The big marn joins us from Urayasu as he prepares for his first season in the Japan Rugby League One competition as a coach!
Rossy has just retired from a 19 year career that spanned across three countries and I was fortunate enough to get the play by play with him on all of it.
Yarns throughout this episode include:
- How it was growing up with both his Mum & Dad being All Blacks/ Black Ferns and how he navigated the pressures of being the first ever 'Baby Black'
- Discusses what it was like being traded by the Crusaders in his first year of playing for the club
- What his relationship with Brad Thorn was like
- What the major contributing factors were that resulted in his All Blacks selection in the 2009 season
- How he dealt with the hardships the following year and gives an intimate insight into what it's like being put in a bad light by the New Zealand media
- What it's like being a decade long player at a Japanese Club
- How close he was to becoming eligible for playing for the Japanese national side
- His transition as a player-coach in the USA & insight on the intricacies of what it takes to be a successful professional coach
- Why a trip to Mexico should be on all aging athletes bucket-list
and much more!
Hopefully you enjoy this episode as much as I did
