My special guest is Ben Darwin. Ben is a former professional rugby union player for the Wallabies and ACT Brumbies. His career was cut short by injury in 2003 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. Post footy, Ben transitioned into coaching around the world then became co-founder and general manager of corporate for Gain Line Analytics.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
3:07 – Origins in England
6:11 – Dedication to rugby
8:15 – Newcastle and a contract at the Hunter Mariners
9:11 – Aussie 21’s
9:57 – Learning the scrum
11:16 – Brumbies culture
13:18 – His first contract
14:30 – Eddie Jones
17:28 – Teams winning with nothing
18:49 – Breaking his arm tackling Jonah Lomu in first match
21:31 – Bill Young
23:14 – ACT Brumbies superstar backline
24:24 – The Rugby spin
29:00 – The challenge of the British and Irish Lions
32:15 – Breaking his neck in the World Cup Semi-Final
38:50 – Returning to his school after his injury
40:00 – Transitioning post rugby
41:20 – Coaching
42:42 – KPI’s and feedback system
44:36 – Getting fired in Japan and starting Gain line Analytics
49:00 - Coaching and how clubs go backwards
53:00 - Clashing team mates in sport
55:30 - Team building
1:04:12 - The Gain line curse
1:09:48 - Clubs wanting to use Gain Line
1:10:51 - Carlton and Parramatta Eels issues
1:13:00 - Measuring board issues
1:20:00 - Action biases
1:21:30 - Permission to fail
1:23:50 - Favorite team
1:24:05 - Favorite ground to play at
1:24:30 - 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
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