SHORT: The Selection Rule Defining Rennie’s All Blacks

About this episode

Bryn Hall and James Parsons discuss the B.I.G.G.A work-rate metric used by Dave Rennie in his selection process for the All Blacks.

What is B.I.G.G.A — and why does Dave Rennie value it so highly? Bryn Hall and James Parsons explain “Back In Game, Go Again,” a Dave Rennie work-rate metric that shapes his selections. Catch all our content across @aotearoarugbypodofficial channels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Bryn Hall

Guest: James Parsons

Topics covered

• selection rules
• Dave Rennie
• All Blacks
• work-rate metrics
• rugby analysis

Keywords

• B.I.G.G.A
• Dave Rennie
• All Blacks
• rugby
• work-rate metric

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dave Rennie

Books & works: B.I.G.G.A

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