We are just over a year out from the Rugby World Cup in Japan. So I asked Debbie Knight to come on the show and discuss is Eddie Jones in the same place as Stuart Lancaster? Support Independent rugby punditry by becoming a DrivingMaul Patreon Debbie and I look back at Stuart Lancaster's record as... Continue Reading →
What is Global Rapid Rugby?
Thomas English joins me to talk about the latest announcement from Twiggy Forester as World Rugby rubber stamps Global Rapid Rugby. We run through the new teams, talk about the law changes, look at the top 20 marquee signings that might be made and ask if this is just a publicity caravan for Twiggy. https://youtu.be/W8Vs5tbs3H8... Continue Reading →
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Does New Zealand Rugby/Super Rugby need fixing?
With all the negativity you see in the mainstream press surly something must be broken in New Zealand rugby. From my point of view there are 2 sides to rugby that we need to look at when asking if anything needs fixing? There’s the playing performance side which includes playing stocks and teams performances. The... Continue Reading →
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Bring Back Respect in Rugby
Let’s #BringBackRespect, increasingly we are seeing YouTube comments, Facebook replies, Tweets, etc… just turn into a hate fest against the “other” side. It is a reflection of society and also social media. As we are not saying these things to people's faces we aren’t getting the feedback be is a hurt expression or a hit... Continue Reading →
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Behind the scenes – Match Day Manager
If you get to go behind the scenes at a rugby game you’ll soon realise that there are lots of people required to bring us the game we love. The behind the scenes series talks to the people who you might not have heard from before but are as a big part of the provinces/clubs/franchises... Continue Reading →
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Behind the scenes – The Performance Analyst
If you get to go behind the scenes at a rugby game you'll soon realise that there are lots of people required to bring us the game we love. The behind the scenes series talks to the people who you might not have heard from before but are as a big part of the provinces/clubs/franchises... Continue Reading →
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Behind the scenes – The Ball Boy Manager
If you get to go behind the scenes at a rugby game you'll soon realise that there are lots of people required to bring us the game we love. The behind the scenes series talks to the people who you might not have heard from before but are as a big part of the provinces/clubs/franchises... Continue Reading →
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The Mechanics of the Lineout
A while ago I heard an interview with George Kruis who mentioned he has about 50 lineout calls with Saracens. This sounded like a crazy number and so when I got the opportunity to talk to Liam Mitchell the lineout caller for Manawatu Turbos I had to find out if it's the same for all... Continue Reading →
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Seta Tamanivalu Interview
My interview with Seta Tamanivalu where I wanted to dig into what it's like for players to not have one place to live in all year round. Also he gives us an insight into Razor's coaching. This video was released to my Patreons first to have priority viewing, become a Patreon to get prioity viewing... Continue Reading →
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The New Zealand Season v European Season
I'm often asked about the New Zealand season and the Mitre10 Cup. So when I got the chance to sit with Nick Crosswell who has played for Manawatu Turbos, Hurricanes, Highlanders, Chiefs, Maori All Blacks and Dragons that's what we talked about. This video was released to my Patreons first to have priority viewing, become... Continue Reading →
