Richie McCaw

Message On A Bottle: Retired.

If you look at teams that achieve success in knockout tournaments you will nearly always find that they have in their midst one or two special players. The really great teams have more than that. Pele and Garrincha for Brazil

Who Is A Legend?

In today’s world it is not enough to be good at something. Unfortunately to capture people’s imagination you have to be outstanding, sensational, and any number of other adjectives. However there is a noun that is frequently used, and sadly

Do Australia’s Team ‘Cultures’ Reflect The Nation?

Whenever we hear sports coaches, players or even administrators interviewed in the modern era the word “culture” is a strong chance to be mentioned. There are ‘good cultures,’ ‘bad Cultures,’ ‘winning Cultures’ and ‘losing cultures.’ The crucial thing is every

Making Sure The Best Are Indeed The Best

With the birth of the internet we were all told that we had to have a website, that this was our ‘shop window.’ Then with the birth of social media everyone and every company had to have ‘a social presence.’

Always Easier to Blame the Coach

The resignation of England Rugby Union coach Stuart Lancaster can have come as no surprise to many. Yet should he have been the man to fall on is sword? Lancaster left the post according to the RFU, “by mutual consent.”