E197 | Samuel Whitelock

Show notes | Samuel Whitelock

0:00 Sam, Samuel, Sammy, or Samwise?

2:30 Some answers from Caroline Whitelock

13:37 The physical toll of 153 international caps for the All Blacks

22:54 Life as a giant human

26:05 Sam’s bromance with Kieran Read

35:26 One brush with controversy from the career

42:29 Finetuning leadership

1:02:13 Game day leadership

1:05:17 Brotherly dynamics

1:11:28 The right message at the right time

1:16:00 Choosing rugby

1:19:10 The loss in 2019 against England

1:24:18 The All Blacks captaincy

1:28:54 Player ratings

1:35:45 A tale of two careers: Crusaders and All Blacks

1:38:16 Reflecting on the career

1:41:05 Samuel on Richie

1:45:55 Farming, family, and Manawatu

1:53:38 Last words from Seamus, Steve, and Samuel