Podcast appearances and mentions of Brendan Cannon

Australian rugby is in quite a state and today we have Brendan Cannon on the show to speak about the need for us to remedy this by reigniting a lost sense of community around our beloved game. For those who don't know, Brendan was an Australian Wallaby from 2001 to 2006 and has a large number of games under his belt for the Queensland Reds, the Waratahs, and the Western Force too. In today's show, we chat with Brendan about his personal journey, the obstacles he overcame to achieve what he has, and his views on the current and future state of Australian rugby. Brendan takes us through his formative years and his time with the Souths before getting into a topic that penetrates most of today's conversation, the growing disconnect between professional and club rugby, causes for this, and the tremendous losses the game has experienced as a result. Our guest weighs in on changes in gameplay, the commercialisation of professional rugby, the effects of COVID on the industry, and what could be done to bring back our glory days. We also hear about some of Brendan's personal experiences as a professional player such as his swift return to the game after a severe car accident, his transition from number eight to hooker, and his scrum injury that marked his final exit as a professional player. Don't miss this amazing conversation with a man who brings a lifetime of perspectives from inside and out! Key Points From This Episode: • Brendan's rugby family legacy, love of the game, and childhood memories playing at Souths.• The way famous players used to still play for their clubs, inspiring young players.• Commercialization of pro rugby and reasons for its growing disconnect with amateur rugby.• Why pro players should invest in their clubs and not forget about paying tribute to these roots.• Prohibitive costs, sanitized product, less free gameplay, and other reasons rugby isn't what it used to be.• Brendan's near-fatal car accident and what allowed him to return to rugby soon after.• Why Brendan decided to transition from number eight to hooker and his experiences after.• Brendan's career-ending scrum injury and his perspectives on scrum adjudication.• Contributors to Australian rugby's bad state: dismissals, COVID, commercialization.• The potential that bringing back a sense of community has to reignite Australian rugby's spirit.• Examples of brand ambassadorship shown by Andrew Demetriou and David Gallop.• Cues to be taken from other sports about broadcasters being more critical of administrators.Links from this weeks show: Queensland Reds - Queensland RedsNSW Waratahs - WaratahsWestern Force - Western ForceSt Laurence's College - St. Laurence's CollegeSouths Rugby - Souths Rugby Union ClubWhite Ribbon Day - White Ribbon Day

LISTEN TO JIM DOLAN TALK WITH RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST ON ALL THINGS AUSTRALIAAustralian rugby is run by "goons" with an "ever smug chairman" according to the man leading the charge against embattled Wallabies coach Michael Cheika.Longtime Australian rugby writer Greg Growden has launched into the organisation after the Rugby Australia media conference to update Cheika's position.Growden, a fiery critic of Cheika's, said RA had treated the public with "complete disdain".Rugby Australia chairman Cameron Clyne spent just 50 seconds updating the media on Cheika, after taking a break from a long board meeting this week.On ESPNscrum, Growden wrote:"...you would expect something compelling from an organised media gathering when the Rugby Australia board has assembled to decide whether their national coach, support staff, plus important managerial figures should be sacked or not. It's a big, big day."Their ever smug chairman Cameron Clyne waltzed in, told the bleeding obvious that the board had heard a presentation from Michael Cheika, there had been some data gathered, and that they had 'all the information we need.'"So if they have all the information, clearly a competent board of directors would be able to make a decision."No, no, no. We forgot that we are dealing with the master muddlers. Instead it was the usual Clyne gobbledegook about 'going through a fairly thorough review process' and that it 'will be done by Christmas.'"Then within 45 seconds, no questions allowed, and with a smirk as he uttered 'Thanks very much guys', Clyne exited, no make that fled, saying he had important board business to attend to. Thanks for nothing."It was just another time wasting exercise by these procrastinators. No wonder Cheika has been able in his four flawed years in the job to completely play this board off a break, and do exactly what he wants."Twitter Ads info and privacyFormer Wallaby forward Brendan Cannon summed up the situation by tweeting a photo of a vehicle trapped in deep mud.  

News Corp columnist Brendan Cannon joins Iain Payten and Jamie Pandaram as Super Rugby kicks into full swing following a tumultuous week for Australian teams. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

27/2: New host Nick McArdle is joined by Brendan Cannon, Brumbies Assistant Peter Hewat and Fox Rugby journo Christy Doran. The crew discuss the weekend's drama involving Reds skipper Scott Higginbotham and teammate Lukhan Tui, plus assess how all the Aussie franchise's campaigns kicked off.

Rugby Reg, Matt and Hugh are back once again, and with such a turbulent week on the Super Rugby front, have plenty to talk about. They were joined this week by former Western Force and Wallaby, Brendan Cannon, to talk about the impacts of cutting a team, and his opinion on the ARU's handling of the restructuring process. WARNING - may contain a couple of Sugar Honey Ice Teas. The Five Burning Questions: 1. What is Canno’s opinion of the ARU’s handling of the Super Rugby restructuring? 2. What will be the impacts of cutting an Aussie team? 3. What is the biggest takeaway from the ARU’s annual report? 4. Have the wheels fallen off the Queensland Reds? 5. Who should be the Wallabies Blindside Flanker in 2017?

Payto and Panda are joined by special guest Brendan Cannon, who says Australian rugby is at its lowest ebb and calls for bold leadership from the ARU. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've made some changes as you'll see in our first show of the year. Former Wallabies hooker Brendan Cannon joins the panel and he'll be a regular member in 2017. There's plenty to talk about from 6 Nations to the death of Springboks great Joost van der Westhuizen. We pay tribute to the passing of legend who changed the game at scrumhalf. Thanks to our loyal sponsor Strike – leaders in mobile phone cradles for vehicles. 4K UHD VIDEO WALL BY SAMSUNG

We've made some changes as you'll see in our first show of the year. Former Wallabies hooker Brendan Cannon joins the panel and he'll be a regular member in 2017. There's plenty to talk about from 6 Nations to the death of Springboks great Joost van der Westhuizen. We pay tribute to the passing of legend who changed the game at scrumhalf. Thanks to our loyal sponsor Strike – leaders in mobile phone cradles for vehicles. 4K UHD VIDEO WALL BY SAMSUNG

We've made some changes as you'll see in our first show of the year. Former Wallabies hooker Brendan Cannon joins the panel and he'll be a regular member in 2017. There's plenty to talk about from 6 Nations to the death of Springboks great Joost van der Westhuizen. We pay tribute to the passing of legend who changed the game at scrumhalf. Thanks to our loyal sponsor Strike – leaders in mobile phone cradles for vehicles. 4K UHD VIDEO WALL BY SAMSUNG

Brendan Cannon the Chief Operating Officer from Adaptive talks about their EMEA office which they owned in the Digital Hub last year, describes what they do, especially their work with data governance and metadata. Brendan also talks about the award they recently won with Gartner, why data centric regulations that are coming out all the time are catapulting data governance into the boardroom, why a data management strategy including Adaptive's software can help if you have a data breach, why trust is so important to your customers when you have data breach, and how their software works so well as a Microsoft Office plugin.

Brendan Cannon is a former Wallaby. He spent time working as a TV rugby analyst and is now well into a corporate career. And to add to all of that, Brendan is a man who was born to be interviewed. With a great voice for radio, Brendan indulged my fascination with the inner working of life as a professional sportsman. He drew on his 10 years as a fulltime rugby player, reflecting on the lessons he learned about himself and life, leaders and team dynamics. He talked about his near death experience as a 19 year old, how it changed his approach to life and how he feels driving over the Storey Bridge. If you’re a rugby fan, or even just a fan of sports in general, this episode will fascinate you. If you have no interest in sport, you’ll love it too. Brendan is a high achiever who has a gift for extracting the lessons of life, rationalising them and putting them into new contexts. He gives wonderful insight into leading and being part of a healthy team environment. There's something for everyone in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast…enjoy!

We chew the fat with former Wallaby, former Red, former Waratah, former Force, and now HSBC Ambassador, Brendan Cannon to try to work out just what went wrong in Auckland and where we will turn it around in Perth v the Boks. Then after Canno, we try sleeping with the enemy and discuss the Wallaby v Bok test with a real South African!!!!! Oh, and James O'Connor also gets a mention.

A special HD show with Scotland coach Andy Robinson. We chat in the Scottish camp ahead Tuesday's Test against the Wallabies in Newcastle. We cover a range of issues including changes to the squad and the appointment of Scott Johnson to the coaching team. Robinson also reacts to suggestions by Brendan Cannon that the match doesn't deserve Test status. It's set the scene for another chaotic encounter with the Scots. So sit back and enjoy our 150th special with Andy Robinson.

A special HD show with Scotland coach Andy Robinson. We chat in the Scottish camp ahead Tuesday's Test against the Wallabies in Newcastle. We cover a range of issues including changes to the squad and the appointment of Scott Johnson to the coaching team. Robinson also reacts to suggestions by Brendan Cannon that the match doesn't deserve Test status. It's set the scene for another chaotic encounter with the Scots. So sit back and enjoy our 150th special with Andy Robinson.

A special HD show with Scotland coach Andy Robinson. We chat in the Scottish camp ahead Tuesday's Test against the Wallabies in Newcastle. We cover a range of issues including changes to the squad and the appointment of Scott Johnson to the coaching team. Robinson also reacts to suggestions by Brendan Cannon that the match doesn't deserve Test status. It's set the scene for another chaotic encounter with the Scots. So sit back and enjoy our 150th special with Andy Robinson.

He looks like Russell Crowe but he's ten times tougher. Former Wallaby hooker Brendan Cannon joins the RuggaMatrix panel for one of our best interviews yet. Cannon was almost killed in a car accident in 1993 and he's endured many personal challenges through his career. His story is inspirational but this show is not just about Cannon's history but the current events in the game. Cannon has some interesting observations about the South African team dominating the Tri-Nations and what Australia and New Zealand have to do to win. We also throw in a few questions from our Twitter followers. Ewen McKenzie reports in from the French Alps as he prepares for the Top 14 kick-off and Les Kiss is already winging his way to Dublin after packing up the family in Sydney.