Trot The Egg In

This weeks #Rugbystory is that of a very talented player who loved the game the minute he witnessed his older brother Dan playing. Adam started his journey with Halton Farnworth Hornets, Widnes St. Marie’s and retired at Thatto Heath. He managed to represent his town, county and toured with his country. A great career for a great lad.

A great man who bleeds Salford Red Devil’s and wants the absolute best for the club and it’s fans. He grew up admiring the Red Devil’s of a different sport in football and supporting Man United. When asked to head down to folly lane for a game his life changed and he found a new love, Rugby League. A career with Salford and Swindon was concluded with a spell at burnage. He’s returned to Salford and played a huge part in the rebuild.

A proud Yorkshireman who has moved around a bit and experienced different cultures already in his young years. A West Bowling and Siddal amateur he always felt the need to prove himself and put a marker down of his own. He’s had speeds with St. Helens, chez Catalans, Yorkshire Carnegie, Old Brodleians, Yorkshire RU, Yorkshire RL, England age grade and England Knights. He’s soon to embark on a huge move himself but not before setting Super League alight once again with Huddersfield Giants, a fine young man with an exciting career ahead of him.

I share my journey on & off the pitch through childhood, high school & adult life. I’m open & honest about everything just like the guests I’ve had on before me. We talk about adult rugby, early retirement, coaching, family/friend loss & how life is now.

Having grown up in a rugby league loving town it was only right that Dom would thrive in the game throughout his junior career. On the back of developing through his grassroots side he then went on to have a good career on and off the pitch. Off the field him and his partner help transform lives daily. Transmit are just getting bigger and bigger, check them out.

Tom chats about his upbringing in a football mad family and how doing something different from that led him to Rugby League and what a decision that was. He was a star centre in his pro career but injury brought a premature end to that and he’s thrived ever since. Passing on his extensive knowledge through research and due to his injury problems in the past to help people that are in his previous predicaments. This hasn’t been an easy ride for him or his family but together they’ve got through it.

A Widnes Ian born and bred, loved multiple sports growing up but it was the egg shaped ball that really gripped him and he excelled in. Developed a life for himself in the capital whilst continuing to trot the egg in and met the lady that he would marry before coming back up north and settling in wilmslow. He set a great charity up after calling time on a career called Looseheadz and they do amazing things.

Dave began his #Rugbystory watching Wigan V Widnes at Central Park with his dad, with that being uncanny as you’ll hear. He then got back into Rugby League at U/16s level and never looked back despite setbacks and negative comments. When the opportunity came Dave grabbed it with both hands and made a very successful career in Rugby League.

Growing up in Western Sydney the heartland of Rugby League in Australia, their was only ever one thing Blake wanted to be. That was an NRL starter at stand off. A really gifted athlete as a youngster he could’ve made it at a few event. The Rugby League ladder began and Blake talks us through his career and life so far. What a journey and it’s far from over yet.

John shares everything about life and rugby with us from his early days in Wales right through to retiring and more. What a distinguished career in both codes yet so down to earth and easy to chat to. Don’t hear many stories like John’s anymore.