Episode Five : Adam Thomson - Plant Based All Black

Reel Tails with Sweens - Podcast By Dwayne Sweeney

Episode Five :

Adam shares with us what it’s like to be a plant based athlete, how a spinal infection nearly ended his career leaving him bedridden for six weeks, winning the Rugby World Cup, using rugby as a tool to travel and experience the world, rebuilding himself in Bail and so much more.

@adamjohnthomson

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Show Notes:

2:07 - How we know each other, Adam being the fastest All Black in 2009 and playing for @barbarian_fc

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8:17 - Adam’s journey of finding himself as a professional rugby player and trusting who he is.

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18:17 - The spinal infection that nearly ended Adam’s career.

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32:22 - Adam living and rebuilding himself in Bali.

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38:10 - Growing up in Ashburton and heading to boarding school in Christchurch for better opportunities.

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44:05 - How playing for @allblacks7s took his game to the next level.

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52:33 - Becoming an @allblacks and winning the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

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59:34 - Closing a chapter on New Zealand and using the game of rugby to travel and experience the world.

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1:02:54 - The birth of “We are Tenzing” and Adam’s role in the company.

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1:07:35 - The array of skills developed from professional rugby.

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1:11:58 - Adam’s move to Hamilton “The City of the Future”.

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1:13:24 - Joining @chiefsrugby and what Chiefs Mana means to him.

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1:19:20 - Adam’s final thoughts.