From a scared 6 year old at Fawley rugby club, to an average player for Wimborne RFC, to an academy coach that someone took a chance on. There are always bumps in the road, people that will reject you or push you to one side. I initially coached for 18 months for free to be pushed to one side with no explanation. That experience set me up for bigger and better things though and I wouldn’t change it for the world. Others loss has been my gain!

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It took me until I was 23 years old to finally have a coach that believed in me. He inspired me to mould my coaching to what I do today. I never scored try’s or made try saving tackles, but I did my role for the team to the best of my ability. Isn’t that the non-negotiable we expect from all players we coach.

 

I firmly believe in my ethos of “as long as you put in 100% effort, then the outcome doesn’t matter”. So many aspects of sport and life are out of your control, which is why the aspects you can control you should do your best. Be proud of who you are, where you have come from, what you have learned and where you aspire to be!

 

Live every moment to the full and cherish each memory.