Here's an episode I jumped on last week for one of the Nelson lads, Conner Karena, who is out there doing real good things with his podcast. It's always cool to jump on someone else's podcast, to see how they do things and a good chance to reflect on the journey that I've had.

Conner has had some real good guests on his podcast, a couple of my favourite episodes are the ones he did with NRL star Brandon Smith and Tasman star Leciester Fainga'anuku which were both awesome yarns. 

If you want to check them out search 'An Ordinary Kiwi Podcast' on any podcast platform.

 

After a big week of recruiting and suggestions from you all, I have a big list of guests lined up for 'What a Lad' over the next few weeks so stay right on.

 

 

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For this prank I tried the exact same formula as the Billy Proctor prank but this time with Crusader and Tasman Mako star Leicester Fainga'anuku. Here I call up Leciester as a Dunedin radio host for a live radio interview but as we go live on air I introduce him as his brother Highlander and also Tasman Star Tima Fainga'anuku. 

In this situation you've got two options, either run with it as your brother or completely stuff up the "live" radio interview. Billy obviously went with option 1 but Leciester wasn't having a bar of it.

Anyway I hope you enjoy this episode and as always if you do please share it if not all good.

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With it being the Mental Wellbeing Round in the Mitre10 cup this weekend, I had to get on Billy Guyton a man who has an incredible mental health story, that just blew me away the first time I heard it. Billy has had a very successful rugby career playing for North Otago, Tasman Mako, the Hurricanes, Crusaders and Blues as well as representing NZ with the Heartland XV and NZ Maori. However, throughout his career he has suffered with his mental health and in this episode he opens up about some of the struggles he had. He talks about the moment where he lost control and at one point he was up a tree with a rope ready to go. Hearing that story was pretty tough, as he is someone I've played with and against throughout my career and I just had no idea that he was ever struggling. It certainly made me realise I have actually never been very good at checking in on people so thats something I feel got from this episode. Billy shares some really good insights into what helped him get through his struggles and what helped him turn his life around, which now has him in a good head space successfully coaching Club Rugby and the Tasman Women's team.

Unfortunately the audio on this episode didn't come through the mic's so it's not the best quality so I apologise for that but it's far too good of a story not to share.

If you know anyone out there who is struggling or might get something out of this episode please share it with them or at least check in with them and make sure they are ok.

I appreciate all the support so far, thanks for listening.

This prank was inspired by real life events, for anyone who has a brother or someone who looks like them. When I came back to Nelson to see my family, I was always mistaken for my brother Tom and would get caught in conversations with people so far that it was just too awkward to tell them that it was me. I've had some very awkward conversations as Tom and that was what I was wanted to try and replicate in this prank.

Anyway for the prank, we set up a 'Live' radio interview with Billy Proctor and when we go live on air, we introduce him as his brother Matt Proctor and ask him questions as his brother. My prank expert Reggie Goodes does this one and does a great job at convincing Billy he's on the radio.

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In this episode I catch up David Havili, the most passionate man in NZ rugby. He's an All Black, a Crusader and of course the very inspirational skipper of Tasman Mako.

Davie has had a tough run with injuries of late, including a bowel infection which was days away from ending his career! In this episode he also takes us through his rugby journey, which involved not being able to start for the 1st XV, to becoming the Crusaders 'player of the year' and becoming an All Black. 

Davie is well known across the country as being one of the best lads in the game, so it was awesome to have him on and share his stories not just on the field but off it.

Thanks to everyone who sent in questions to the instagram page, it made for some good discussion points in this episode. If you're keen to ask questions to future guests or follow the What a Lad journey head to the link below

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For this prank we go back 2 years to when the big Samoan International, Kane Leaupepe, had just joined the Hurricanes halfway through the year. Whenever that happened it always meant there was a good chance for a new prank. So for this prank, I call Kane as Phil Collins the (made up) son of The Hurricanes owner, just to welcome him to the team. 

For those who don't know Kane, he is an absolute lad and a very switched on customer so he was always going to be a tough target.

Anyway I hope you enjoy the prank, if you do please share it, if you don't all good!

 

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In this episode I finally get to catch up with my brother, Tom Marshall, who comes on to make his What a Lad debut! It was good times reminiscing on what life was like for us growing up, the relationship we had and all the weird stuff we use to get up to. 

Tom also takes us through his rugby career, from bursting on the the NZ rugby scene through the Tasman Mako and straight into a stacked Crusaders team. Then followed by his move to the Chiefs, as well as his last 5 years in the UK with Gloucester which included a horror injury run.

The man they call Toejoe, also answers a lot of good questions that came in, including the question he's been avoiding for years about how he got his nickname.

As always if you enjoy this chat, please share to as many people as you can and help grow the podcast and if you're keen to follow the journey follow the link below https://www.instagram.com/what_a_lad_podcast/?hl=en

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After having the great Hugh Renton on the podcast on Monday, I thought it was a good time to go back and find the prank I tried on him when he had just arrived to the Hurricanes straight out of school.

So for this prank I ring him as someone from the NCEA and they've just found out that his answers were the same as the person next to him. Anyone who knows Hugh or has listened to his podcast will know that he's a straight up guy and is certainly not the kind of guy to try and cheat in a exam. Unfortunately I didn't know what subjects he took at school so that catches me off guard a bit but anyway it's still worth a listen.

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Some players just get no luck during their careers and that pretty much sums up Hugh Rentons career to date. Hugh has had a massive wrap on him as a player since joining the Hurricanes straight out of school on a 3 year deal but unfortunately due to injury he has struggled to string any decent amount of games together. That's hopefully all about to change as he eyes up a big season, after recently signing with the Tasman Mako for this seasons Mitre10 Cup.

Hugh has also had to deal with the shock death of his Dad to suicide which he is incredibly open to talk about, as he just wants to help anyone in a similar situation. He also shares some really good lessons on how he's dealt with that and kept his life moving in the right direction.

As you'll hear Hugh is a real lad, one of the most professional players I've played with and it's only a matter of time before his career takes off and I'm certainly hoping its this Mitre10 Cup.

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For this prank I call one of the stand out young players in NZ, Dalton Papali'i to see if he would be interested in becoming the face of the aquarium Kelly Tarltons. Now I don't know Dalton personally but everyone I have spoken to has told me he's an absolute lad and needed to have him feature on the podcast. As always, I offer Dalton a pretty average deal to partner up with them so have a listen to see if he's keen.

If you know someone who you think will enjoy this episode then please share it, or just share it to your story, it all helps massively. I also really appreciate all the listens, shares and feedback I've had so far, thank you!

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