With the ITM Cup campaigns just finished this edition of the NZRPA Players Own has been edited by the Southland Stags. What rugby team will be the next? PLAYERS IN BUSINESS OUR NAME IN RUGBY WILL 2004 and had a recall in 2009. hold while he played and ONLY HELP YOU SO FAR WHEN He started his own plumbing business then went back to it. YOU FINISH PLAYING, AFTER after the Super Rugby season in “I was lucky that I had a loyal client THAT IT IS DOWN TO HARD 2004 appropriately called Rutledge base and people who understood that YWORK AND GOOD TIME MANAGEMENT Plumbing. when it came to Super Rugby I had SAYS FORMER SUPER RUGBY PLAYER He was clear that his focus was going to be full time with my footy. When AND SOUTHLAND ICON JASON to be providing top service. I came back to the area after Super RUTLEDGE. Jason said “Service is key in business. Rugby my clients came back.” People appreciate good service, good A few years ago he joined forces with manners and being a tidy tradesman. his two younger brothers, Callum a It is simple things like returning builder and Andrew an electrician to people’s phone calls, sticking to time form the Rutledge Trade Group. frames and being honest. It was ironic that when Jason had Time management was crucial while he appendicitis his younger brother was playing for the Stags and running Callum took his place in the front row his business. of the Stags while he recovered from “I was always racing to training and surgery. to jobs. It was madness, but I was The brothers find that offering all three always looking to the future.” services under one umbrella of the 38 year-old former hooker Jason Jason had a bad run with injuries. He Rutledge Trade Group has been a smart Rutledge started his plumbing had concussions, snapped his Achilles, move for both them and their clients. apprenticeship by default but it broke his leg, pulled his right hand The family business is going well is something he will be eternally pectoral muscle and pulled his bicep and clients appreciate the fact that grateful for. Jason had experienced off. He stills plays the game with a view they only deal with one company for a concussion in the High School top 4 to playing till he is a 40 year old. He everything states Jason. “They don’t competition. In 1996 his Mum sat him has four staff under him but is firmly have to chase other tradespeople up, down and they decided it would be a committed to staying on the tools. we do it for them!” said Jason. good idea to take three years off rugby. The father of three with one due shortly Jason reflects on his representative Jason decided that he needed a trade knew he always needed to have a plan rugby career fondly but has one bit of and after a stint building dairy sheds he for life outside of rugby with Super advice for young players thought plumbing might be a bit more Rugby the icing on the cake. “Enjoy your time, it is a great lifestyle interesting than making concrete pits. “During Super Rugby we had plenty of but remember you are playing a sport, He did his apprenticeship at Riverton personal development and it is only in so you have to enjoy it. Work hard and Plumbing and in those days you had to retrospect that you truly appreciate you will get results. You are in the best go to Wellington to attend the block the value of it, so I encourage the time of your life so make the most of courses. younger player to really listen up and it.” After he finished his apprenticeship not take it for granted. You may think he went back to rugby playing club in you are going to be there forever but Rutledge Trade Group 1999, got selected for the Southland you won’t be!” www.rutledge.co.nz Stags in 2000 and then made his Super He built his business up over five years Email: [email protected] Rugby debut for the Highlanders in and then had to put his business on Phone: 03 214 3338

“During Super Rugby we had plenty of personal development and it is only in retrospect that you truly appreciate the value of it, so I encourage the younger player to really listen up and not take it for granted. You may think you are going to be there forever but you won’t be!” JASON RUTLEDGE

80 // NZ RUGBY WORLD // DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 HORSING

ANDREW FROGGATT AROUND HEY SAY NEVER WORK Q: HOW IS WORKING WITH A minutes then it gets to 10 but if WITH ANIMALS OR KIDS HORSE GOING TO MAKE A BETTER you set the boundaries and sort it BUT ANDREW FROGGATT PLAYER, COACH OR MANAGER? out straight away it stops. FROM THE LEAD THE WAY - A: It is not about the horses. We TCOMMUNICATION, RELATIONSHIP are using the horse as a teaching Q: WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME tool to teach us more about FEEDBACK YOU GET? TOTALLY DISAGREES, BECAUSE ourselves. You gain huge doses A: People say they learn a lot about HE BELIEVES WE CAN LEARN SO of self-awareness, become more self-awareness and energy levels. MUCH ABOUT A PERSON THROUGH effective communicators and It is understanding how to change HORSES. retain what you have learned yourself and how to change other Often referred to as a Horse because of the unique nature of people. People often say to us they Whisperer, Andrew and his partner the experience. The lessons learnt have learnt so much more about Sam Glazebrook have expanded are unforgettable. You also learn themselves in two days than any their operation to offer a unique about your personal energy levels other course they have been on. leadership course out of their and how to use those to get the It is pretty simple - the horse don’t stunning base in Queenstown. It outcomes you desire and build give a stuff if you’re the coach of is proving to be very popular with better relationships. the All Blacks or whatever you are, people involved in sports and has they can only judge you by how already been done by Super Rugby they perceive you. People say it coaches, the High Performance is one of the most challenging and Sport NZ coach accelerate rewarding courses they have done. programme, rugby players and franchise Personal Development Q: WHY DID YOU START THE Managers, so we ask them a few COURSE? questions about their style of MARK RANBY A: One of my client’s Dad was ‘horsing around’. watching a session I was doing Q: WHAT DO PEOPLE GET OUT OF IT? with a difficult horse that I was Q: WHY HORSES? A: It increases self-awareness of training. He said this is what I am A: We use horses because they people. We video them and people’s trying to teach my staff and said I give us honest and immediate perception of how they think they should offer it as a course. So I did! feedback on our leadership style. are and how they actually are often They act as an emotional mirror of two entirely different things. Q: WHAT IS ONE BUSINESS TIP YOU what they see in us. So if we are The participants do ground base WOULD OFFER TO PEOPLE SETTING timid and shy, the horse mimics it work with the horse setting up UP A NEW BUSINESS? and if you are high on energy and boundaries and trust with the A: You have to have a point of aggressive, the horse is uptight and horse before they get the horse to difference, offer something that tense. So basically we are looking take part in a confidence course no one else is doing, be unique and to be calm, cruisy relaxed but with which requires good relationship work hard. a presence about us, so when we building techniques through non- say something, we mean it. verbal communications. Q: WHAT DOES THE COURSE Horses are great for anger People get huge rewards out of it INVOLVE? management and now prisons are because it gives them confidence. A: The beauty of the course is that also starting to use them. Horses Some people are quite anti it to it is nothing to do with physical are being used all around the world start with and then they become stature or fitness, it is about in all different environments. the biggest advocates. communication. We get people totally out of their comfort zone Q: WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT and challenge them in a way they THING PEOPLE LEARN? have never thought possible. A: We talk a lot about setting boundaries and concentrating on the basics, so we encourage people not to get ahead of themselves. Don’t just assume people know everything, take the time to set MARK RANBY, JUDY CLEMENT, the basics and ensure little things PETER SINCLAIR TIM WESTON are cemented first. Boundaries FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT FRANCHISE & SEVENS PERSONAL are important. If someone is late www.lead-the-way.co.nz DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS & to work or training, it might be 5 Follow us on Facebook SANJ SILVA NZCPA www.facebook.com/leadtheway

DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016// NZ RUGBY WORLD // 81 Here are some of our ITM Cup players in action in their personal development programmes where they gain off-field skills to help prepare for life after rugby and learn about different careers options. PICTURES FROM THE PROVINCES

SOUTHLAND WORK EXPERIENCE BUILDER BEN MCHUGH WITH TIM BOYS, RUBEN NORTHOVER & YOUNG STAG NORTHLAND APPRENTICE BUILDER JORDAN STEWART

NORTH HARBOUR WITH ALISTAIR MCINTYRE BAY OF PLENTY AKA AUTHOR OF DOUG THE DIGGER

AUCKLAND’S BUILDING OLYMPICS

82 // NZ RUGBY WORLD // DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 COUNTIES MANUKAU TRYING THEIR HAND AT PLUMBING AND ALSO SAUSAGE MAKING AT DRURY MEATS

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DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016/ NZ RUGBY WORLD // 83 Southland halfback and former NZ U20’s player completed his journalism qualification from Southland Institute of Technology (Zero fees) so we thought we would let him show us some of his journalism skills with these words of wisdom. PLAYER’S PERSPECTIVE 6 THINGS I KNOW NOW I WISH I KNEW THEN SCOTT EADE

#1 HAVE A SAVINGS PLAN IN PLACE WITH #4 HAVE SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF RUGBY YOUR MONEY You’ve probably all heard this a hundred times, When you see decent sums of money flowing into have something, a tertiary qualification or job your account for the first time it can be easy to spend path sorted for when your rugby career ends. The in large amounts, so be wise and save your pennies. question you need to ask yourself is, do I want to Set goals about what you are saving be stacking shelves for 10 for, whether it’s a car or a house, hours a day after once being or just some new clothes. Set a professional athlete? The aside a bit each month and answer should be enough watch the savings build up, motivation in itself to get off because one day the money the couch and start sorting a could dry up, or even worse career away from footy. disappear.

#2 DON’T TAKE KEYBOARD WARRIORS AS #5 ENJOY THE RIDE WHILE IT LASTS GOSPEL Being a rugby player you experience both highs and In an age where we spend a large portion of our time lows. However it’s important to remember that when scrolling through our phones, reading everything we it’s all said and done, rugby is a game which you get see becomes the norm, especially when paid to play and train with your mates, and have a you’re reading about yourself. If you laugh or two doing it. So next time you’re down or come across ‘keyboard warriors’ angry about a bad game or training, think how lucky portraying you in a bad light, you are to be doing what you’re doing. These are let it go. If you’re unable to let some of the best times it go, then simple, unfollow you will have in your the page you have read, no one life, so make the most is forcing you to look. of it.

#3 HOW EASY COOKING GOOD FOOD #6 SAY ‘YES’ REALLY IS As a footy player you often get asked to engage in Moving out of home is one thing, but having to promotional or community activities. You never prepare and cook your own meals is something else. know what could come from meeting someone or It can be a daunting prospect when you haven’t really doing a nice gesture. So next time you get asked dabbled in the kitchen. But once you realise that as to do something as an long as chicken isn’t pink it is edible, you ambassador for your team, start to understand cooking think about who you could isn’t all that bad. Even better meet and the opportunities yet, if you buy yourself a that could arise from steamer it’ll even do the meeting someone, the cooking for ya. outcome could surprise you.

84 // NZ RUGBY WORLD // DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 PLAYERS REPRESENTED AROUND THE GLOBE THE VOICE OF THE PACIFIC between a Tier 2 national rugby ISLAND RUGBY PLAYERS WAS union and their country’s elite ESTABLISHED IN 2013 BY THE players. PLAYER LEADERS FROM ‘THE The agreement between the Samoa FLYING FIJIANS, IKALE TAHI TONGA, and the Pacific Island AND MANU SAMOA. THE PACIFIC Players Association (PIPA) was ISLAND PLAYERS ASSOCIATION recently announced. Samoa AIMS TO ENSURE THAT BOTH Rugby Union Chief Executive CURRENT AND FORMER PLAYERS Faleomavaega Vincent Fepuleai CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF welcomed the agreement as an PACIFIC ISLAND RUGBY BOTH ON important step forward for Samoa AND OFF THE FIELD. PLAYER SUPPORT - PIPA is a Rugby. member of the International “This agreement tells us that we Follow us on Twitter @ Rugby Players Association (IRPA) want the same things – for Samoa PacificIslandsPA which provides a global network of support and information. Key Follow us on Facebook: support programs offered by player Pacific Island Players associations include: Association Web: http://www. • Career and personal development pacificislandpa.com programs • Personal Support • Professional Rugby education and support (anti-doping, WHAT WE DO - About 15% of THE HISTORIC MANU SAMOA V wagering, agents, behavioural professional rugby players around THE ALL BLACKS MATCH risks, contracts, public relations, the world are of Pacific Island disciplinary matters and problem Rugby to be best it can be on the descent. This equates to about two resolution) world stage, and for our players Pacific Island players in the starting • Financial, insurance and legal to feel strongly committed to line-up of every professional rugby advice. contributing to that. We now live in team in the globe. PIPA aims an era where many of our players to ensure that all these players are playing professionally offshore, receive the support they require HISTORICAL AGREEMENT REACHED and as a national union we need to to perform both in rugby and BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS be in step with those professional as people. PIPA firmly believes AND A TIER TWO NATIONAL UNION. Samoa Rugby and the Samoan standards”. that ‘better people make better players collective have agreed the players.’ With this in mind, we the first ever Relationship Agreement players hope to unite and inspire all Pacific Islanders through rugby.

WHO WE ARE - All players who have represented or are eligible to represent either Tonga, Samoa, or at 7’s or 15’s make up the membership of PIPA. The players govern PIPA. There are a group of nominated representatives who ensure that the player’s voice is communicated and respected. The current PIPA player representatives are:

• Fiji Deacon Manu, and Seremaia Bai • Samoa Seilala Mapusua and • Tonga Hale T Pole and Siale Piutau MANU SAMOA CROWD

DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016// NZ RUGBY WORLD // 85 LOOKING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY? GIVEME WEBSITE HAS ACCESS TO OVER 4,000 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS A PAID SITE BUT IS USUALLY ACCESSIBLE FOR FREE FROM YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. IT ALSO OFFERS ONE FREE LOOK. It offers scholarships for those wanting to pursue: Education, research and fellowships, Arts, cultural and sporting activities, Career change, professional or personal development www.generosity.org.nz/giv-me/ PLAYERS’ FAVOURITE RECIPE OUT & ABOUT At the Sports and Kieran’s Development in the Pacific Seminar held at MIT in Manukau City “QDP Venison” organised by MIT & NZ Foreign Affairs and Trade Southland centre Kieran Moffat shares his recipe that is one that is hoovered back by the flatmates in about 3 minutes! Preparation: Heat up the electric fry pan Slice the venison into thin to a high temperature adding steaks, approx. 1-2mm thick. a generous amount of olive oil. Put baby carrots plus one Add the venison to the frypan large tablespoon of Manuka and quick fry for a short while honey in a pot, add boiling until browned off, approx. 1 water and put on the stove minute on either side. Take TIM WESTON (NZRPA), ONOSAI AUVAÁ, KEVIN SENIO (NZRPA), KOLI top for approximately 15 off heat and let rest for 2 SEWABO, ROCHELLE STEWART-WITHERS (MASSEY UNIVERSITY), ERONI CARLKE, MICHAEL JONES AND OFISA TONUÚ minutes, steam broccoli minutes. over the pot, infusing the sweetness of the Manuka Serving honey into the broccoli Add couscous to plate along Classic All Blacks Tour above. with carrots and broccoli, place venison on the veges Prepare the couscous and finish with generous by adding 1:1 ratio of amounts of peanut sauce. Campbell’s liquid stock to a pot and bring to the boil. Preparation time: 15 minutes Take off heat and add the Cooking time: 15 minutes couscous, stir in for 30 Eating time with a flat of seconds and cover. Leave off rugby players: 3 minutes heat for 5 minutes.

Using your favourite peanut sauce, heat gently and put BEN ATIGA, TROY FLAVELL & HOANI TUI aside.

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86 // NZ RUGBY WORLD // DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 HUNTING DIARIES WHAT WE ARE WITH WHOPPA LISTENING TO Left or Right Old Crow Medicine Show (Southland Band) Mumford and Sons Tom Petty James Bay WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT • Black page • for the All • Elliot Dixon fan page Blacks page (6 members and • Make Elliot Dixon an All climbing)

ELL LET ME TELL YOU 10.30 pm: Help arrives! Our mate got 4.30 am: Driving home finally, excited ABOUT THE DAY TIM BOYS the message and arrived at our location and a little confused about the evening (MY LIFETIME HUNTING (God knows how). We thank him and to be fair, then the tyre explodes! The BUDDY AND STAGS send him on his way. We then decide we jack snaps as we lift the truck and for TACKLINGW LEGEND) AND I WERE FIRST have go spotlighting, make the most of the second time are now stranded. I LET INTO THE WILD BY OURSELVES a shitty situation. march down the road to a woolshed ON OUR VIRGIN OVERNIGHT HUNTING 12.00 pm: FINALLY SUCCESS!!! We that has lights, I see the sheep are in TRIP. AT 22 YEARS-OLD, WE BOTH nail what we think is the best deer ever the shed ready for shearing!! HAD ONLY BEEN HUNTING FOR A about 200 metres down a steep gully 6.15 am: The farmer on the way to the YEAR. WE FINALLY GRADUATED FROM – but for those who know about fallow shed helps us fix the tyre. THE WATCHFUL EYE OF OUR THEN deer, it was yearling, no bigger than a 9.00 am: We arrived back into SOUTHLAND COACHES AND HUNTING full grown lamb!!! As we approach the , both of us still proud MENTORS DAVID HENDERSON AND beast it stands and attempts to run, as punch of our first ever hunt by SIMON CULLHANE. (THEY BELIEVE ‘Boysi’ dives and tackles it. Turns to me ourselves. THEY TAUGHT US EVERYTHING WE and asks for the knife. I stare at him 12 days later: After being advised to KNOW, WHICH TO BE FAIR WAS BUGGER blankly and say, I thought you brought hang our deer with the skin on for 10 ALL AT THE TIME, AND TO BE FAIR THEY yours! With all the knives back in the days we skin the beast and drop him ARE BOTH FAIRLY AVERAGE HUNTERS, truck, I leave Tim in the dark wrestling off at the butcher who looks us up and THEY ARE RENOWNED FOR BEING this feisty little deer and return 30 mins down and throws our now greenish PRETTY GOOD AT TAKING THEIR RIFLES later to find him sweating and flustered. beast into the skip, gives us 3kgs of FOR A NATURE WALK). sausages and laughs at us. Here is the order of events- 2.30 pm: Two excited boys leave Invercargill and drive two hours and 20 minutes to the Moavora Lakes near Te Send a hunting or fishing photo and you Anau. could WIN $250 worth of Stoney Creek 4.45 pm: Whilst navigating the boggy terrain towards the hut, Tim’s pride and gear of your choice! joy Hilux becomes heavily stuck. Not The good folk at Stoney Creek have given us a $250 credit for someone to spend on any even the trusty winch can help this Stoney Creek merchandise of your choice. We know you like things simple, so send us your time. Surprise, surprise there is no best high resolution (that means we can print it, so need to be 300kb in photo size) hunting or cell phone coverage. Just like a good old Southland winter night it starts to fishing photo [email protected] and the best photo wins. Winner will be contacted snow! by email to arrange your shopping trip and the picture published in the next magazine. 7.00 pm: After a big 2 hour walk out through the snow we hit a bar of cell phone reception, finally ring our mate and explain where we are. But before we get the reply the cell phone dies! 8.00 pm: Not knowing whether they are on their way or not, we set up camp at the truck with a fire so people can locate us. We have a beer and cook all our food!

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