Episode Ten : Brad Weber - Too small to be Pro
Reel Tails with Sweens - Podcast By Dwayne Sweeney
Episode Ten :
Brad shares with us the challenges and setbacks he has endured in his professional rugby career and how they have shaped him into becoming an All Black. He talks about how missing out on the Otago squad effectively helped him get a Super Rugby contract with the Chiefs, being told he was too small to be pro, how the basketball great Spud Webb inspired him, dealing with the horrific injury of breaking his femur, scarfie life in Dunedin, his love of grassroots rugby and so much more.
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Show Notes:
1:58 - How we know each other and playing for Morrinsville Sports together.
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5:07 - That famous try vs Waikato University in 2014.
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7:18 - Our passion for Club Rugby and how we wish we could give back more as professional players.
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11:38 - Scarfie life in Dunedin, playing for the Sharks and the Gentlemans club.
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18:39 - Good People make Good Clubs.
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20:23 - His passion for the NBA, Atlanta Hawks and his respect for Spud Webb.
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22:23 - Being told he was too small to be professional rugby player, trusting his own ability and his point of difference to become successful.
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30:45 - His move to the Waikato and how it helped him gain a Super Rugby contract with the Chiefs.
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41:46 - What it was like to join the Chiefs at a time when they were back to back Super Rugby Champions.
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46:53 - The great group of mates we had in that side , can a hole golf and Tom Marshall’s outstanding drinking ability.
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51:17 - The outstanding year of 2015, making the All Blacks and winning the Ranfurly Shield.
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1:02:49 - Returning home to Hawkes Bay and becoming a third generation Magpie.
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1:06:27 - Winning the Brisbane Tens and the horrific injury of breaking his femur.
Check out a behind the scenes look of the Chiefs winning the Brisbane Tens.
Brad’s femur Pre & Post surgery.
