This morning I had the mixed pleasure and pain of meeting a young woman who, up to this day, I had only befriended online through another friend. The meeting was so mixed because, although I was finally meeting her in person, this beautiful woman was lying in a hospital bed, so heavily sedated to manage [...]

In rugby there is something called a yellow card. The yellow card is used to penalize a player who has been warned or cautioned one too many times for dangerous or illegal play. The referee will fiercely blow their whistle and point directly at the offending player. They will call the player over, then pull [...]

Many years ago I met the England Women’s Rugby Team. They were in my home town for the inauguration of an international rugby tournament, and I was their Liaison Officer. These fierce, kind and hilarious women were unlike any I had met before. They were powerful and played rugby like men – I was hooked! [...]