Podcasts about auckland rugby union

The WesWes Networks Stace and Joey discuss the comments they received from social media regarding the bias of Auckland Rugby Union selections. Then the boys discuss the All Blacks squad named for the Rugby World Cup and then talk about the notable omissions from the Springboks and Wallabies squads. For more WesWes Network podcasts click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/weswesnetwork⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecounterruck/message

The WesWes Networks Stace is joined by Roger and Joey to talk about the announcement that Ian Foster will be Head Coach of the All Blacks until after the 2023 Rugby World Cup. They also talk about the recent news report of Auckland and Manu Samoa International Brenton Helluer quitting club rugby because of Auckland Rugby Union's unwillingness to protect players after being knocked unconscious in a recent match by what he alleges was a deliberate knee to his head. The boys then discuss Former Australia sevens star Ellia Green who has revealed his transition to transgender male during a transphobia and homophobia summit at Ottawa, Canada. All this and more on this action-packed episode of the COUNTER RUCK --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecounterruck/message

New Zealand Rugby's deal Silver Lake was signed off yesterday when the 26 provincial unions and Māori Rugby board agreed to terms. The deal will see the US private equity firm invest $200 million in a new commercial entity that will control all revenue-generating assets of NZ Rugby. Of that, $37 million has been put aside for a short-term investment, with provincial unions set to receive $20m, $14m will go the NPC unions and $6m to the Heartland unions. The provincial unions had wanted any cap on the amount of money they would receive from future revenue removed, a seat on the CommercialCo board, and more clarity around how the money would protect the future of the community game. Auckland Rugby Union chairman Stu Mather and Whanganui Rugby Union chief executive Bridget Belsham spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Judy Matai’a  is the Chief Executive Officer at the Anglican Trust for Women & Children (ATWC), based in Auckland.  In the 160 year history of ATWC; Judy is its first female CEO.     Prior to moving to ATWC, Judy worked for the Department of Child Youth and Family Services as well as teaching in undergraduate social work programmes at Unitec and at the University of Auckland.     Judy has a strong commitment to social change and community development, through a Collective Impact approach.  An approach that values and embraces new learning, new ways of genuine collaboration that esteems transparency.   Judy holds Masters Degrees in Social Work & an MBA (Hons) both from Massey University; and an undergraduate degree from the University of Auckland.  In 2018, Judy also graduated from the Global Women’s Breakthrough Leadership programme. In addition to her advisory roles across Oranga Tamariki and the Ministry of Social Development, plus the various Board positions she holds; Judy is involved in Governance training for Pasefika leaders with LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance & Leadership.   Recently she was involved in the review of Pasefika Governance participation across the Auckland Rugby Union.   This review of governance participation led to the NZ Rugby Union developing a specific Pasefika national leadership role to grow participation across all its rugby provinces.   Judy joins us on the line to talk about the work she is doing researching Pasifika governance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

St Kent's has been criticised by an independent judicial panel for "sustained" poaching of other schools' rugby players - but has won its case that a threatened match boycott by rivals was a breach of the rugby code.The decision means the private Auckland high school can play in this year's 1st XV competition but it has to stand-down new-to-school players from outside of Auckland for the first six games of the season, and has additionally agreed to stand two of them down in any semi-final or final.In December, the Herald revealed a coalition of schools had agreed to not lace-up against the high school due to an "immoral" recruitment policy.In a decision released today, the independent judicial panel criticised St Kent's for undertaking a sustained period of "annual" strengthening of its 1st XV."This has included providing scholarships for players to move from competing schools to bolster St Kent's chances of 1st XV rugby success," said the panel, made up of barrister Tim Castle (chairman), former Auckland college principal Gail Thomson and former All Black Ian Jones.The panel said St Kent's had "strenuously denied targeted recruiting" but found the school had not adequately responded to "a changed mood" and concerns from other schools and the Auckland Rugby Union.However, the independent panel also upheld a complaint from St Kent's that a proposed new code of conduct by other schools, and a threatened boycott of St Kent's matches if that code was not met, breached the existing rules."The new code was driven by 10 participating schools, and aimed at preventing excessive player recruitment. It used the threat of defaulting games against St Kent's, unless St Kent's agreed to new rules restricting their tactical player recruitment practices."The panel said this code was unauthorised and in breach of College Sport Auckland rules and bylaws.The new code sought to stand-down any new-to-school players - who had transferred from an NZRU 1st XV competition - for the first six 1A games plus any potential semi-final or final.The panel said St Kent's had intended to field up to three new-to-school players - established talented stars from provincial schools.It said that a threatened default of matches by other schools would negatively impact on all 30 members of the St Kent's squad, "a result that would not have had the best interests of the students at heart".The panel upheld the St Kent's complaint and went further, saying the school had not broken any existing rules.However, it did not escape criticism."Relationships between participating schools have suffered," said Castle. "We find that St Kentigern is in significant respect the author of its own misfortune in not adequately taking on board the changed mood amongst the participating schools community."The panel said other schools were not necessarily immune from similar allegations."Enough is enough," Castle said. "This practice must stop."The panel said the schools had not fulfilled their requirements under current rules to resolve their issues.To resolve the overall issue, the panel recommended that St Kent's did not play new-to-school players for the first six games of the 2019 competition and the school, and King's College, agreed to this.The other 10 schools rejected that option and still intended to default against St Kent's. The panel found this another breach of the current rules but after further discussions with the panel - and in the interests of the competition - St Kent's agreed to the stand-down for any semi-final and final as well.The independent judicial panel criticised St Kent's for undertaking a sustained period of "annual" strengthening of its 1st XV. (Photo / Photosport)"We reached a draft determination, we put that to the principals, they did push back on a number of our findings," Castle told Radio Sport. "We reviewed carefully what they had to say but ultimately reached the view that there were breaches of the rules by them."To be...

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the fourth part of the roundtable, we examine professional development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Shownotes 1) The most impactful seminars or conferences each coach has gone to and what they learned 2) The favourite books for each coach for both professional and personal development 3)Dr. Michael Speranza's tackling research and how stronger athletes tackle better 4) Getting in touch with the roundtable members Martin Bucheit Jans Bangsbo Sophia Nimphius Matt Jordan Simon Sinek Matthew Syed Keegan Smith Davd Joyce Michael Boyle David Watts

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the third part of the roundtable, we examine prehabilitation and rehabilitation. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Quotes “You can’t have an ego about things - you need to be able to have good robust discussions (about rehab)” “They have to have run like they stole something before returning to play” “You want to return an athlete and not return an injury - how do we make the person a better athlete during this rehabilitation” “In return to play, we want to them be able to tolerate a training week harder than the game week” “A healthy athlete will always have healthy hips” “There is a lot of stuff in pain research about not asking how painful an injury is so why do we ask athletes how an injury is 1-2x a day and use daily wellness forms?” Shownotes 1) Return to play standards for common injuries including ACL, hamstrings 2) Go to methods for prehab/rehab including blood flow restriction and isometrics/eccentrics 3) What each coach is going to implement for rehab/rehab in the next 12-24 months People Mentioned Chris Gaviglio Des Ryan Josh Secomb Tony Shield Dave Opar

The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength & power development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Quotes "You can't just lifting with hypertrophy reps - have to back it up with work in kitchen" "Our job as S&C is to keep them on the park to allow coaches to do their job" "Transfer is really subtle after the first 2 years and you have to make sure you hit on the specific things that that individual needs" "Experienced players will tell me there is a bare minimum you need in the gym but after that an extra 20-30kg on squat or bench isn't the difference in a game" Shownotes 1) Underlying philosophy for strength and power for each coach 2) Assessing strength and power - making it specific to the individual and team 3) Weekly programming breakdowns at each coach's respective organisation 4) How each coach periodises strength & power work 5) Force velocity profiling and the reasons coaches will or will not implement it 6) Getting transfer from gym to field and how to improve transfer 7) What each coach is going to implement for strength and power in the next 12-24 months People Mentioned 1) Ashley Jones 2) Selwyn Grittih 3) Dirk Spitz

    This podcast features Kate Daly (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-daly-22b9374/) , Chief People and Communications Officer, Human Resources at Fletcher Building (http://www.fbcareers.com/) . Listen to how she has mastered the art of balancing multiple board positions, an esteemed global career in Human Resources and Communication, and being a mum to three kids. “As you become older your emotional intelligence grows a lot and it becomes less and less about you, and more and more about the people around you… If you have five or six people in you team who all have very diverse points… essentially what you deliver is a far superior outcome to the business and ultimately to yourself. I always look for people that are better than me and have become comfortable in hiring people that are technically stronger than me.” – Kate Daly This podcast explores Kate’s results driven behaviour, strong commercial mind-set and truly understanding a business and creating strategies that are sustainable. Enjoy hearing from an Inspiring Mum – Happy Mother’s Day 2017!   Shaun McCambridge – Inspirational Leaders Podcast Shaun McCambridge is the Managing Director of Stellar Recruitment (http://www.stellarrecruitment.com) , a devoted husband and father to four spritely children. Shaun created the Inspirational Leaders series to inspire emerging leaders and to shine a light on what it takes to be an inspirational leader.   Recommended from this episode: Kate Daly (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-daly-22b9374/) Fletcher Building (http://www.fbcareers.com/) Auckland (https://www.aucklandnz.com/) Hr & Communications Field (http://www.hrvoice.org/effective-communications-and-hr-making-the-connection/) Equal opportunity  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_employment_opportunity) Auckland Rugby Union (http://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/) Emotional Intelligence (https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/emotional-intelligence) Results focused (https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233009) Build teams with diverse skillset  (https://hbr.org/2007/11/eight-ways-to-build-collaborative-teams) Great leaders listen (https://drivenforward.com/great-leaders-listen/) Strategy collaboration is set by the team (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2013/07/30/the-12-habits-of-highly-collaborative-organizations/#130c44436835) Integrity and honesty  (http://www.briantracy.com/blog/leadership-success/importance-of-honesty-integrity-in-business/) Lead from the front  (https://jameswattstx.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/leader.jpg) Making a difference  (http://switchandshift.com/employee-engagement-ideas-difference) Great time management  (https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219553) 360 degree feedback  (http://www.custominsight.com.au/360-degree-feedback/what-is-360-degree-feedback.asp) Harvard  (https://www.hbrsubscribe.org/?ploc=9069129) BOOK – Dave Ulrich  (https://www.amazon.com/Dave-Ulrich/e/B001K8TGCO) BOOK – Jack Welsh  (https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Welch/e/B000AP9HAO/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1493854365&sr=1-1) Employees should be aligned to the business (http://www.recognizethisblog.com/2014/08/employees-aligned-engaged/) Resident dog walker (https://www.cesarsway.com/dog-training/walking/6-tips-for-mastering-the-dog-walk) Skiing holidays  (https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Travel-g255055-c153059/Australia:Planning.A.Ski.Holiday.html) Always goes to bed prepared for the following work day (http://productivemag.com/9/prepare-your-next-day-in-the-evening) Life is about compromises (https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/our-thriving-children/201403/working-mothers-raising-children-something-s-gotta-give) Great female role model  (https://www.forbes.com/sites/bonniemarcus/2017/03/29/want-to-be-successful-find-a-strong-female-role-model/#f74b3ce5ca6a) Also available on: iTunes Store