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Alistair is originally from Port Talbot, Wales but has been living in New Zealand for 20 years. He talks about his journey in the world of Rugby, from playing to video analysis work to coaching. He explains how his video analysis work got picked up by the New Zealand senior team very quickly and this lead him to an amazing adventure that spanned 3 world cups, 2 of which New Zealand won.Alistair’s desire to become a full coach became a reality when he took over as the defensive coach for the Aukland Blues in 2016. He talks about the learning from this experience, and what he’s plans for the future are.Alistair is currently an assistant coach of Samoa and also works for the NZRU as a high-performance coaching. An awesome story and one that is loaded with useful 1% Better insights. Have a listen. Full summary below. Timeline & Summary of the discussion below:5 min - Alistair’s background and Quelsh!7:30 – Rugby being a major focus growing up & getting advice from Dad & Playing Professionally for a fe