Aug 12, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min · 11 segments
Dan Kirkpatrickwas an age grade superstar who was starting Super Rugby with the Hurricanes at just 19 years old. He's a guy I always remember as being being just a genuine humble good guy and he's had…
Daniel KirkpatrickGuestJames MarshallHostHow have you found that whole, um, the process of changing careers post footy?
I, as soon as I knew that that's what I was gonna do, [coughs] I kind of, I went all in on it.
Um, and yeah, to be honest, I probably, those first few years I barely even watched rugby.
Um, I, I kind of loved the, the not having to go away in the weekends, and family loved having me there.
And then, um, being able to build the community that we've, we've built and give back, I guess was, um, you know, what I wanted to do after rugby is either Give back to the gym or, or the coaching path, and I chose that gym path, and yeah, it's been probably one of the best things I've done, so.
That's cool, 'cause a lot of guys when they retire, they miss the connection, the community, all those sort of things, but I guess you've replaced that in the gym.
It's been a dream, eh? It's actually, dream was to play rugby and then, you know, to after that go into business, and yeah, the dream's continuing for me, so.
And like you're, you've always, um, been right into your exercise and, um, all that.
Like, you, you still get stuck into all the CrossFit tournaments or, or the HYDRXs and all those things.
How have you found that whole, um, the process of changing careers post footy?
I, as soon as I knew that that's what I was gonna do, [coughs] I kind of, I went all in on it.
Um, and yeah, to be honest, I probably, those first few years I barely even watched rugby.
Um, I, I kind of loved the, the not having to go away in the weekends, and family loved having me there.
And then, um, being able to build the community that we've, we've built and give back, I guess was, um, you know, what I wanted to do after rugby is either Give back to the gym or, or the coaching path, and I chose that gym path, and yeah, it's been probably one of the best things I've done, so.
That's cool, 'cause a lot of guys when they retire, they miss the connection, the community, all those sort of things, but I guess you've replaced that in the gym.
It's been a dream, eh? It's actually, dream was to play rugby and then, you know, to after that go into business, and yeah, the dream's continuing for me, so.
And like you're, you've always, um, been right into your exercise and, um, all that.
Like, you, you still get stuck into all the CrossFit tournaments or, or the HYDRXs and all those things.
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