Making the Fijians Fly - Head Coach Mick Byrne

The MoN boys get the lowdown on everything to do with Fijian rugby from its very own guru Mick Byrne.We are delighted to sit down with the new Fiji coach as he prepares to take on the mighty All Blacks.Fresh from helping to grow the Fijian Drua he’s now ready to build on the Fijian World Cup success and take them to the next level.Mick The Kick has had one of the most varied and impressive careers the only person to coach against himself at international level as head coach of Japan when they took on the All Blacks, the team he was skills coach for at the time as well! 00:00 Intro02:50 Coaching Fiji07:09 The culture in Fiji and Drua13:50 Keeping talent in Fiji 19:27 What makes Fijians so good at rugby?23:09 Micks coaching style25:29 Drinking Cava29:04 Who is Mick excited about coaching32:38 Coaching in Scotland38:23 Two World Cup wins with the All Blacks42:43 Michael Leitch and Japan45:57 Who has Mick learned from the most50:24 How far can Fiji go? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The MoN boys get the lowdown on everything to do with Fijian rugby from its very own guru Mick Byrne.We are delighted to sit down with the new Fiji coach as he prepares to take on the mighty All Blacks.Fresh from helping to grow the Fijian Drua he’s now ready to build on the Fijian World Cup success and take them to the next level.Mick The Kick has had one of the most varied and impressive careers the only person to coach against himself at international level as head coach of Japan when they took on the All Blacks, the team he was skills coach for at the time as well! 00:00 Intro02:50 Coaching Fiji07:09 The culture in Fiji and Drua13:50 Keeping talent in Fiji 19:27 What makes Fijians so good at rugby?23:09 Micks coaching style25:29 Drinking Cava29:04 Who is Mick excited about coaching32:38 Coaching in Scotland38:23 Two World Cup wins with the All Blacks42:43 Michael Leitch and Japan45:57 Who has Mick learned from the most50:24 How far can Fiji go? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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