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SCOTT ROBERTSON

“My coaching philosophy is to create an environment of care”

I LOVED THE camaraderie of the game as I turned professional, but also the teaching in the game.

Wayne Smith effectively taught us the game at the Crusaders. We were last in Super Rugby in 1996, and he came in and talked to us about defence, the mindset that is required, structures, individual skill-sets. I just wanted to be involved with this as much

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