Welcome back to another episode of Ruck My Life. Today I am packing my bags again and travelling across the Pacific to New Zealand to meet an amazing player called Richard from the New Zealand Falcons! We will be discussing his story of being gay in sport and how different cultures has made coming out difficult in different countries. But once again, thanks to IGR teams, Richard now feels accepted to be who is really despite having to tone it down when visiting his family back in China.

Today we are back with Matthew, James and Justin as we continue to discuss your questions and delve into the truth behind rugby. So let’s take out those mouth guards, take on plenty of water and make use of that T. Welcome to Halftime!

Welcome back to another episode of Ruck My Life. Today I am packing my bags again and travelling south to Chicago to meet an amazing player I will be speaking to Kevin and discussing his story of being gay in sport and how making tribute to Mark Bingham who would have been 50 today and remembering those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack and the 22 lives taken in the Manchester Arena attack.

Today we are back with Matthew, James and Justin as we continue to discuss your questions and delve into the truth behind rugby. We also consider our hopes for next season and uncover some hidden truths as we play ‘Never Have I Ever! So let’s take out those mouth guards, take on plenty of water and make use of that T. Welcome to Halftime!

Welcome back to another episode of Ruck My Life. Today I am packing my bags and crossing the pond to meet some amazing players from Canada! I will be speaking to Ian Royer and Miguel Olivier and discussing their story of being gay in sport and how being part of an IGR team can really improve people’s quality of life.

Today we are back with Matthew, James and Justin as we continue to discuss your questions and delve into the truth behind rugby. So let’s take out those mouth guards, take on plenty of water and make use of that T. Welcome to Halftime!

Welcome back to part 2. Today we speak to not 1, not 2 but 3 members of the team who have had their own difficulties with being gay and playing rugby. But thanks to the Wasps, their lives have been positively transformed, one of which would have had a very different life.

This week’s episode is a special edition dedicated to the incredible achievements of the West Country Wasps. Founded by a dear friend of mine and a former Manchester Village Spartan, Andy Smith. However he is not actually gay, he is in fact straight! He will also be joined by Charlie Thorning-Curtis, a passionate female member of the Wasps and we will be discussing the importance of straight allies in the LGBTQ+ community and in sport. In Part 2 we will talk to some of the LGBTQ+ players that...

Today we are back with Matthew, James and Justin as we continue to discuss your questions and delve into the truth behind rugby. So let’s take out those mouth guards, take on plenty of water and make use of that T. Welcome to Halftime!

Welcome to another episode of Ruck My Life. Today we give thanks to all those who work in the NHS and care homes. We discuss the importance of staying safe at home and think about what things we can do to stay active and happy at home. This week we speak to a close friend of mine - Matt, who is a critical care nurse and ECMO specialist at a Manchester hospital but is also a member of the Manchester Village Spartans. This episode is dedicated to the wonderful work the NHS are doing please...

Welcome to Ruck My Life Halftime show where I go behind the scenes of rugby and chat to my nearest and dearest rugby friends and ask them those vital questions that you have been dying to ask since the start of the season!

Welcome back to another episode of Ruck My Life. Today we talk about self esteem and the way we see our selves. We discuss the impact of social media and how we are constantly bombarded with images of physically fit and attractive people and the pressures it can but on our mental health as gay men. This week we are joined by Terry from the Lancashire Typhoons.

I’m Christian John and this is Ruck My Life Podcast. The show that brings you stories from LGBTQ+ athletes from around the world and give them the chance to speak about their experiences of being gay in sport! This week I discuss the issue of confidence, and how being part of an IGR team has helped me overcome challenges of self belief. In this weeks interview we speak to Michael from the Sheffield Vulcans IGR team and ask him about his perception of sport and how being part of a gay team...

We discuss my experience of coming to terms with being gay in sport and compare it to the life of a close friend Martin from the Birmingham Bulls.