Miss Pass #11: Blaine Scully Is Twice As Good

In the latest Miss Pass podcast, USA captain and Cardiff Blue Blaine Scully discusses the professional rugby grind, his philosophy for being a successful player, and the Eagles' assembly coming up.

Here are some things we learn about Scully in this podcast:

• How he went to a rugby hotbed high school but didn’t play the sport.

• What important thing happened off the field to make him feel happier and more settled at Cardiff.

• Which coach told him that he needed to be twice as good as everyone else to make it as a pro.

• Why you don’t see him in the Cardiff lineup every day.

• How difficult it is for players to walk the balance between country and club and not burning out at the same time.

• What new USA coach Gary Gold and he have spoken about in recent weeks.

• How long it took for him to love rugby and who says to him: “You own everything you do.”

Check out the latest podcast as we go in-depth with the USA captain.