Tag: at the bottom of a ruck
Men’s Talk – Nailsea & Backwell Lending a Cauliflower Ear
Last year, we at Scrum5ive started looking into the issue of mental health within the rugby family, with the theory that although the RPA...
RAMMIT Barbarians – Tackling Mental Health Stigma Head On
RAMMIT started as a passing mention to Barry Kavanagh as to what he would do now that his rugby playing days were over due...
At The Bottom of a Ruck – Deon Carstens
My earliest memories of rugby were on the farm that myself and my two older brothers grew up on. Having two older brothers meant...
At the Bottom of a Ruck – Grant Morris
When I think about my earliest rugby memories I don't really know where to begin as I cannot really remember a time without rugby...
At the Bottom of a Ruck – Evan Botha
My earliest rugby memories were at Louw Geldenhuys school in Johannesburg, where I grew up.
I loved playing rugby right from the start and I...
At the Bottom of a Ruck – David Rose
My first rugby memory is going to secondary school at 11 and having to play rugby when growing up in a soccer mad city...
At the Bottom of a Ruck – Cullompton Rugby Club
Cullompton RFC are a rugby club based in Mid Devon, England and who play in the South West Divisions.
After hearing of a local player...
At the Bottom of a Ruck – Nick French
When I was 11 years old, I was introduced to a new sport just after I started senior school. At that time I was...
At the Bottom of a Ruck
In a recent study published by the Rugby Players Association, or RPA as they are more commonly known, it was found that 62% of...
At the Bottom of a Ruck – Andy Payne
I was going to start this little narrative with ‘My life in rugby . . .’ but really, I could never profess to have...