Niall Williams - Connection, Vulnerability & Love in a Team Environment

Niall Williams is a Black Ferns sevens player, Olympic silver medalist and before transitioning to sevens was one of the best touch rugby players in the world.Niall talks about;The neck injury that ruled her out of the Olympics.The new perspective & mindset her recent injury gave her.The nerves she feels returning to play.Age & getting old not worrying her.What has helped her developed mental toughness.Transitioning from Touch Rugby to Sevens.Her dreams growing up.Her relationship with failure.Becoming independent at a young age.Being dropped and feeling worthless.Her brother, Sonny Bill Williams, helping her when she was in a black hole.Work the Black Ferns do on their personalities.The importance of connection amongst teammates.Trauma.Having difficult conversations.Processing shitty comments online.Being a mum and a pro rugby player.Moving from touch rugby to sevens.The money she makes in Sevens.Link to join The 1st XV Patreon & get extra podcastshttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyLink to Support the Podhttps://www.patreon.com/offfieldrugbyMy instagram is https://www.instagram.com/offfieldrugby/ any feedback you have or thoughts for the pod, please DM me there, would love to hear them.Please share the podcast on your twitter or instagram, and with some friends.Please subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you’re listening, & Please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts, letting me know what you like about the pod. Thank you Really appreciate you clicking in, cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.