verdict on Munster's young guns ahead of their trip to the Aviva. We hear from a frustrated Andy Friend. There's reaction to Wasps' entering administration, plus news of an Irish coaching casualty in France.

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's Rob Murphy after their 20-11 URC win over Munster

Connacht have been training on their brand new surface and getting the work in ahead of their United Rugby Championship meeting with Munster on Friday Night at the Sportsground. This will be the first time that the new surface has been used since being laid and with a lot at stake this early in the season, the game is already close to being a sell out with terracing erected for the game at the Bohermore and College Road ends of the ground. William Davies has been speaking to Andy Friend at the team's press conference.  Andy said that they are aware that they haven't performed near their best so far this season but they are determined to correct that on Friday. 

On today's edition of Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has team news ahead of Emerging Ireland's latest outing in South Africa. We hear from both Andy Friend and Mike Prendergast ahead of Friday's interpro at the Sportsground, with some interesting comments from the former on the current state of the game. And how about some juicy rumours from France?

William Davies looks ahead to today's game between Connacht and The DHL Stormers including interviews with Andy Friend, Jarrad Butler as well as Stormers coach John Dobson and captain Ernst van Rhyn. LIVE Commentary on Galway Bay FM from 1.30pm

FREE Visualisation Guide: stan.store/offfieldrugbyBen O'Donnell has just signed with the BrumbiesLink to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyWe chat about;Importance of taking your chancesPlaying USA Collegiate rugby in USA with LindenwoodWinning the comp with Randwick rfc in Shute ShieldNot making WaratahsGetting a Pro Deal with Ordizia Rugby in SpainAndy Friend picking him up for the Australia SevensSigning for the BrumbiesPlaying on the Sevens World SeriesGetting to play with Wendell SailorArriving in Galway during Covid lockdownsWhy Mack Hansen isEmail - offfieldrugby@gmail.comMy instagram is https://www.instagram.com/offfieldrugby/Cheers for clicking in, please send the pod to some friends Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's Rob Murphy ahead of their BKT URC opener with Ulster

Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend joined Gerry Murphy, George McDonagh and William Davies to speak about the upcoming BKT United Rugby Championship Season that begins on Saturday evening with Connacht away to Ulster at Kingspan Stadium.

RUGBY: Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend with Galway Bay FM's William Davies after their win over Sale Sharks

Ger Gilroy and Eoin Sheahan talk to Andy Friend about his hope's for Connacht. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Connacht head coach Andy Friend joined OTB AM as his side prepares to face Leinster and overcome their 5 point first leg deficit. OTB AM with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Our Great Coach on this episode is Andy Friend. Andy is an Australian rugby union coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Irish province Connacht. He was previously head coach of the Australia Sevens team, the Brumbies in Super Rugby in Australia, English club Harlequins, and Canon Eagles and Suntory Sungoliath in the Japanese Top League. He also coached the Australian Under-21 team to the final of the 2005 World Championships. And was an assistant to Eddie Jones within the Wallabies setup for the 2002 Tri Nations Series and 2003 Rugby World Cup. Andy is an articulate and calm coach who speaks with authenticity and simplicity on the fundamentals of elite level leadership. He has spent both his childhood and adult life traveling the world, and this gives him a deep appreciation of the needs that unite people; and how you can communicate emotion and intent despite language barriers. He is the type of person you feel immediately at ease with, and his ability to find a balance between the leadership and care for his players and staff, and family life, which also makes him a good role model for all of us who try to juggle the competing priorities in our life. Some of the key highlights of this interview for me were: How Great coaches have a strong sense of purpose that both motivates and guides them. This is matched with a natural inquisitiveness that fuels their ongoing development. How being sacked as a coach helped him realise the need of not imposing your own values on the team, but rather co-creating the right team values for that organisation. And His learning around not trying to do everything, but rather to invest time in building, in his words, the bank account of trust, with his athletes. And how this translates to him spending 70% of his time working with individuals within the team. If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at thegreatcoachespodcast@gmail.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com