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We are here to answer your questions on life. So to the caller from Devon who asked how many sausages to fill a rugby ball ...... To determine how many 4-inch sausages would fit inside a regulation size 5 rugby ball, we need to calculate the volume of both the rugby ball and the sausage and then see how many sausages would fit into that volume. The volume of a rugby ball can be approximated by using the formula for the volume of a prolate spheroid: V=34πab2 where ( a ) is the semi-major axis (half the length of the ball), and ( b ) is the semi-minor axis (half the width of the ball). A regulation size 5 rugby ball has a length of about 28-30 cm and a short diameter of about 18.46-19.74 cm123. Using the average values: a=229cm=14.5cm b=219.1cm=9.55cm The volume of the rugby ball is then: Vrugby=34π(14.5cm)(9.55cm)2≈5534.8cm3 For the sausage, we’ll use the volume of a cylinder to approximate: V=πr2h where ( r ) is the radius and ( h ) is the height (or length in this case). A 4-inch sausage is approximately 10.16 cm long, and if we assume a diameter of about 2 cm (which is a standard sausage diameter), the radius ( r ) would be 1 cm. The volume of one 4-inch sausage is: Vsausage=π(1cm)2(10.16cm)≈31.84cm3 Now, we divide the volume of the rugby ball by the volume of one sausage to find out how many can fit inside: 31.84cm3/sausage5534.8cm3≈173.8sausages So, it would take approximately 174 4-inch sausages to fill a regulation size 5 rugby ball.

SHINE THE LIGHT 🔦 Respect The Ref Check out an awesome feature piece put together by our Digital Marketing Executive Max Sharp. We wanted to shine the light on our North Harbour Rugby Referees Association (NHRRA) referees and start to change the negative narrative towards referees. Just like players, they: - Attend trainings to develop their skills - Review footage and their own performance to be better - Keep fit to ensure they can perform at a level - Have to hit certain fitness KPI's if they wish to progress through the ranks - Are assessed, coached, and developed by educators within the NHRRA community Finally, they are human beings, just like players. Let's think twice before we hurl negative abuse towards an official. Respect the ref.

This is #class. Sam Whitelock was a lock for the #AllBlacks in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, where the All Blacks lost to the Springboks by a single point: 12 - 11. He acknowledged the pain of losing but also took time to acknowledge the winning Springboks: "It does take time to process. It's something that will stick with our team - the one that got away. It doesn't take anything away from South Africa. They played exceptional rugby... they were playing winning rugby, and they got the job done. It's history now, we can't change it, it doesn't mean it doesn't hurt, but it is what it is." More importantly, he shared his encouraging views on the Sam Cane red card, which dropped the All Blacks to 14 men at the 29th minute mark: "Sam [Cane] didn't play the way he wanted to. You get around him. It's the human part of it. You take away the rugby, and you just worry about your mates. Some people need space, some people need support being close, some people you don't say anything. So it's working out what that person needs and do it. The team were awesome. Everyone stuck together. There was no blaming of people or anything like that. That is probably one of the proudest things about that time - we all stayed together; we didn't split and become divided." ----- This is what a team should look like. There will be wins and losses. But you stick together. You rally around someone when he hurts. You don't blame. You encourage and support. You be gracious to the winner. This is my work and life philosophy too. #Litigation is a team sport. #Life is a team sport. We must have #class. #rugbyforever #sundaymusings

If you build it, they will come. More and more players will come up to standard of NRL as they get more exposure to it. There are less quality NRL players at the moment due to limited opportunities. Quality will dip for a short period 3-5 years but it will slowly grow back up along with population increases as well. If your serious about long term fundamental change and adaptation 3-5 years is a short amount of time. South Island of NZ is a must, another in Brisbane and Perth.

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Take a look back at one of our favorite projects from last year, working with RPI Rugby, here's a snippet of some of the work we did for them! #OneProductions #RPIRugby #BTS #SizzleReels #Snippet

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Really enjoyed delivering a workshop on managing emotions to the boys at Activate Rugby Academy during their pre-season last week. Here's a short clip explaining 4 steps to help you manage emotions in sport - check it out! #sportpsychology #emotions