Aaron Smith is known as one of the greatest halfbacks to ever play the game of rugby. Aaron is the starting halfback for the All Blacks and has played 92 games for New Zealand, earned 137 caps at the Super Rugby level for the Highlanders and 43 provincial caps.
In this episode of the Rugby Bricks podcast, we discuss the Rugby World Cup 2019 and what went wrong and what went right between 2015 and 2019, what it takes to fall in love with passing and how Aaron overcame the incident in 2016 after it happened.
This episode has everything from tears to triumphs, how the All Blacks culture has evolved and what their leaders do in the highs and the lows and what it means to be a better man after dealing with setbacks and difficulties.
This is one of the most humbling, exciting and courageous episodes we've had and is worth listening to every minute - so sit back and listen to this episode of the Rugby Bricks podcast with All Black Aaron Smith.
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SHOW NOTES
(1:11) Rugby Bricks Tee
(1:52) Lovell Rugby, U.K Rugby Products Distributor
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(4:12) Richie Mo’unga, Current All Black
(4:23) Beauden Barrett, Current All Black, Two Time World Player of the Year
(7:39) “Speights Kit” - Speights Ale, Speights Brewery
(8:50) 2015 World Cup Final, Twickenham (Aaron Smith Setting Dan Carter a Challenge
in the Final)
(9:07) (38:04) Lima Sopoaga, Former All Black and Highlanders Player
(10:10) Feilding Yellows, Aaron’s Local Club
(10:46) All Blacks World Cup Jersey
(13:20 - 14:47) Heat Preparation pre World Cup
(14:15) (29:48)(59:16)Steve Hansen, Former All Blacks Coach
(16:06) All Blacks vs Italy, Cancelled Match
(16:14) Italy’s Backlash
(17:36) All Blacks vs Namibia, Match Report
(18:37) (21:23) All Blacks vs Australia, Bledisloe Cup, Match One Report, Match Two Report
(18:50) Bledisloe Cup History
(19:46) All Blacks vs South Africa (Rugby Championship), Match Report
(21:59) Beauden Barrett, George Bridge, Sevu Reece - Current All Blacks List
(24:26) David Pocock, Michael Hooper - Wallabies Players
(24:50) Pieter-Steph du Toit, Springboks Player
(25:32) All Blacks vs Wales Match Report, All Blacks vs England Match Report
(26:02)Aaron talking to Stuff After England Loss
(26:55) (1:22:22) Kieran Reid, All Black Captain - Retiring after World Cup
(29:23) Lions 2017 Tour of New Zealand Series, BBC Reaction, NZ Herald Reaction
(29:28) England Loss of 2012
(30:24) Waratahs Rugby Club, Dr Sharron Flahive (Waratahs Physiotherapist of 20 Years)
(33:18) Reviewing Day After England Loss - Further Comments from Players
(37:58) Burger Odendaal, Bulls Player
(42:28) Box Kicking, Rugby Strategy - Aaron Smith and Rugby Bricks on Box Kicking
(42:35) Faf de Klerk, Springboks Player
(43:02) All Blacks vs Springboks RWC Match
(43:08) Willie le Roux, Springboks Player
(44:10) Springboks Kicking Game and Faf de Klerk Analysed
(49:29) Aarons Passing Technique - Rugby Bricks, SKY Video, Rugby Pass Interview
(58:53) Roger Clark, Aaron Mauger, Tony Brown - Highlanders Staff List
(1:00:49) Greg Poppovich, San Antonio Spurs President
(1:07:35) All Blacks Leadership Group
(1:13:08) Aaron’s Try Against Australia
(1:20:14) Aaron Leading the Haka
(1:22:10) TJ Perenara’s Haka
(1:24:27) Lovell Rugby, U.K Rugby Products Distributor
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(1:25:03) Ben O’Keeffe, International Rugby Referee, Next RugbyBricks Podcast Guest
More About Aaron
- How his career began at the Highlanders, Stuff Article
- Rugby Pass Profile
- All Blacks Profile
- A Day in the Life of Aaron Smith
- Rugby Bricks Blog Post - How to go Through Hardship and Missing Selection