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The Keys to Success
Attitude and a solid foundation are the keys to success.
The two key requirements for an ambitious player to be successful are a good attitude and a solid foundation. Kurt Ekland is a great example of this.
Learn more…A Parochial and Global Perspective
It is difficult to be a globally-minded, parochial New Zealander.
Aotearoa Super Rugby is the best rugby competition in the world. For New Zealand to remain a world rugby force we must retain this domestic competition. It’s the best thing for the growth of rugby in New Zealand and the global game.
Learn more…Andy Haden, a man amongst men!
Devolution – Visionary or Naïve?
In 2002 New Zealand Rugby instigated “Devolution;” a concept designed to empower New Zealand’s Provincial Unions (PUs) to develop their own talent. They scrapped their centralised in-house programme run out of the world’s-best, purpose-built rugby academy The Institute of Rugby (IOR) in Palmerston North.
It was a move away from central development. The question at the time – was this visionary or naïve?
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