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Steve Crosbie - Setbacks, Opportunities & Deciding to Walk Away

Author
Brian Moylett
Published
Sun 20 Mar 2022
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/being-a-pro-rugby-player/episodes/steve-crosbie-setbacks-opportunities-deciding-to-walk-away

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Steve Crosbie signed for Leinster, Munster & Connacht during his career and then decided to turn down pro contacts to go a different direction in life.


  • The story behind Fad Saoil 
  • Sea swimming & saunas 
  • Why he turned down MLR & left pro rugby
  • Getting to a place mentally where he can look back fondly on his career
  • When he played his best rugby
  • Being close to obsessive at times
  • The relationship he had with Mike Ruddock
  • How, & why, he struggled stepping into professional rugby
  • Why timing can be important
  • Why he lost the coaches trust in Leinster
  • Failing a medical 
  • Why he started hating rugby while under contract at Leinster
  • Moving to New Zealand to play provincial rugby
  • Signing for Axel at Munster the week before he passed away
  • Getting his break with Connacht
  • Working with Enda McNulty
  • Turning down contracts to leave pro rugby in his mid-twenties


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