Having been a Saturday afternoon TV Rugby League fan I experienced my first live game at the Valley in 1996 when London Broncos played St Helens. The match was decided by a controversial try by Apollo Perelini – St Helens won by 4 points with the final score being Broncos 28 St Helens 32. An … More Iliess Macani – A London Skolars Man
I first met Aaron before he’d signed a senior contract with Essex, he was still at school, but making his way in a world he was so clearly meant to be in. A joint appearance on Phoenix FM’s cricket programme 98 Not Out, thanks to Daren and Brett, gave me the opportunity to arrange an … More Aaron Beard – An Essex Man with a Passion
My game day Saturday morning started early at Allianz Park, I arrived at 10:30 to meet up with staunch Saracens fans Debs and James Lee and their 15 year old son, Ben. My aim was to try to understand some of what it takes to get noticed as a young rugby player, what puts an … More A Rugby Player in the Making – Ben Lee
It struck me that as one of the new boys on the popular BBC test Match Special fans might like to know more about Dan Norcross. the man behind the dulcet tones. I’ve been lucky enough to get to know him a bit after meeting him at a benefit lunch for Darren Stevens last year, … More Dan Norcross – from the sofa to the TMS box
An Orrell RUFC Retweet on Twitter and a discussion between a friend, Colin Ratcliffe and Martin Gleeson connected me to this rugby league legend. Another of those men I watched play Super League over many years. We weren’t able to meet face to face so the wonders of the internet and FaceTime it had to … More Martin Gleeson – Life After Rugby
I was lucky enough to meet Daisy Hodgson in 2015, she is one amazing young woman! She’s just about to take part in a 100km walk aiming to complete it within 30 hours – you can sponsor Daisy and her team Here Now then, why am I writing about an Auctioneer on a Sports website you … More Daisy Hodgson – Wife, Mother, Extraordinary lady!
Wood Green isn’t the most likely place to find a rugby league player, but that’s where London Skolars man Dion Chapman hails from. He went to Broomfield School in Arnos Grove and like many he started out with football. A school tournament put on by the Skolars brought him to their attention, he was with … More Dion Chapman – A Skolars man!
I’d met Roanne several times with his Saracens Sports Foundation hat on and found him to be a friendly and charismatic man, it was no surprise therefore to find him in hospitality mode when I was lucky enough to be in the 100 Club pre-match. A Saracens Supporters Association evening where he was the host … More Saracens behind the Scenes – Roanne Crouse
A look back at an interview with David Strettle … More David Strettle – Rugby and – Life After Rugby
I meet John Willis – a man with the Power2Inspire! … More John Willis – A man with the Power2Inspire
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