Great to catch up with the legend Mike Catt my old coaching buddy last night. Good chat around rugby and family. Sharing stuff and checking in on each other. Lovely stuff

Well the week is done and time for home. All new experiences have value! Just the 30hours to go…

Nintai

Always an emotional day, British & Irish Lions announcement. Huge congratulations to Ospreys skipper Jac Morgan. A 🎩 tip to all ⁦Ospreys⁩ staff (and others!) who have helped develop him along the way. Class player, class reward for a great person. Flying the flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 👊🏼

Having spent some time traveling and gaining insights, I have come across a reflective question. What is your most challenging aspect in improving performance? (What is hindering you/others/the team, in achieving improvement that is within your control?) Would love to know

Over 13years ago there was a young player in the academy. He was very competitive and committed. He had something… We started him on a different path. Learning how to throw and growing lineout knowledge and execution with myself, and scrumming with Hats Tomorrow👇🏼some player 👊🏼

On my travels again this week

Thought I would pop into the semi final to watch ⁦東芝ブレイブルーパス東京⁩ coached by the one and only Todd Blackadder

Congratulations to ⁦東芝ブレイブルーパス東京⁩ on making the final

I have had worse offices!

So my little tour of 🇯🇵 Japan is over. Really interesting to experience lots of new things for a bit. Homeward bounders

Some interesting food on offer… Live Octopus 🐙 (who is staring you out btw) or perhaps Conger eel 🍣 sushi

Me right now with a 10hour layover

⁦London Irish⁩ Japanese 🇯🇵 reunion this week… Rugby family

Congrats to ⁦東芝ブレイブルーパス東京⁩ and the main man Todd Blackadder. Back to back championships. Rugby royalty

So back on the road…

Huge congratulations to ⁦Bath Rugby⁩ on their incredible season. So pleased for my bath supporter friends and of course this guy. Nobody has paid the price more for this success over the years than ⁦Tom Dunn⁩. Delighted for everyone

Quintessential?

100 caps for your country 🙌🏼 One of the very very best