It's a huge honour to have on the show this week, Melodie Robinson.Mel played for the Black Ferns from 19996 to 2002 winning 2 World Cups and also represented the Black Ferns Sevens. Not bad for someone that didn't start playing until she started attending Otago University.She lets us in on the story of how her coach in Otago picked the best position for her, to suit her naturally aggressive attitudes. We hear how she has always been focused on what she wanted and determined to wo...

It was great to catch up with my old friend Luch on the podcast and talk about his path from Tonga to New Zealand (Petone), Hong Kong to Australia, and how his life took some unexpected turns along the way. He shares how he first felt about NZ and some of his experiences at Wilford Primary School, St Bernard's College and going onto Massey University to finish a Bachelor of Business Studies degree.We hear how he ended up in Hong Kong and made the best of the situation going on to ...

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has had a glittering career, winning a Rugby League Premiership with the Sydney Roosters plus many awards as an individual including the Dally M Fullback of the Year and the Dally M Medal award, which is for the Best Player in the NRL.I find out that this is the first time Roger has been a guest on a Podcast and I'm truly honoured to have that mantle. He shares his current situation with the Blues and the other NZ Super Rugby sides as they are in Queenstown pre...

I always look forward to catching up with Eugene because I always learn something.Eugene started with kickboxing as a way to get fit for rugby when he played for the Massey Rugby Club, where his family has a long association. He then decided to focus on kickboxing and mixed martial arts and had a successful career in the New Zealand local scene before starting up the City Kickboxing gym with a friend and turning to coach.City Kickboxing has grown on the worldwide stage and was crowned B...

The last episode of TUTT for 2021. It's been a roller coaster last few months after stepping away from The Blues to focus on our new health and wellbeing supplements company, Viktual+, with my wife Rochelle. I'm on the other side of the podcast this week and am being interviewed by Merl Manueli, who has been doing our social media. We chat about how life has been since I made my announcement that I was stepping away from rugby to the next day going into shock upon hear...

It is always good to catch up with my close friend Bundee Aki about what's going on in life and rugby.We obviously chat about his recent game against the All Blacks and how he felt after the win and what the week leading up to the big game was like for him and the team. It was his second win against the All Blacks in as many games. We chat about his journey from the Patumahoe Rugby Club in Counties-Manukau to Connacht and he lets us in on the similarities between the provinces and ...

I catch up with Jonny after he's just landed on holiday outside of England, just got into his holiday home and he's made time to chat to me after 10 years. I feel very honored! (and also why our audio is not the best, sorry!)Jonny lets us in on his thoughts on a lot of topics and what comes through is his passion and convictions for what he believes, which have come from his own experiences on his journey from an 18-year-old kid who started at the Newcastle Falcons and loved throw...

I catch up with Luteru Ross Taylor. He's sitting in another quarantine hotel, this time in India before the Black Caps test series, which starts this week. He's a bit nervous as he hasn't hit a ball since he hit the winning runs against India in the World Test Championship in June, apart from some throw downs from his young son.We chat about our stories of cricket and our connection to my hometown of Wainuiomata. He tells me about why he chose cricket over other sports and ...

I got to catch up with Jerome in between his busy schedule as new Defence and Breakdown Coach of the Toulouse Espoirs (Under 23’s) and Breakdown Coach of the reigning Top 14 Champions of French Rugby.We discuss his learnings as a player and the comparison of his years with the Blues and his instant success at Toulouse. He shares some background on some of the up and coming young players from his club that are standing out now on the international stage for France.We chat about hi...

I got to know Rob Kearney while I was in Ireland for some promotional work with Guinness. I hung out at the office of sports agent, Dave McHugh, who had leased his office from Rob. When I started my podcast I knew I wanted to speak to this man.Rob lets us in on what it was like to be a part of the first Irish rugby team to beat the All Blacks, what it meant to him and the nation and what it will mean to those Irishmen who follow in his footsteps.A proud Leinster rugby man who spent 15 y...