If there was an award for the best team mate in World Rugby the my guest for this episode, Tevita Koloamatangi would be shortlisted every year. Absolute champion bloke on and off the field! Tevita takes us through his rugby journey which has involved him playing for the Tasman Mako, Chiefs, London Irish, Tonga, to now where he is currently carving up in Japan with the Mazda Blue Zoomers. Tevita has had more than his fair share of injuries during his career but has always come back a better player but he shares some valuable insight into how he approached his injuries. There's so many good lessons in this chat, I hope you get as much out of it as I did.

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This prank was inspired by the recent naming of the North v South teams and seeing a young Nelson lad Mitchell Hunt named in the North team. So I thought it would be a good idea to see if I could call Mitch as the Media guy for the North team and try to get some audio recordings off him to convince the public that he is a true North Islander. As you'll hear Hunty is a great lad and I'm looking forward to him having a big game for the North and a massive season for the mighty Mako.

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Here is an episode that I jumped on a couple of months ago on the podcast called the Life Livers Academy with Jamie O' Donnell. It's an awesome podcast with lots of cool guests who talk about ways you can live your life to the fullest and get the best out of yourself, I personally really enjoy listening to it so go check it out!

In this episode in particular I talk about some of my struggles throughout my rugby career and somethings that I've learnt along the way. 

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Pranks are getting tough, players have switched on so we thought it was time to get a legend, who better than potentially the greatest player to ever play the game Christian Cullen!

So, Cully is now a Commercial Sales Consultant with Property Brokers and for this prank our 'What a Lad' prank expert Reggie Goodes calls him as to see if he will sell his Caravan for him. 

You find out a lot about people from a prank call and as you'll hear Cully is just a champion bloke!

If you are looking to buy or sell commercial property (or a caravan) in the Kapiti region get in touch with the man himself by following this link https://www.propertybrokers.co.nz/christian-cullen

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He is back and straight on the What a Lad podcast to tell us all about it. It is one of the biggest names in the game, Julian Savea who joins me after his second week training with the Hurricanes. Julz has had an incredible career where he was the best player on the planet for a while and also has one of the best highlight videos you'll ever see. He takes us through his journey to the top and talks with real honesty about his time in France. Everyone wants to know what the man they call the Bus is doing next and he shares where he is at with contract negotiations. 

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For this prank we go back to a time when Simon Hickey had just arrived at the Hurricanes, a time when the keyboard warriors were out in full force targeting whoever was named in the 10 jersey. So I thought it was a good chance to set up a "live" radio interview to get stuck into the lads and see if I can get Hickey to join in. Obviously this is not what I think of both Jackson and Fletcher as they've both had great seasons in that 10 jersey and both have massive futures. Also Simon is an absolute lad for the way he handles this prank.

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We did it, we finally got the best hooker to play the game Dane Coles, to come on and share his stories. Colesy is a completely misunderstood bloke, one of the best guys you'll ever meet off the field but known as an absolute grub on it. We talk at length about his niggle and his thoughts on being voted the biggest grub in NZ. Colesy has had an unreal career which he takes us through with honesty you just don't hear in the professional game anymore. Whatever you thought of Dane Coles before listening to this episode you'll be sure to be a big fan of him at the end of it. One of the greats!

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In this episode I catch up with one of the real lads of the Hurricanes and Manawatu Turbos, Jamie Booth. Boothy has had an eventful rugby journey to date, playing for plenty of teams as he's sat on the fringe trying to force his way into a side. He's battled with injuries and self confidence and shares some really interesting stories around what he's been through. Fast forward to now where he plays a staring role for the Hurricanes off the bench every week, bringing a spark and energy to the side which hasn't been seen before. At only 25 Boothy has a massive future in NZ rugby! 

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This episode was brought to you by fortune favours beer, What a Brew!

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With this weekend being Mental Wellbeing round of Super Rugby Aotearoa, I thought it'd be a good chance to chat with Ex professional referee Mike Lash. Lashy has had his own mental health journey and has inspired him to build a platform called The Reel Effect to help other men who may be struggling to deal with the pressure of life. Lashy talks very honestly about his struggles with his mental wellbeing from how it all started, what he was feeling and to how he managed to turn it around.

He also gives a real honest insight in to what it is like being a professional referee and the difficulties referees face.

If you're keen to try a trip with The Reel Effect you can get in touch with Lashy on the website https://www.thereeleffect.co.nz/ 

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In this episode I catch up with Hurricanes flyer Kobus van Wyk, as he takes us through his story which has led him to be starring on the wing for the Hurricanes this season. He also talks about his tough decision to leave the Hurricanes at the end of the season to head over to the UK to join the Leicester Tigers. Kobus is a real good man so it was awesome to have him on to give us some insight to his life.

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