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"Go in with an open mind": Legendary All Blacks coach reveals secrets to success

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Tue, 15 Jul 2025, 9:38am
All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen and forwards coach Mike Cron, during the All Blacks team training session before the 2015 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final against France. Photo / Brett Phibbs.
All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen and forwards coach Mike Cron, during the All Blacks team training session before the 2015 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final against France. Photo / Brett Phibbs.

"Go in with an open mind": Legendary All Blacks coach reveals secrets to success

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 15 Jul 2025, 9:38am

Whenever there鈥檚 success at the top level of international rugby in New Zealand, more often than not there is one specific name involved. 

Known as the 鈥楽crum Doctor鈥, Mike Cron was an assistant coach for the All Blacks for more than 200 games, winning the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. 

He then came out of retirement in 2022 to join the Black Ferns, helping them win a world title as well, before shifting over to join the Wallabies. 

In the midst of all this, he鈥檚 written a book: 鈥楥oach: Lessons from an All Black Legend鈥. 

Cron told Heather du Plessis-Allan that he鈥檚 always had a thirst for knowledge, and found ideas from looking at other elite sports. 

鈥淚鈥檝e never been really interested in rugby coaching seminars,鈥 he said. 

鈥淭hey left me a bit bland, so to speak. Y鈥檏now, they just showed you a new drill or something.鈥  

Ballet and sumo are two sports he鈥檚 pulled ideas from, saying the key is to go in with an open mind. 

鈥淚f you鈥檝e got an open mind and you look and listen, there will be some, some bit of gold there for you.鈥 

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