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The Brutal Reality of Semi-Pro Rugby
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Join Ben Youngs and Dan Cole for a Special For The Love of CHAMP* Rugby Episode!
The lads are joined by Hartpury's Will Crane, who by weekday is a Mortgage Advisor, and by weekend is a true CHAMP Warrior.
From bus trips to players soiling themselves, from the gritty CHAMP to being thrown into the Champions Cup against Europe's elite, this episode has every angle of semi-pro rugby in England covered, and is one not to be missed.
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00:00 Intro
01:35 The Brutal Reality of CHAMP Rugby
03:34 Juggling a job and Semi-Pro Rugby
06:30 Travelling nightmares as a Semi-Pro team
08:28 What can the CHAMP learn from Pro D2, is professionalism a good idea?
12:35 Best trips in the CHAMP
15:07 Pre-season at Semi-Pro
17:35 The amazing drama of last season's CHAMP
26:30 Moving from Semi-Pro to Pro, CHAMP to Champions Cup
30:57 Devastating impact of injuries on a Semi-Pro career
32:19 Sh*tting yourself in a bronco
36:20 Coming of age moments in the CHAMP
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