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'He's a great coach. He lives and breathes the game. There's
nothing he doesn't know' Brian O'Driscoll 'The best coach Irish
rugby - arguably Irish sport - has ever had' Malachy Clerkin, Irish
Times In the autumn of 2010, a little-known New Zealander called
Joe Schmidt took over as head coach at Leinster. He had never been
in charge of a professional team. After Leinster lost three of
their first four games, a prominent Irish rugby pundit speculated
that Schmidt had 'lost the dressing room'. Nine years on, Joe
Schmidt has stepped down as Ireland coach having achieved success
on a scale never before seen in Irish rugby. Two Heineken Cups in
three seasons with Leinster. Three Six Nations championships in six
seasons with Ireland, including the Grand Slam in 2018. And a host
of firsts: the first Irish victory in South Africa; the first Irish
defeat of the All Blacks, and then a second; and Ireland's first
number 1 world ranking. Along the way, Schmidt became a byword for
precision and focus in coaching, remarkable attention to detail and
the highest of standards. But who is Joe Schmidt? In Ordinary Joe,
Schmidt tells the story of his life and influences: the experiences
and management ideas that made him the coach, and the man, that he
is today. And his diaries of the 2018 Grand Slam and the 2019 Rugby
World Cup provide a brilliantly intimate insight into the stresses
and joys of coaching a national team in victory and defeat. From
the small towns in New Zealand's North Island where he played
barefoot rugby and jostled around the dinner table with seven
siblings, to the training grounds and video rooms where he
consistently kept his teams a step ahead of the opposition,
Ordinary Joe reveals an ordinary man who has helped his teams to
achieve extraordinary things. 'Rugby obsessives and amateur coaches
will revel in the insight that Schmidt offers into his training
methods, tactics and preparation ... Full of insight, emotion and
considered analysis' Irish Daily Mail 'An insight into the
fascinating personality of the man who has been the single most
influential figure in Irish rugby over the last decade' Irish Times
'He is clearly more than an ordinary coach, the winning of two
Heinekens, beating New Zealand twice, the 2018 Grand Slam and
reaching no.1 in the World Rankings are positive brushstrokes,
marking Irish rugby for ever ... A rocky read about exceptional
deeds, told in extraordinary fashion' Irish Daily Star 'Undoubtedly
the greatest coach in Irish rugby history' Daily Telegraph
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