My special guest is Nick Phipps. Nick is a scrum half for both the NSW Waratahs and Australian Wallabies which includes 97 Super Rugby Games and 68 tests for his country. He won a Super Rugby Tittle in 2014 for the Waratahs, a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and has been to two World Cups in 2011 and 2015.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
3:18 – Welcome Nick Phipps
3:51 – The Argentina comeback & what Michael Cheika really said
5:51 – A sense of trust and change of body language
6:50 – Coming from the bench and his role within the team
8:50 – Leadership & The Wallabies leadership group
11:35 – David Pocock
14:48 – The European tour
16:55 – Impact of playing 7’s
18:37 – Living at the King’s school
20:09 – Family history in the Wallabies
22:06 – Amazing back story of both his grand fathers being together in World War 2
26:10 – His parents meeting
28:40 – Finding footy at the North Rocks Kangaroo’s & Kings
30:48 – Playing for the love of the game & why he works so hard off the field
32:45 – Coming through Colts
33:36 – Shute Shield going gangbusters
34:00 – Shute Shield grand finals
35:16 – Sydney University
36:18 – North Sydney Oval & the suburban grounds
38:15 – Rugby League
39:10 – Getting approached to play seven’s
42:10 – Meeting Bernard Foley & forming a bond
43:47 – Commonwealth Games stories from India
47:20 – The point of wanting to become a professional
48:10 – Moving to Melbourne on a rookie contract
49:00 – Rising up the ranks to make the 2011 World Cup
51:35 – Keeping things simple and learning from the sidelines
52:46 – Coming home to Sydney and Waratahs
52:50 – 2014 season and having to beat the Crusaders to win the title
52:50 – Cheika’s golf club blow up
53:05 – Why they love Michael Chieka
58:15 – Being a valuable part of the squad at the World Cup in 2015
1:02:44 – Process after a bad game
1:04:10 – Unfinished business with the All Blacks
1:05:18 – Being the underdog
1:07:10 – Analysing a team performance
1:07:40 – Interests away from the game
1:08:00 – Little things to put a smile on a fan’s face
1:11:07 – Post footy interests
1:14:34 – Living in the Pentagon in Bondi
1:18:06 – Most underrated team mate
1:19:45 – Favourite ground in Australia & Overseas
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