Dive into the minds of top athletes, coaches, and high achievers with Brian Moylett, author of The Book on How You Become a Pro Rugby Player. Brian sits down with world-class performers from sports, business, and beyond to uncover the mental tools, strategies, and practices that drive success.
Brian works with athletes 1:1 & teams to unlock peak performance and enjoy their journey | @brianmoylett | www.offfieldrugby.com
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Dive into the minds of top athletes, coaches, and high achievers with Brian Moylett, author of The Book on How You Become a Pro Rugby Player. Brian sits down with world-class performers from sports, business, and beyond to uncover the mental tools, strategies, and practices that drive success.
Brian works with athletes 1:1 & teams to unlock peak performance and enjoy their journey | @brianmoylett | www.offfieldrugby.com
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Andrew shares what helped him play his best rugby, the mindset he had going into games and how he got through a slump in form in his mid-twenties. He talks about advise that Paul O’Connell gave him in Ireland camp, how Joe Schmidt got the best out of him and what he did to build his confidence.
Andrew gives his thoughts on the state of Ulster Rugby at the moment. He also talks about the team he was in with Ruan Pienaar and Johan Muller, and why Leinster Rugby kept getting the better of them in knockout games. He speaks on the financial viability of the game and also what laws are making the game less enjoyable to watch.
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Unlock the secrets to elite performance in this explosive episode with New Zealand’s leading mental performance coach, David Niethe. From his humble beginnings working out of a converted garage in Auckland to coaching world-class athletes—including Olympic Gold medalist Lydia Ko and former UFC champion Israel Adesanya—David shares his unfiltered journey of transformation.
In this episode, discover how:
If you're passionate about performance, personal growth, and the relentless pursuit of excellence, this conversation is a must-listen. Whether you’re an athlete, coach, or someone striving for high performance in business or life, David Niethe's journey and insights will leave you inspired to push beyond your limits.
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Damien has coached Leeds Rhinos, London Broncos, England Rugby League, Leicester Tigers, England A, England 7s, Huddersfield Giants, Welsh Rugby Academy, and 7s with Canada, Samoa, Germany and Kenya.
In the podcast Damien chats about;
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Will Webster played in the English Championship, but decided to retire from the game to concentrate on coaching in his early 20s. He has gone on to coach Kenya 7s on the World Series, Hong Kong 7s & 15s and New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby, winning two titles there. He now coaches coaches.
We chat about his journey in the game and also the below,
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Davie played for the Scotland 7s, and previously worked with Exeter Chiefs, New Zealand Sevens, Taranaki Rugby and the Hurricanes as an S&C coach.
In the pod we chat about;
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Richard Smith has been the High Performance Leader at the Crusaders, High-Performance Coach Development Manager for NZ Cricket, and High-Performance Coaching Consultant for High Performance Sport NZ. He coached NZ u19s to the World Cup title in 2007. He now consults with businesses as well as continuing his work at the top level of sport.
In the podcast we chat about;
- What makes an environment a high performance one.
- How you improve as a coach.
- The most important aspect of being a leader.
- How to sustain performance over long periods.
- How to develop and improve the people in your organization.
- The consulting work he does with CEOs.
- What All Black Tom Taylor and Leinster Coach Tyler Bleyendaal taught him when he was coaching Canterbury Rugby u21s.
- What he learned from chatting with Olympic winning coach Rick Charlsworth.
- How to create the optimal learning environment in sport and business.
- Why coaches need to reflect and get feedback ,and how best to do this.
- The effect body language has on others.
- How to approach failure, and growth mindset.
- How players learn differently, and how to coach those different learners.
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Marty won the AIL with Lansdowne fc in 2018. Then moved to the UK and played rugby in the Premiership, before deciding to retire from the game and do Ironmans.
We chat about:
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In this episode you will hear about;
On Jan 24th 2025 I will be running an 85km Ultramarathon in aid of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. The foundation provides excellent palliative care free of charge for anyone in the area, but the require donations to fund their work. If you would like to support the fundraiser you can do so here, and your support is greatly appreciated, thank you. https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/BrianMoylett
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Neil Tunnah is a highly experienced rugby coach and high-performance consultant with over 20 years of expertise leading elite teams in both sports and business. Based in Australia, he holds Rugby Australia and University of Queensland Level 4 High Performance Coach accreditation and is a World Rugby Accredited High Performance trainer and educator.
In the pod we chat about,
On Jan 24th 2025 I will be running an 85km Ultramarathon in aid of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. The foundation provides excellent palliative care free of charge for anyone in the area, but the require donations to fund their work. If you would like to support the fundraiser you can do so here, and your support is greatly appreciated, thank you. https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/BrianMoylett
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I've decided to do an 85km Ultramarathon, and in this pod I share 3 things I've learned since I made the decision to commit to it.
I'm doing the run in aid of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. This is a brilliant charity who provide brilliant palliative care free of charge, but they need donations to do what they do. You can donate here, and anything you can give is massively appreciated, thank you. https://www.idonate.ie/wl/fundraiser/BrianMoylett
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J.P. Nerbun is a leadership coach who partners with leaders to support their learning, growth, & impact on the world. He believes that great teams drive results & that effective leaders are intentional in creating strong team cultures.
In the podcast JP explains ways in which coaches can better understand their strengths and weaknesses, and how they can get better at their craft. He also gives tools and strategies that coaches can use to build team culture, establish high standards in a team, and maximize collaboration with players.
JP talks about his experiences in facilitating workshops with in sports, and gives his learnings. He talks about what he learned from observing the New England Patriots, and speaking to Dr Michael Gervais who has worked with the Seattle Seahawks and Pete Carroll.
He also explains ways to help modern players build their confidence and feel more valued within a team. And we also talk about how to incorporate a teams values into your week to week.
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John Cooney plays for Ulster Rugby in the URC and has been capped 11 times by Ireland. He previously played for Leinster Rugby where he won a Champions Cup, and Connacht Rugby where he won the Pro 12 title. He played for Lansdowne fc in the All-Ireland League where we played together briefly.
In the podcast he talks about how his mindset massively changed midway through his career, why he wasn’t himself while playing with Leinster and why he saw a councillor earlier in his career.
Cooney talks about his process for dealing with pressurized situations like last minute kicks to win games, how he prepares mentally for games and what he feels is most important for players to do to perform at their peak.
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This was an unreal chat. From Jack having me in stitches laughing, to chatting about mental health challenges, and just being intrigued throughout. Have a listen, you’ll enjoy it.
Jack played for Irish 20s, Ulster, Highlanders, Ospreys and Toyota Shuttles.
His mental health took a huge toll on him recently and he decided to walk away and retire from rugby.
We chat about his journey in the game that took him across the world to playing with All Blacks Aaron Smith and Shannon Frizzell. He shares some mad stories like the time he was detained by boarder security guards, essentially becoming an invalid for a period of time, and having to pull off the motorway to rush himself to A&E.
Cheers to Jack for a great chat, was a pleasure!
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Eamon is a half-time researcher and consultant who works with top flight professional teams across a number of sports, including football and the Premier League.
In the pod we chat about his findings and what makes a half time team talks effective, in regards to impacting second half performance. In the pod you'll get tips and ideas on how you can impact the teams you coach, or your teammates if you are a player.
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Ian works with the players at South Sydney Rabbitohs, which is one of the NRLs biggest club, is owned by Russel Crowe and will be coached by Wayne Bennett next season.
Ian chats about how he helps players off the field, so that they can perform on it. We chat about identity and how this can positively or negatively affect players, how different players prepare differently for games and tools that can help you be at your best to perform.
Before moving to the NRL Ian worked with gaelic footballs in Ireland through the GPA. We chat about his time there, the differences between working with GAA and NRL players, and how he got his break with the Rabbitohs.
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David Sharkey is a communications consultant who works with elite teams across 8 different sports, as well as leaders in business.
His clients include La Rochelle, coached by Ronan O'Gara, Rugby Australia and the GAA.
In the podcast he explains the work that he does with these teams, and gives key insights into how you can be a better communicator.
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Warren has coached England Sevens, Harlequins Academy, USA Eagles, Wales women and many other teams.
He chats about how he left home in South Africa to move to the UK to pursue his coaching dream. He gives insights into what the best teams have, and how you can use those principals in your teams.
He talks about what sets the best apart, and how the Springboks go deeper on the emotional, mental and spiritual sides of performance to create a stronger team.
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Nick was capped 46 times and also spent played in France with Biarritz, and England with Wasps.
Nick chats about a number of concussion he had, and shares why he doesn’t worry about the future. A perspective you’ve probably not heard before.
He chats about why a lot of professional players stop enjoying the game, and also why school leavers stop playing and what we can do to change that.
We chat about what he’s up to now, and why he did an MBA but then choose to take a different route to what most pro’s do after retirement.
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Griggsy and I played together in Lansdowne fc, winning the All-Ireland League together in 2015. He is a Kiwi and went through the Tasman Makos Academy with current Leinster Rugby Backs coach Andrew Goodman.
Griggsy moved to Ireland to play in the All-Ireland League. He tells a story about how he happened to be having a few wines with Joe Schmidt one night, which led to him getting called into the Leinster team out of nowhere.
Currently Adam is coaching in the Leinster Rugby pathway system as Head Coach of the u19s, and works during the year with players involved in the Irish Rugby u20 side. He has coached at various levels from school boys to being Head Coach of the Irish Womens team for 4 years. We chat about coaching, his journey and lots of other stuff throughout the pod.
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Jason is a Mental Skills coach from Southland who works with Olympic Athletes representing Team New Zealand. We chatted about his experiences across a number of Olympic Games and what strategies and frameworks those athletes use to perform at their peak in the most pressurized environments.
Jason also does mental skills work with the top rugby referees in the world. He explains the pressures they face and what they are doing during the week to combat these.
Finally we discuss practical wellbeing and high performance strategies that anyone can use to improve their results.
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