The mental wellbeing problems highlighted by Kearnan Myall recently are rife in rugby and other elite-level sport – a cultural shift is badly needed. Click the link or photo below to read Ben’s article. Credit: The Guardian (link to website…
World Rugby wants to reduce injuries and make the game easy to understand to attract new fans, yet the opposite is happening. Click the link or photo below to read Ben’s article. Credit: The Guardian (link to website article)
Time to take action You will know my thoughts on the breakdown, particularly the judo (or crocodile) roll, if you already follow me on social media. I am a vocal critic of the issues with how the breakdown in the…
Making sense Last week’s blog highlighted my thoughts about rugby on and off the field. I questioned some of the rationale behind the longer season, as well as the bending of the laws of the game that is giving us…
This week I was on Brian Moore’s podcast. I always enjoy seeing Brian and talking about what’s currently happening in Rugby. It was good to chat about how teams achieve consistency, how some clubs are really developing British coaches brilliantly, and…
I left a very different life in Fiji shortly after Rio; I left a job, people I loved, and my marriage. With lots of change can come the feeling of real uncertainty and what to do next, both professionally and…
I have been overwhelmed by the impact the book has made on so many people since its launch. Hearing so many people talk so heart-warmingly about it has been very touching. The journey to put the book together, and the…
I was in Istanbul this week. The Bosporous dividing the city but also the continents of Asia and Europe. Old with new and beautiful contrast everywhere you go. The legendary Runner Herb Elliott had a coach called Percy Cerutty that…
I know of a young player that on his first day in his new club – one of the best in Europe – he walked in and the first person he met was one of the coaches. His first conversation…
