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The MoN boys get the lowdown on everything to do with Fijian rugby from its very own guru Mick Byrne.
We are delighted to sit down with the new Fiji coach as he prepares to take on the mighty All Blacks.
Fresh from helping to grow the Fijian Drua he’s now ready to build on the Fijian World Cup success and take them to the next level.
Mick The Kick has had one of the most varied and impressive careers the only person to coach against himself at international level as head coach of Japan when they took on the All Blacks, the team he was skills coach for at the time as well!
00:00 Intro
02:50 Coaching Fiji
07:09 The culture in Fiji and Drua
13:50 Keeping talent in Fiji
19:27 What makes Fijians so good at rugby?
23:09 Micks coaching style
25:29 Drinking Cava
29:04 Who is Mick excited about coaching
32:38 Coaching in Scotland
38:23 Two World Cup wins with the All Blacks
42:43 Michael Leitch and Japan
45:57 Who has Mick learned from the most
50:24 How far can Fiji go?
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