DHL Stormers captain Salman Moerat answers a few questions about his leadership style, playing rugby during Ramadaan and his favourite ‘cheat’ meal.
How has your return from injury gone? Mentally do long-term injuries help you appreciate your time in the jersey even more?
My return to play has gone well, I think what helped was the way the coaches managed my playing minutes. Initially I played off the bench, which helped me get back to full match fitness. It also took away some of the pressures of captaining the team at first. Having been out for such a long time the real focus was just to play well and once I became more confident I got the captain’s armband. Long-term injuries do take a toll on you mentally, but the support of your family does help.
How do you manage to play in a high performance environment while fasting during Ramadaan? Does it take a special mindset? Playing rugby during Ramadaan does come with its own challenges. Physically as we all know it is very demanding. It does take a particular mindset, the most important thing is probably your planning around your nutrition, what you will eat, how you hydrate yourself and what you will do in the gym. At the same time it is a time that I really enjoy playing rugby, as crazy as it might sound. It is the time that I feel most energised because your mindset is on a different level.
I’m really enjoying my role as captain, I think I have grown so much. I started out as a very direct, uncompromising captain. I have learned so much about utilising the players around me. Leadership at the moment is a lot simpler for me, we have a very experienced group of players including World Cup winners. For me, the key is to play well and delegate where I need to. One of the biggest lessons I have learned is to keep quiet when it is not necessary to speak.
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