Episode 60: Ben Ryan, Reggie Corrigan, Nigel Owens and Damian Hopley

The Telegraph Rugby Podcast

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🗓️ 21 May 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We now know the four teams in the Aviva Premiership and PRO14 finals, Saracens, Exeter, Scarlets and Leinster. Joining Brian Moore to discuss the latest news and action from rugby is former Fiji coach Ben Ryan. We discuss the appointment of Paul Gustard to Harlequins, as Ben reveals he was down to the final two for the role. Former Leinster prop Reggie Corrigan joins to debate the upcoming PRO14 final, and whether rugby is becoming boring. Nigel Owens is back from referee camp in Australia to tell us all about the discussions had down under. We speak with CEO and founder of the RPA, Damian Hopley, about mental health, how the RPA helps players and coaches alike to have open conversations on this subject, and we reflect on the RPA Awards ceremony. Plus, Brian and Ben have a candid conversation about how Ben's childhood experiences have affected the way he coaches and friendships.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The Telegraph Podcasts.
0:09.0	Hello and welcome to Brian Moore's for contact in association with the Telegraph.
0:17.9	I'm Brian Moore and this week I'm joined in the studio by a man who can herd his goats wherever he wants on the island of Fiji.
0:26.3	It's the gold medal winning coach, corporate speaker and consultant to French rugby and UK sport.
0:32.7	It's Ben Ryan. Hello, Ben.
0:33.8	Hi, Brian. How you doing?
0:35.4	Okay, well, interesting. We're getting to the business end of the season.
0:39.3	The premiership final will be between Exeter and Saracens,
0:44.3	and the Pro 14 final will be between Leinster and Scarlet.
0:49.1	Just before England fly off to South Africa for what's a difficult tour,
0:53.4	given the circumstances and
0:55.3	context in which it now takes place.
0:57.8	They've lost Paul Gustard, their defence coach, because he is taking over as director
1:03.6	of rugby or head coach at Quinn's.
1:07.5	Ben, I understand that you were also interviewed for the same job.
1:13.0	Yeah, that is right.
1:16.1	Yep, and I think I had three interviews and got the call on Saturday morning or Friday morning, actually,
1:23.5	just to say that Paul had got the nod in front of me.
1:25.8	And yeah, I was happy with the process.
1:29.0	I really enjoyed it.
1:31.2	All the very best of Paul.
1:32.6	He's an awesome bloke and he'll do really well.
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