Podcasts about canterbury crusaders

13-year old Jack Tame would never have believed that Scott Robertson and Leon MacDonald weren't getting along.   The year was 2000.  Having survived Y2K, started high school, and become a teenager in the space of a few short months, the highlight of my year was yet to come: May 20th, when the Canterbury Crusaders defeated the ACT Brumbies by a single point at Bruce Stadium in Canberra to become Super Rugby Champions for the third year in a row, the first team to achieve the feat.  It is amazing to go back and look at that starting 15. We didn't know it then, but several of the winning Crusaders would end up becoming successful coaches after their playing careers were done. Winning finalists included Todd Blackadder, Daryl Gibson, and Mark Hammett, all of whom have enjoyed pretty high-profile coaching careers. The Crusaders' second-five-eighth was a guy called Mark Robinson, who in years to come would be appointed the CEO of New Zealand Rugby. We didn't know it then, but in a couple of decades, he would hire his blindside flanker teammate as the All Blacks' coach and his fullback as assistant.   But if you could've told 13-year-old me that two of the guys from that team would end up having a very split after just a month at the helm of the All Blacks, I would never have believed you.   I've gotta say though... as shocked as I was this week to learn that MacDonald and Razor hadn't worked out, from what we know so far, New Zealand Rugby, the All Blacks, and both Scott Robertson and Leon MacDonald deserve our praise and thanks.   I thought that New Zealand Rugby statement and Robertson's subsequent statements were amazing. Of course we'll probably never know the full story, but they didn't sugar-coat anything. No one made up a rubbish excuse – the old ‘more time with the family.' It wasn't nasty or spiteful. But it was honest. They didn't see eye to eye. They have differing views. And after a series of ‘robust' conversations, it wasn't in the best interests of the team to have MacDonald and Robertson working together, resentment building as they pulled in different directions.    It's so easy to imagine an alternative, another World where they didn't recognise or didn't acknowledge things weren't working, they weren't clicking, and whatever tension existed festered and grew into something more damaging. Rumours would start. The odd news report would intimate that something wasn't right. There could be cliques and factions. Players might have split loyalties. And ultimately it would hurt the team.   Again, we don't know everything. But given the frankness of the explanation, it's the best we have. And man, there is so much to be said for calling it early. They didn't battle on for a couple of seasons. They didn't try and fake anything for the rugby-loving public. They called it.   Leon MacDonald clearly has a lot of mana and as a coach he's had success. I'm sure he'll get a great coaching job somewhere different. Obviously 13-year-old me would be gutted to see two of his sporting heroes, split. But 20 years since they won that third title, their collective handling of this situation has been mature and strangely refreshing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest this episode is Canterbury Crusaders winger Manasa Moala Mataele who shares his story of moving from Suva, Fiji at a young age to pursue his dream of achieving excellence both on and off the rugby field. Please follow The Coconut Wireless Podcast on social media: Insta: @coconutwirelesspodcast TikTok: @coconutwirelesspodcast Facebook: @coconutwirelesspodcast Twitter/X: @coconutwrlspod Please rate and subscribe wherever you listen to this podcast

Campbell Johnstone made a name for himself in NZ rugby circles as an All Black and Canterbury Crusaders rugby star in the early 2000's,He made a name for himself internationally in early 2023 when he became the first ever openly gay all black. This is his story.This is as they say in rugby, a podcast of two halves- the first half zooms in on his sexuality and the second half looks back on his rugby career which included three super rugby titles.We chat about his decision to do the interview on Seven Sharp with Hilary Barry, growing up gay and his earliest sexual experiences, coming out to his parents, dabbling with the Grindr dating app and much more.Then we look back on his rugby career- his thoughts on Razor Robertson as a coach, the hilarious reaction from his dad when he told him he was an All Black, his awkward haka experiences and more.I really enjoyed Campbells company and I hope you guys love this conversation and get something from it.Thanks very much to the absolute legends at Radix Nutrition for sponsoring this episode. I start every day with their protein powder mixed with ice cubes and a bit of trim milk. If you are not using protein powder- you should give it a go. Its not just for weightlifters…its useful for anyone who wants to hang on to the muscles you already have (which is so important, especially as you get older).Check out their website:https://radixnutrition.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Campbell Johnstone made a name for himself in NZ rugby circles as an All Black and Canterbury Crusaders rugby star in the early to mid 2000's.He made a name for himself internationally in early 2023 when he became the first ever openly gay all black. This little snippet comes from our conversation.We chat about his decision to do the interview on Seven Sharp with Hilary Barry., growing up gay and his earliest sexual experiences, coming out to his parents at 22, dabbling with the Grindr dating app and much more.Then we look back on his rugby career- his thoughts on Razor Robertson as a coach, the hilarious reaction from his dad when he told him he was an All Black, his awkward haka experiences and so much more.Thanks very much to the absolute legends at Radix Nutrition for sponsoring this episode. Check out their website, no pressure to buy anything, But they are truly doing epic things from their factory on the outskirts of Hamilton.https://radixnutrition.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a week where we prattle on about music for quite some time. There's new number one's from Shakira and Liberty X plus album releases from Killswitch Engage,  Poison, Tommy Lee, Danzig, Dio and Boxcar Racer. It's also  the 47th Eurovision Song Contest in Estonia and Alien Ant Farm are lucky to survive a horror bush crash in Spain.  In the news the body of Chandra Levy is recovered, a KKK member is finally brought to justice and Russia and the United States come to an agreement of sorts over nuclear weapons.In sport the ACT Brumbies get spanked by the Canterbury Crusaders in the Super 12 Rugby final.In entertainment it's the end of the line for Ally McBeal, Felicity and the X-Files. And we wish Louis Theroux and Claudia Schiffer a happy birthday! Hang with us on socials to chat more noughties nostalgia - Facebook (@tminus20) or Instagram (tminus20podcast). You can also contact us there if you want to be a part of the show.

Learn how to lead a high performance team at work or on the field. Andy Ellis is a professional rugby player, and formerly played with the All Blacks and Canterbury Crusaders. His high performance mindset also applies to his career, as a serial entrepreneur. Andy shared his thoughts on:- Building Resilience- How to Handle Pressure- Setting 'World-Class' as your personal standard- Embracing AdventureIf you want to learn lessons in leadership, high performance and entrepreneurship then you're in for a treat.

Learn how to lead a high performance team at work or on the field. Andy Ellis is a professional rugby player, and formerly played with the All Blacks and Canterbury Crusaders. His high performance mindset also applies to his career, as a serial entrepreneur. Andy shared his thoughts on:- Building Resilience- How to Handle Pressure- Setting 'World-Class' as your personal standard- Embracing AdventureIf you want to learn lessons in leadership, high performance and entrepreneurship then you're in for a treat.----Full Transcript, Quote Cards, and a Show Summary are available here: https://www.jjlaughlin.com/blog​​​-----Website: https://www.jjlaughlin.com​YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GETJbxpgulYcYc6QAKLHA​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLaughlinOfficialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameslaughlinofficial/​Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/life-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WBElxcvhCHtJWBac3nOlF?si=hotcGzHVRACeAx4GvybVOQLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslaughlincoaching/James Laughlin is a High Performance Leadership Coach, Former 7-Time World Champion, Host of the Life On Purpose Podcast and an Executive Coach to high performers and leaders. James is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

In this episode I talk to Daryl Gibson. Daryl is a former New Zealand All Black and Super Rugby Champion with the Canterbury Crusaders. More recently Daryl has held the role as head Coach of the NSW Waratahs before stepping down after a losing season. Daryl has gone on to research what elite teams do during a losing streak and his findings are brilliant. Whilst there is a plethora of research into successful teams and cultures, the originality of Daryl's work looking at how to successfully cope with a losing streak will provide much insight for many coaches going through this difficult period. Some of the key takeaways for me were that there is no one losing streak that is the same. Each situation has its own individual differences and challenges however there are commonalities around the mistakes that coaches make during losing streaks. Its important to establish a team identity and keep revisiting it throughout the season, and set up some plans for when adversity strikes.Planning for adversity requires setting up a failure plan. What do we do in the event of a loss -how do we talk to the team, how do we address the media, and how do we address failure.This includes consistency in analysis and interpretation of a loss.Complete buy in from all members of the team is also vital so that all can be accountable rather than turning to blame which often happens in a losing streak. The best coaches revisit their purpose and buy in on a daily basis. Personal meaning within the team – so when things go bad that personal meaning will be called upon. Do we want to have a victim culture or a champion culture that responds to adversity by owning your role on the team.During losing streaks some common responses tend to be -Blame -Excuses-Denial-Criticism increases-Withdrawal from the group/team-Isolation -Silo mentality -Loss of respect -Belief of the coach to work harder - when in reality the coach should be looking more closely at team dynamics. If you would like more information on Daryl's research you can email me at: James @thecoachdoctor.com.au Please take the time to like it and give a short review and also follow the podcast Instagram page: @thecoachdr for more podcast news, coaching tips and advice all based on the latest research.

When you join the NZ All Blacks Rugby Team, the legacy you step into is far more intimidating than any opponent you’ll face. Add to that the pressure, expectations and weight of a nation and you have the ultimate game within the game.We sit down with Gilbert Enoka - All Blacks Leadership Manager, internationally renowned mental skills coach, and the man who's known for being able to get inside the head of one of the greatest international sports teams in history. His straight up, no b/s Kiwi approach to greatness and the man who created the 'No Dickheads' policy with the motto "if you can't change the people, change the people" has helped build one of the most revered cultures and proudest legacies of any team in history.Join us as we get inside Gilbert's head and talk all things 'dickheads', toxic culture (in any team environment), and the tools and tactics that the All Blacks use to reframe pressure, manage expectations, and build resilience to come back and win back to back Rugby World Cup Titles. Oh and we also find out just how bad the man cold really is (or isn't) when it hits the All Blacks camp...

In this weeks episode - Rusty chats with Canterbury Crusaders Team manager Shane Fletcher.... My favourite expression in this pod...???? "Saturate them with performance"Love Magic Stig

After the Christchurch mosque attacks Canterbury rugby bosses have been forced to look at changing the famous franchise's name and branding, but Crusaders fans are dead set against it. Daily podcast The Detail looks at the argument in favour.

In this episode I speak with Nick Hill. Nick is head coach/director of rugby of the Men’s Rugby Club at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He took over the club in Fall, 2018. Hill has an impressive resume of international coaching experience from several different schools in the U.K. to schools and clubs in Chile. Along the way, there were self-funded trips to shadow the coaching staff of the Canterbury Crusaders in New Zealand and then again with the Ulster Rugby staff in Belfast. Hill is also a devotee of the Gambetta Athletic Improvement Network or GAIN for short. Nick believes in a player-centered environment. This is one where Games Based Coaching is used with a purpose for game action where players learn skills in the context of the real game, rather than just for the sake of a drill for drill’s sake. Players are encouraged to work things out for themselves and are not just told what to do. Guided Discovery questioning is one of the key coaching tools for Hill. This develops a culture that motivates the player’s involvement in practice as more than doers of drills, but active learners that take ownership of their development. You can contact Nick at: nickhillcoaching.com and he is on Twitter @NH_Coaching_

Mike is the current NZ rugby Head of high performance with 24 years of wealth and experience in the All Blacks, Canterbury Crusaders and NZ rugby sevens teams. He knows all about a winning culture and shares the positive effect of re-programming his athletes to live a balanced life.

Steve Hansen reckons every time he watches the Crusaders play at home he's told to pick Richie Mo'unga as his first-five ahead of Beauden Barrett."I walk away thinking 'we've already put him in team'," All Blacks coach Hansen said today as he announced his 33-player All Black squad for the Rugby Championship. "He's in the squad. He's 24 years old and he's played one test match."He's got competition from the specialist first-five in Beauden Barrett who's played 64 tests, I think it is. He's been world player of the year twice. Both of them are very good rugby players. Our job is to maximise the talent they've got and over time you'll see Richie get more tests, I'm sure."It's fair to say, then, that Hansen has heard it all before. The latest clamour over Mo'unga has come after the Crusaders No10 put in a man of the match performance for his team in their Super Rugby grand final victory over the Lions. A week before that he outplayed Barrett in the semifinal, also in Christchurch.That performance against the Hurricanes led to Hansen defending Barrett by saying Mo'unga was playing behind a "Rolls Royce" forward pack, a comment picked up by Crusaders coach Scott Robertson in the aftermath of their final win, but the fact remains test rugby is an altogether different beast.The stakes are far higher and the spotlight unremitting, especially for a first-five, which means experience is crucial. It's clear too in the demotion of Ngani Laumape that Mo'unga has had a big advantage while playing alongside Ryan Crotty.Barrett, too, hasn't had the luxury of playing behind a pack like that possessed by the Crusaders. But as an All Black No10, the 27-year-old's ability to set a test match agenda and navigate his team around the pitch with precision and occasional X-factor marks him out as a special player and one, rightly, who has Hansen's full backing."I think about a bloke before a World Cup we went to and everyone wanted us to drop Dan Carter," Hansen said with reference to the last tournament in 2015. "But he had one ingredient that the other blokes didn't have and that was experience. You saw that experience come out in the big moments."We have to build slowly with Richie and build his experience but in the meantime we have got a player in Beauden who has been the best player in the world for the last two years. We won't be in any rush to shift him."It's also probable that Mo'unga won't make the match day 23 for the All Blacks first Bledisloe Cup test against Australia in Sydney a week on Saturday. Damian McKenzie's versatility and ability to cover first-five and fullback means he is likely to keep Mo'unga off the reserves bench, but Hansen noted that Mo'unga, who made his test debut as a replacement against France in Dunedin in June, was playing at an extremely high level."Richie couldn't have done any more than he's done this year with the Crusaders. He's been outstanding," Hansen said."Anybody in the Canterbury [Crusaders] team could have been in the side. That's how good a team they are. That's why I said they have a Rolls Royce forward pack and they have a Rolls Royce team. That's why they won the competition. They're well coached and have some great players."

This episodes guest is Phil Wagner of Sparta Science.Phil spent 8 years as a strength & conditioning coach at University of California Berkeley and University of California Los Angeles, including 3 National Championships, as well as a performance coach for the Canterbury Crusaders and the New South Wales Waratahs (professional rugby teams in New Zealand and Australia). Following his coaching career, he graduated medical school as a physician from University of Southern California, focused on studying biomechanics at their School of Physical Therapy’s Biokinesiology Lab. Dr. Wagner founded Sparta Performance Science in the Silicon Valley as a facility to directly measure and enhance performance alongside athlete resilience to injury. This business evolved to include a larger technology business, Sparta Software Corporation (est. 2012), which provides an athlete data management platform to establish evidence based practices within sports organizations.On this episode Phil and I discuss Phil's background How big is the sparta team currently Phil discusses how he has gotten the entire team at Sparta to share the companies core values and vision Why Phil decided to go back to Medical School Phils's influences What are the good and not so good things that Phil currently see's with the physical preparation profession, and what solutions would he offer for the not so good things he is seeing Phil talks about the importance of how we preceive feedback and how we should learn the difference between disagree vs dislike Phil discusses why he feels its important for coaches to develop empathy as this can help develop a greater degree of relateness with our athletes Why did Phil call the company Sparta Phil discusses why its so important to approach data with an open and critical mind Phil talks about how the squat, deadlift, and bench press had the highest co-relation with eccentric RFD Phil and I discuss about confirmation bias' within science Phil shares with us the testing protocols that they utilize at Sparta  Phil shares with us the training system utilized at Sparta Phil discusses the partnership that Sparta has with many other elite organizations around the world Phil discusses the future of Sparta Phil shares with us the biggest lessons he has learned so far in his career and life Phil shares his top resources Phil gives us his top advice to all the listeners And if Phil could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?   This was an outstanding episode with Phil guys, and I hope you really enjoy it. Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes:   Sparta Science Twitter Phil Wagner Twitter   Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online MentorshipTo get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360ALTIS Foundation Course National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility CoachCerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes AccelerationComplete Speed Training Complete Speed GamesComplete Jumps TrainingComplete Olympic LiftingComplete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon   

Jason Mohammad is joined by former Wales and Lions flanker Martyn Williams, former Scotland and Saracens lock Jim Hamilton and BBC rugby union reporter Chris Jones to look ahead to tomorrow's crucial match, as Warren Gatland's side take on the Canterbury Crusaders. The team also discuss Sam Warburton’s fitness and ask why the Lions captain needs to be managed like a racehorse, look at Warren Gatland’s tactics and ask what do you do when a team-mate has an absolute stinker.