Scott Wisemantel on Eddie, chess and coaching individuals

This week The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast gets a players perspective as Rugby World Cup winner Joe Roff joins Eddie and RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea.Roff talks about his working relationship with Eddie at the Brumbies and Australia, the motivational technique of a holiday to Fiji used to improve his kicking as well as his experiences in the game from playing in France to his final ever match in the Varsity game at Twickenham Stadium. Wherever you get your podcasts make sure you subscribe to get series two directly and you can also watch a video version in full on England Rugby's YouTube page.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby YouTubeEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australia's all-time leading first class run scorer and current men's cricket head coach Justin Langer joins The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast this week.Speaking ahead of the Twenty20 and One Day International series against England, Langer opens up on the rebuilding job he faced after taking charge following the ball-tampering scandal in 2018 where Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were vanned, and how he went reintegrating them back into the team. He also opens up on 'the worst day of his career' as Ben Stokes' innings won a memorable Ashes game at Headingley in 2019 and the method he used to get the team to focus overcoming that disappointment to win the series.Along with Eddie and RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea, Langer also talks about preaching excellence, the mental challenges of being on tour in cricket and why he is glad he has experienced the tough times.Wherever you get your podcasts make sure you subscribe to get series two directly and you can also watch a video version in full on England Rugby's YouTube page.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby YouTubeEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of the Pitch Up for Rugby weekend on 12th and 13th September, The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast spoke to World Cup winners Michael Lynagh and John Gallagher about their first rugby memories.Ex-Australia international Lynagh talks about he got into rugby back in Australia and how rugby culture differs from his time in Italy and England, while former All Black Gallagher recalls how he went from playing in south east London to winning the inaugural World Cup in 1987, as well as his experiences at local clubs before that. Eddie also talks about his first recollections when entering a club while recounting watching both Lynagh and Gallagher play internationals from his playing days, with RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea adds his memories too.Wherever you get your podcasts make sure you subscribe to get series two directly with Justin Langer and Joe Roff still to come this series.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Olympic gold-winning coach is the next on The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast as Great Britain and England international men's head coach Danny Kerry joins us.He talks to Eddie and RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea about his philosophy of culture over performance, his changing of coaching style after some hard hitting feedback after the 2008 Olympics and what it is like coming into an England Rugby training session at Pennyhill Park - and of course what it is like to guide a team to a gold medal with Team GB at Rio 2016.Wherever you get your podcasts make sure you subscribe to get series two directly with Justin Langer and Joe Roff still to come this series.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season two of The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast continues as former Ireland and Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt joins Eddie and RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea. Joe and Eddie recount how their days in teaching provided a grounding for coaching, we discuss Joe's journey from schoolboy coaching to Test rugby and how he approaches communicating with players.The trio also talk about an interesting build-up to the week in Chicago where Joe guided Ireland to their first ever win over New Zealand, an incident with a plumber while living in France and the pressure of the job at the highest level.Wherever you get your podcasts make sure you subscribe to get series two directly.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast is back!Season two returns as Eddie and RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea chat to former England, and now Australia, attack coach Scott Wisemantel looking at the focus between coaching individuals compared to focusing on the team.The trio also recall stories including how chess helped Jonny May understand an England attack move, how Wisemantel ended up chatting with a naked Marc Dal Maso about Eddie and how O'Shea accidentally insulted one of his members of staff on TV while in charge of Italy.With the likes of Joe Schmidt, Joe Roff and Danny Kerry coming up in season two, wherever you get your podcasts make sure you subscribe to get them directly.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the final pod for series one of The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast where we look at a coach's journey and delve into some of the things Jones and RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea have learnt during their time. Jones recalls a sliding doors moment while working with South Africa, talks about how teaching maths gave him a grounding in coaching and tells you why he will try to speak to a coach from a different sport at least once a week.The pair also discuss their favourite films, the importance of honesty when making hard decisions and some of their best sporting moments away from rugby.Wherever you get your podcasts, make sure you subscribe when we return for series two.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For episode five of The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast we are talking about how you improve the best players in the world. Jones and RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea talk about how Jones' first-ever coaching job in Japan, how he used a holiday to Fiji to motivate a goalkicker in Super Rugby and talks about which England player has improved most during his reign.The pair also use coaching examples involving Stephen Larkham and David Campese to talk about how they improved, speak about the importance of basic skills at a young age with Jones citing an example at Chelsea of one of the best ways to coach children.Wherever you get your podcasts, make sure you subscribe to get all our latest episodes.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week it's 'ruckgate.'For the first time The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast brings you the England head coach in discussion with the then Italy head coach Conor O'Shea on the game that has become known as ruckgate that took place at Twickenham in February 2017. O'Shea, now RFU director of performance, discusses why they chose to use the tactics they did, who he told beforehand and Jones gives his reaction three years on.The pair also go into detail about where a coach can influence the team more on a game day, which playing positions will remain specialist in the future and the changing role of the fly half. Jones also recalls a recent conversation with Australia cricket head coach Justin Langer, what impresses him about Barcelona's youth system and how international coaches discuss the latest trends.Wherever you get your podcasts, make sure you subscribe to us to get the latest episodes of our new series.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The third episode of The Eddie Jones Coaching Podcast sees the England head coach and RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea talking about the importance character over talent, developing a work-life balance and how to deal with pressure.Jones reveals why he has no rugby memorabilia at home, talks through his usual schedule for a Test week and why Match Of The Day is his favourite TV show. O'Shea also recalls his first chat with Jones about prop Kyle Sinckler, you find out which of them prefers House of Cards and which goes to Designated Survivor and they also speak about the media pressure on the international stage.Wherever you get your podcasts, make sure you subscribe to us to get the latest episodes of our new series - next week we're talking 'ruckgate'.FOLLOW:England Rugby FacebookEngland Rugby InstagramEngland Rugby TwitterEngland Rugby TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.