Andy Lockwood is the man behind Rugby Vacancies. The best place online to find a job in rugby.Here we chat about this and the unusual roles he has placed former rugby players in.Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyLink to Support the Podhttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is @offfieldrugby - The Off Field Rugby Coach, any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them.Please share the podcast with some friends,please subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening, & Please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you like about the pod. Thank you Really appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Lockwood is a Major in the British Army who has worked extensively in identifying leaders for the army, leadership development and building culture in teams. We chat about these things and also;Why he decided join the British Army.The importance of empathy.How to Build trust in teamsHow he assessed and selected future leaders for the army.The similarities between sports teams and the military.What characteristics to look for in leaders. Key leadership attributes.How the army develops leaders.The benefits of experience.How you can become more determined.Negative & positive motivation.How to Build a Culture.How to have effective video reviewsHow coaches can help players with nerves.Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyLink to Support the Podhttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is @offfieldrugby - The Off Field Rugby Coach, any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them.Please share the podcast with some friends,please subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening, & Please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you like about the pod. Thank you Really appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Lydon is an Irish rugby player currently playing in France with Rouen Normandie Rugby in the Pro D2.Peter talks about the crazy turn of events that saw him go from playing average Irish club rugby to signing with State Francais and playing with Sergio Parisse. We chat about his journey from playing schools rugby in Kilkenny College, playing with me in the Lansdowne under 20s team, Seapoint RFC and then going on to play professionally in England and France.We also chat about;Why he decided to move from France to England during Covid.Why he moved down leagues to pursue his pro rugby dream.What as it was like being Morne Steyn’s back up in Stade.Getting Irish soccer trials & giving up on that dream.How he got confidence as a young player.How he realized he had to stop listening to people and look within.Conor O’Shea from Harlequins trying to poach him. Being coached by Mike Friday.How professionalism in the Championship changed.What England need to do differently with their structures.What the All Ireland League need to do differently.Not seeing eye to eye with his Head Coach & deciding to leave.The business he would like to open when he retires.The studies he decides to start recently.His experience playing Pro D2.Hostile receptions he’s got in France from fans.Contract clauses if they get relegated.Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyLink to Support the Podhttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is @offfieldrugby - The Off Field Rugby Coach, any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them.Please share the podcast with some friends,please subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening, & Please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you like about the pod. Thank you Really appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a snippet from a full pod released on Patreon. Join The 1st XV Patreon Group below to get the full episode and weekly extra content that help you become more confident, increase your self belief and understand what you need to do to become the best version of yourself.If you are a coach and would like your team to become mentally stronger, build the culture or leadership. Please send me a DM here on,instagram https://www.instagram.com/offfieldrugby/ @offfieldrugby, ortwitter https://twitter.com/offfieldrugby @offfieldrugbyThanks for clicking in, hope you got something from the pod.Brian Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ilona Maher is USA international (7s & 15s), Olympian and the most followed rugby player on social media.Ilona talks about the positives and negatives with having close to 1 million followers on social media. She opens up about a time where she fell into a depression because of rugby and how she worked her way out of that hole, and is continuing to do so. We chat about her time at the Olympics last summer with Team USA & also;We also chat about;Why she decided to start playing rugby.Being a role models for young girls and wanting to grow the game.Her experience playing collegiate rugby in the States. Balancing a nursing degree with rugby.Winning the USA Collegiate Player of The Year.Deciding she wanted to become a pro rugby.What she wants to do after the next Olympics.Why she’s doing a TEDx Talk.Pre match nerves & Breaking down before a match.Working with a sports psychology coach.Going to see a therapist.The contract situation with the USA Women’s Sevens.Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is https://www.instagram.com/offfieldrugby/Ilona’s is https://www.instagram.com/ilonamaher/To help the pod please,- share the podcast with some friends / on social media - subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening, & - leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts… Thank you! Really appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russell Earnshaw (aka Rusty) is a Heineken Cup winning player, who has coached England Men’s Sevens, u18s & u20s. Recently he has worked with Eddie Jones and the England senior team, Liverpool fc and other Premier League soccer teams.We chat about how you can become a more skillful and adaptable player, and also how as a coach you can help players be their best selves. After winning a Heineken cup in his early 20s, Rusty didn’t kick on at the top end of the game and instead dropped down the divisions, he chats about why this was and the learnings he took from it.We also chat about;The importance of being happy.Why it’s so important to be yourself.How you can accelerate your learning as a young player.How you can become a skillful adaptable player.How you can help your teammates feel like they belong.Why he didn’t enjoy being a professional rugby player. (Even though he won a Heineken Cup)What would have helped him be a better player.How to deal with Social Media.Coaching Marcus Smith & what he does well mentally.Advice Mike Tindal gave him & how he worked with Jonny Wilkinson & Sam Underhill to help English u20 players.What rugby players can learn from hockey.American Football tactics that rugby can take.What positions you should try out when you’re young.Rusty’s favourite coaches & why.What it was like working with Eddie Jones in the England camp.What it was like winning a European Cup as a young player.Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyLink to Support the Podhttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is @offfieldrugby - The Off Field Rugby Coach, any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them.Please share the podcast with some friends,please subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening, & Please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you like about the pod. Thank you Really appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noel McNamara is the Attack & Backs coach for the Sharks in South Africa, and before that coached UCD in the All Ireland League, North Harbour in New Zealand’s Mitre 10, the Ireland under 18s, Ireland 20s, Leinster 20s, their A side and was also their academy manager before leaving to join the Sharks. In the pod talks about his unorthodox route to where he is today and what has helped him get there. Noel has played a huge role in bringing through a lot of the latest crop of senior Irish internationals and we talk a lot about player development, and what you can do to get to the next level.We also chat about;Why he left Leinster & the IRFU to join the Sharks. Challenges he’s faced while starting with the Sharks.Coaching Siya Kolisi, Lukhanyo Am & Makazole Mapimpi.The difference between coaching in Ireland & South Africa.How he has changed as a coach since he started out coaching schoolboy rugby in Clongowes.How his unorthodox route as a coach has been an asset.His relationship with failure.What he learned coaching provincial rugby in New Zealand.How Gareth Southgate used a used advisors with David Brailsford, Stuart Lancaster & Sue Barker when leading England to the final of Euro 2020.Visiting Willie Mullins horse yard and what he learned there around high performance, seeing the gold cup winning horses.The advantages of being a late developer.The importance of being curious. Coaching with Paul O’Connell, Tana Umaga, JP Pietersen & Leo Cullen.What he believes makes a good coach.What he thinks Alex Ferguson, Jim Gavin & Brian Cody have in common, and what admires about them.What Tadhg Furlong and Andrew Porter told him helped their development as young players.What Jordan Larmour, James Ryan, Ross Byrne and Harry Byrne did differently, that he feels helped them get to where they are.Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyLink to Support the Podhttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is @offfieldrugby - The Off Field Rugby Coach, any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them.Please share the podcast with some friends,please subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening, & Please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you like about the pod. Thank you Picture: Steve Haag/Gallo ImagesReally appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robbie Henshaw is a test Lion, has won two Six Nations Titles and been a European Champion with Leinster. We chat about his journey from starting out with Connacht Rugby right after he left high school right up to winning the Irish Players’ Player of the Year award recently. Robbie opens up about times he lacked confidence on the field, periods where he wasn’t enjoying playing rugby and also the attitude and mindset he adopted in recent times that helped propel him to being one of the standout players in world rugby this year. We also chat about;What motivated him over the last few years.Dealing with adversity.How he deals with nerves, and gets rid of them.How it felt getting selected for the Lions.The players he became friendly with on the Lions, that you mightn’t expect.The message that Jack Carty sent him before they played each other recently.His Recovery Protocol.What he thinks are the best ways to form bonds with teammates.The importance of balance in life, and how he finds it.His favourite post match meals.The impact Joe Schmidt had on career.Moving around positions throughout his career.Having to put on weight & how he found his ideal weight.Where he looks for 1% ImprovementsHow he overcame a lack of confidence.How Senior Players can help young players.How Brian O’Driscoll helped him in his career.His proudest moment in rugby.How he deals with the media. Working with Enda McNulty, his mental skills coach.How many surgeries he’s had.What’s driving him now.Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyLink to Support the Podhttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is @offfieldrugby - The Off Field Rugby Coach, any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them.Please share the podcast with some friends,please subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening, & Please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you like about the pod. Thank you Picture: SPORTSFILEGetty ImagesReally appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmy Gopperth has been named Premiership Player of the Season, won the Golden Boot 3 times and also won a Pro 14 title with Leinster. He’s been one of the top fly halves in Europe for the last decade, and before that was played Super Rugby with the Hurricanes and Blues.We chat about his journey from a farm in New Plymouth to playing with some of the all time greats and becoming one of the top fly halves in Europe. Jimmy talks about what has helped him become the player he is today, and what has helped him stay at the top for so long. We also talk about;Why nerves are a good thing. Why he gave up his dream of being an All Black.What it was like being in a dressing room with Jonah Lomu, Jerry Collins and Tana Umaga.Times he didn’t see eye to eye with coaches, and what he did about it.What he gets up to outside of rugbyThe weekly schedule at Wasps.How Wasps use GPS around their training.Adapting to the northern hemisphere Challenging times he’s had and how he grew through them.How his relationship with coaches have changed over time.The story behind why he has launched the Jimmy G kicking tee.The Jimmy G Kicking Academy.The coaching that he’s doing now and his plans for the future.How he interacts with the players around him to get the best out of them.His demeanour on the field and how he carries himself. What he thinks are the best prematch meetings.What has allowed him to continue performing at the top of the game, aged 38.Get your Jimmy G Tee here! https://www.jimmygtees.com/Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyLink to Support the Podhttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is @offfieldrugby - The Off Field Rugby Coach, any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them.Please share the podcast with some friends, and also please subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening.Really appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Portia Woodman is an Olympic gold medal winner, the all time leading women’s try scorer on the World Series, and in 2020 was named Sevens Player of the Decade. She is also the only person ever to have been named both World Rugby 7s and 15s Player of the Year. We chat about her journey from athletics, to professional netball to rugby, all the way up to winning gold in Tokyo last summer. Portia opens up about the struggles she’s had in her career, and what she has done to overcome them. She speaks about why she recently wanted to quit the game and we also talk about the below;Leaving a professional Netball contract to pursue her rugby dream.Her PreMatch routine. How she felt she let her teammates down in what was the biggest game of her career.The one day in her career she would like to relive.The mental skills that have helped her have control how she feels about her performances.What she did over over Covid and lockdowns.Going against her mums wishes to pursue a different path.The legacy that she wants to leave behind her.How the Black Ferns sevens coaches treat people who are suffering mentally.She details how the Black Ferns 7s built their culture.The importance of knowing what your superpower is as a player and how to align that for the team.How she stayed motivated during her lengthy injury rehab.What her Māori culture means to her.Leading the Haka and why Black Ferns and All Black have different Haka's The forward position she would like to play in 15s.How she copes with the pressure that the media puts on her.The sports she thinks are the best base for young players.How she feels about being a role model to female rugby players all over the world.Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyLink to Support the Podhttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is @offfieldrugby - The Off Field Rugby Coach, any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them.Please share the podcast with some friends, and also please subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening.Really appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Get the bonus Podcasts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.