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CEO at Greenhouse Sports

Joined April 2011
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Rugby is about being part of a team...more than a team. It's about Playing Together and Staying Together, beyond the 80 🙌 #PlayTogetherStayTogether

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Attendees will also collaborate around the design and development of their talent pathways, heeding the advice of the @RFU's @donbarrell 💡 "You cannot work effectively unless you have independent people who can come in and challenge your thinking." bit.ly/3mt8RL6
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𝗪𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗕𝗬 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗨𝗣! 🙌 #RedRoses | #RWC2025
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We’re set to introduce changes to The #HighwayCode, which will come into effect from Saturday 29th January. Read more on what this means for all road users: gov.uk/government/news/highw…

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The next generation 📈 Players from 14 regional academies assembled for a national development camp at St George's Park, find out more ⤵️

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Pleased to share our latest article with @EnglandRugby that explores talent identification and relative age effects in male professional and international pathways... Open access available via @FrontSportsAL here: frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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📢England Rugby Schools and Colleges Webinar 📽️Live💻 & 🗣️on the Talent Dev Framework🏉 📅 4th March ⏰ 5.00-6.00pm 👇 Sign Up 💻🔗👉bit.ly/2MUVVQc 🙏🔃 @AgeGradeRugby @EngRugbyUnis @EngRugbySchools @donbarrell @AoC_Sport @BUCSsport
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England coaches Simon Amor, Steve Borthwick, Matt Proudfoot and John Mitchell have all led virtual coaching courses over the last month for coaches across the country 🌐💻🏉 Find out more ⬇️

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Over 60 talks at the @CARR_LBU conference @weetwoodhall Main conference Sat 28th March Pre-conference Fri 27th March Speakers inc; @NickWinkelman @donbarrell @psrve @westy160991 @gjtierney @ChefSalisbury plus many more Limited places left, sign up here leedsbeckett.ac.uk/carnegie-…
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Alan Dickens has been appointed head coach of England men U20s 🌹 📝 Full story ➡️ bit.ly/34vwqIA
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We’re looking for three new people to join our Legal and Governance team at the heart of England Rugby: Senior Legal Counsel, NQ+ Legal Counsel and Corporate Support Administrator englandrugby.com/about-rfu/c…
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"Life's good but... life doesn't promise to be fair." Neale Daniher addresses Melbourne players, coaches and staff. 🎥: @melbournefc
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PLAYER DIARY 🤳 @GlosRugby_Acad's Will Naish takes you behind the scenes at this week's Wellington Festival 🎪
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"We see parents & guardians as an important part of a player’s support network" See how we're working with researchers from @SwanseaUni to best support young rugby players from the 14 regional academies. More: bit.ly/2V9qhQU
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”Obsessive, distant and often unaccountable, elite performers present very special management problems” The problem with talent (and how to manage an elite performer) managers.org.uk/insights/new…
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Truly #Inspired yesterday hearing from the worlds of Rugby & Education on the role of #Leadership in #Culture. "Love & Forgive whether it's deserved or not" "Balance Conformity & Expression" "Seek brutal Honesty from outside" "Purpose = making memories" #Coaching #Learning
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Getting to grips with Damage Control in the DRIU, our RFU and Premiership Rugby Academy managers will sink, swim and plug holes in their sinking ship! We're sure Twickenham will be rocking this afternoon! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉 #GuinnessSixNations #ENGvSCO #SuperSaturday
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We are really excited about hosting our next High Performance Sport and Business event tomorrow at Thomas Becket School, sharing insights with Exec Head @ciranstapleton and @donbarrell - head of Regional Academies @EnglandRugby Follow us for updates on the day. #highperformance
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Today marks one month to go until the U18 Six Nations Festival ⭐ Here's what you need to know about the 10-day tournament: bit.ly/2EW3UV8
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