S2 - Episode 6 - Amy Cokayne

Topics Discussed:

• Amy’s Rugby career up to this point, how she ended up playing for Harlequins and the great culture there is at the club.
• The funding players receive at Harlequins, and how generally Female Rugby players don’t receive this.
• Amy’s move to New Zealand when she was young, and how that transition was for her compared to the rest of her family.
• Amy’s love for the sport when she was younger, Rugby and Football in particular, and how she ended up sticking with Rugby once she got to New Zealand.
• New Zealand’s love for Rugby and how that has played a part in Amy’s success.
• Amy’s transition into playing Women's Rugby in New Zealand, how it gave her a leg up in her future career, and how she was nervous to begin with.
• How Amy’s Coach played a part in helping her play for England and introduced her to the England Rugby Team Coaches.
• Amy’s move back to England, and the decision her family made to come back with her.
• How Amy and Phil met through her Dad, and the goals they set out for Amy during that meeting.
• Amy’s first world cup at a young age, the experiences she had at the time and how she views it all now in retrospect.
• How in elite sport you can use failure and disappointment to drive you forward and motivate you.
• The next world cup and Amy’s thoughts about it.
• Amy’s decision to join the RAF, what led her to do it and how it has affected her Rugby career.
• The importance of perspective in staying motivated.
• Amy’s focus on the upcoming world cup right now, and how it is her only goal right now.
• Amy’s desire to have a career with the RAF after her Rugby career.
• Amy’s competitive family, and their yearly Christmas bench press tradition.
• Amy’s sporting hero
• Amy’s non-sporting hero
• Who Amy would invite to her rugby retirement dinner
• Who the biggest hooligan on the England Rugby team is
• Amy’s wish to win the World Cup

References:

Amy Cokayne’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/avfcokayne/?hl=en

Amy Cokayne’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/amycokayne?lang=en