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Lima Sopoaga is a professional rugby union player who has played for the Wellington Lions & Southland Stags in New Zealand's provincial competition before joining the Highlanders and eventually making his debut for New Zealand in 2015. Sopoaga is now playing for the Wasps in the Gallagher Premiership.
Lima shares some incredible insights in this episode of the podcast and if you're a goal kicker you're going to love the attention to detail. Here are some of the pieces from the highlight reel:Β
- The exact details of how Lima approaches his goal kickingΒ
- Lima's time in Southland and how Otago has shaped him as an athlete
- His experience with the Highlanders including some of their best and worst years
- How Lima tackles his work in rugby and what he has done to overcome doubt, frustrations, and setbacks when not being selected
This episode is our most detailed yet and shares the intricacies of goal kicking through to the hardship of non-selection and overcoming these obstacles.Β If you're looking to knock over some more conversions this season this episode was made for you.Β
SHOW NOTES
Background Info
- Limaβs Career Timeline
- Highlanders, Dunedin Rugby Club
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(0:30) European Rugby Challenge Cup - Waspsβ Current CompetitionΒ
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(0:38) Waspsβ Fixtures and Results
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(2:58) St Clair, Area of DunedinΒ
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(4:08 - 22:05) Limaβs Kicking Acclaim - NZ Herald Article
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(4:45) (8:15) (29:45) (1:09:12) Tony Brown, Esteemed Rugby CoachΒ
- Tony Brown on the Rugby Bricks Podcast
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(7:26) (22:04) Natalie Fraser, Mental Skills Coach - LinkedIn
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(16:11) Limaβs All Black Debut vs South Africa, 25th July 2015
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(19:22) TJ Perenara, All BlackΒ
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(20:43) Rugby Bricks 10 Pillars of Goal Kicking Program
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(21:16) (44:14) Jamie Joseph, Former Highlanders and Japan Coach
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(23:57) Aaron Smith, All Black
- Aaron Smith on the Rugby Bricks Podcast
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(25:23) Southland Stags, Southland Rugby Team
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(26:15) Elliot Dixon, Highlanders and Southland Player
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(30:08) (46:48) Ben Smith, All BlackΒ
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(30:49) (46:47) Colin Slade, Former Highlander
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(31:28) Aaron Cruden, Former All Black, Recently Returned to the Chiefs
(36:08) Highlanders vs Cheetahs 2013, Limaβs Infamous Performance
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(39:49) (46:46) Brad Thorn, Maβa Nonu, Hosea Gear - Former Highlanders
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(41:41) Darren Lockyer, Australian Rugby League Legend
- Infamous Debut (Stuffβs Top Five Worst Debut Performance)
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(43:20) Highlanders Win Super Rugby Title in 2015Β
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(44:02) Waisake Naholo, Aaron Smith, Ben Smith - Key Trio in Highlanders 2015 Team
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(44:55) Highlanders vs Chiefs, Waratahs vs Highlanders - Highlanders 2015 Finals
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(46:46) Highlanders 2013 Squad
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(49:21) San Antonio Spurs, NBA Team
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(51:08) Highlanders vs British and Irish Lions 2017
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(54:50) Lima Signs for the Wasps in 2018
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(57:06) Kieran Reid, Former All Black CaptainΒ
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(58:48) English Rugby Premiership
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(1:03:13) Josh Ioane, Current All Black
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(1:03:48) Jacob Umaga, Wasps PlayerΒ
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(1:03:52) Jacob Umaga Using the Rugby Bricks Kicking TeeΒ
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(1:04:09) Scrutiny on Limaβs Wasps Start, English Pundit, Stuff Opinion, NZ Herald Opinion
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(1:08:33) Lima Sopoaga Iconic βOverhead Kickβ
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Limaβs Recommendations
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- Matt Barnes Podcast βAll the Smokeβ Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YoutubeΒ
- Bleacher Report, Ron Artest Documentary, Part One, Part Two
(1:15:34) Kobeβs Last Ever GameΒ
More About Lima
- Change In Attitude at Wasps
- Limaβs Belief Money Will Lure All Blacks to Europe
- Career Statistics
- Limaβs Legacy in New Zealand
- All Blacks Profile
- Instagram, Twitter