From SA to LA:  Dallen Stanford's International Rugby Journey

Calling in from Los Angeles, rugby icon Dallen Stanford shares his remarkable journey from growing up in South Africa to finding success in the USA as a Rugby Sevens player, international game commentator, rugby ambassador and entrepreneur. Dallen's passion for the sport led him to the USA, where …

Seizing Your Resilience: Bouncing Back From Disappointment With Ben Donaldson

What it takes to go pro, learning from losses, tips for young players, and more. Current Wallabies fly-half, Ben Donaldson joins the show to talk building confidence, the workload of a pro rugby player, how everyone needs mental skills, building the toughness to push through disappointment, taking …

Building World-Class Cohesion: Wallaroos Flanker Piper Duck Joins On The Mark

Focusing on controllable, building a team-wide support network, combating complacency, and more. Wallaroos flanker and women’s rugby rising star, Piper Duck talks mental skills, the vital importance of coaching, helping young women stay in sports, bouncing back from disappointment, and making sure …

Olympic Level Mental Performance: Captain of Women’s Rugby Sevens Team USA, Naya Tapper 

Moving past disappointment, “next task” mentality, staying mentally tough through injury, and the value of an accountability buddy. Olympian, captain, and all time leading try scorer of women’s Rugby Sevens Team USA, Naya Tapper shares her strategies for remaining goal oriented, avoiding distracti…

The Resilience of an All Black: Former All Blacks Captain Kieran Read Shares His Lessons Learned

Mastering the mental game, the bumpy road to success, learning from failure, and coming to terms with the 2019 World Cup semi-final loss to England. Former All Blacks Captain, Kieran Read joins On The Mark founder, Mark Zimmermann to share his experience capping the New Zealand team, lessons learn…

On The Mark - All Things Rugby, Life And Mindset

On The Mark is a Rugby podcast focusing on the mental side of the game and is a journey of soul searching & discovery as we tackle rugby stories of resilience & mindset from around the world, shared through the voices of some of the games greatest coaches, players, officials and fans, past and pres…