Tag: Rugby
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How I solved the mystery of the disappearing rugby girlfriend
The girlfriend who loves rugby as much as she loves her boyfriend, turns into the wife who forgets all about the game while her husband carries on cheering.
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Why it’s so important to play the long money-game in rugby
In the world of professional rugby, players need to look beyond the goalposts, to make sure they have a viable career mapped out when their playing days are over.
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The secret to breaking your bad habits before they break you
In the comfort zone of the couch, or in the thick of the scrum, bad habits can get the better of us.
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Why getting back to winning means getting back to basics
The SA teams in SuperRugby, apart from the Lions, seem to have fallen into a losing routine. Reassessing their basics could be the answer. How are they preparing themselves to get into the habit of winning.
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In rugby & in life, too much routine can bore you to tears
I love routine, and find myself much more effective in the workplace and in my personal life, when following a routine.
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The year away from home that changed my life & changed my game
In the quest for independence, is it not amazing how we all wish our lives away? Oh so eager to leave home, so we can make decisions sans parental “Interference”. Yet hindsight tells us how good those carefree, decision-free times actually were.
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Why rugby is the ultimate role-model for success in business & in life
Like all team sports, rugby makes you appreciate fact that life is not always fair. Your personal success often depends on someone else doing what they are supposed to do.
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The day my all-time rugby hero took me for a ride
Yep, the self-same oke who had managed the World Cup winning 1995 Boks under the slogan “One team, one country”. The same oke who was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in 2007 for “excellent achievement in rugby”, established the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Fund, and the same guy who was inducted into the International Rugby…
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The trouble with making rugby players our role models
Adults looking for role models in sport is a bit like adults waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve. You need to move on from such things. When it comes to the kids though, sports stars are a vital link between them and a sport.
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How I survived the great rugby battle in the desert
When Joe flipped on the telly to catch the rugger, I thought “Great! I can do rugby! I have a favourite team. I’ve live-tweeted the Rugby World Cup, and I’ve even watched my team, the Stormers, live at Newlands, from a box, nogal!