Books
All available formats of Fringes - Life on the Edge of Professional Rugby, Our Race and Endgame are right here.
TikTok
Here’s my account and here’s the official TikTok Book Club.
Features
BBC Sport - Mike Henson quoted me in a fun piece about French rugby culture and put me on the site where I wasted hours of my university life
The Lockdown Show on RugbyPass - I chatted to Jim Hamilton on his lockdown show about the book, how it came about and how the quality gap between top flight rugby and the rest isn’t always as big as you might think
The Guardian - Rob Kitson wrote a great piece on the necessity of the lower tier rugby pro, speaking about how Fringes explores the dilemmas facing those outside the elite
RugbyPass - Liam Heagney covered the success of the book itself as it knocked up around the top of the Amazon charts with Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury’s books
Smart Thinking Books - I did a fun interview with these guys with my own book recommendations
Podcasts
Here are my podcast appearances, ordered from the most recent.
Happiness is… Podcast - spoke with Bruce Aitchison about a life in rugby, my first book and happiness in general.
Championship Clubs Podcast - spoke about my time playing in the RFU Championship and France and mental health awareness with former player Ben Gulliver and host Michael Casey.
Lucy Loves Podcast - spoke about building careers based on passions and reading books with Lucy on her show.
Talking Rugby Union Podcast - chatted about the issues facing rugby as a result of Covid-19 with the TRU crew and Ben Cisneros of Rugby and the Law.
The Loose Head Podcast - spoke about Fringes on the Loose Head Podcast.
Career Crashers - I spoke to Isaac Morehouse about capping off a stage of life, launching a new career in a different industry, diversifying your identity and writing a book.
The Self Belief Chief - David Hulman invited me on to his show to talk about Handling Uncertainty. An interesting and exploratory conversation.
The Amateur Rugby Podcast - Tim Tunnicliff kindly let me digitally join his nomadic journey to talk about life on the fringes of the professional game
The Magic Academy - chatting with coaching wizard Russell ‘Rusty’ Earnshaw about rugby, life in France and the process of writing my book
Articles
Valet Mag
I’m now a columnist for Valet Mag, an online lifestyle publication. This is great fun as I’m a long time reader and particularly enjoy their daily Morning Report, rounding up interesting and varied pieces from around the Internet. My contributions so far have been lead stories and they’re linked to below.
Habit-Based Health Solutions to Crush Your Goals - high leverage healthy habits with apps and gear to help you crack on with them
Made in Portugal - a selection of up and coming, sustainably made Portuguese brands
The Gentleman Nomad - a collection of items for the more refined digital nomad
Talking Rugby Union
I’ve also written for Talking Rugby Union, most recently helping with their Rugby World Cup 2019 coverage. Here’s a selection of pieces.
What to do about Championship Rugby?
Championship Rugby - Some possible solutions