My special guest is James Horwill. James is a professional Rugby Union player for Harlequin F.C. in the UK. His stellar career has included 62 test caps for the Wallabies where he was Captain on 16 occasions. He also played 116 games for the QLD Reds and led them to the 2011 Super Rugby title.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
3:30 – Choosing to move to London
6:00 – Loyalty and being a Queenslander
7:45 – Harlequin and adjustments
10:38 – Embracing culture
13:10 – Handling a loss
14:50 – Leaders he has admired
17:15 – University over in London
18:30 – Thoughts on post Rugby
21:15 – Origins and the AFL
26:00 – At what age he started making inroads in Rugby
29:17 – Pursuing a career in Rugby
34:30 – Coming in from outside the squad to debut
37:30 – The Super Rugby debut
38:40 – Rugby League converts
39:38 – The QLD Reds rebuild
42:30 – Ewen McKenzie
47:45 – Leadership and responsibilities
51:00 – The 2011 winning season
55:00 - The week leading into the final
56:44 – His feeling when Will Genia went over
58:13 – Fate
59:35 – Captaining his country
1:03:17 – Wallabies traditions
1:04:38 – Regrouping from a World Cup pool game loss
1:07:00 – Eden Park and the All Blacks
1:08:45 – The dominance of the All Blacks
1:10:19 – Robbie Deans
1:12:43 – The British and Irish Lions
1:18:00 – Coming back to play for the Wallabies in 2016
1:22:10 – The head gear
1:23:28 – Favourite venue to play
1:25:12 – 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
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