My special guest is Nick Evans. Nick is a former professional rugby union player for the Otago Highlanders and Auckland Blues in Super Rugby and Harlequins in the UK. At Harlequins he holds a club record of 2217 points scored and won the 2012 English Premiership. He is All Black number 1039 and is capped 16 times for New Zealand which included the Rugby World Cup in 2007.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
3:00 – Welcome Nick Evans
4:07 – Transition into coaching
7:40 – For the love of the game pro vs semi pro rugby
11:16 – The winners mentality
12:12 – The Waikato review
14:00 – The dream to be an All Black
14:45 – Proving people wrong for calling him to small
16:30 – Learning how to goal kick and AFL
20:42 – Reputation paying off in the pro league
23:01 – Adjustments he made when he moved to the UK
25:53 – Road blocks at the Auckland Blues & development into Super Rugby
28:52 – Moving to the South Island
31:12 – Old school vs new school Team culture
34:05 – Mentoring young players coming through
38:50 – Trialing for the All Blacks
44:42 – Doing the Haka for the first time
47:20 – The All Blacks Black Book
48:46 – Leadership at the All Blacks
51:06 – The All Blacks point of difference
53:56 – Making the All Blacks team vs keeping your spot
56:35 – Dealing with the failure of 2007 Rugby World Cup
59:59 – Thought process in moving to the UK
1:03:50 – The art of hitting a drop goal
1:11:45 – The pressure prior to the UK competition final
1:15:49 – How he got the nick ‘Snapper’
1:16:49 – Toughest opponent
1:18:42 – Kicking in the altitude
1:19:32 – Favorite ground and Hoodoo ground
1:20:50 - 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
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