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My Life in Rugby: Jake Farnworth – Training was sink or swim and I loved it

Former Leicester Tigers, Nottingham and Birmingham Moseley hooker, Jake Farnworth, reflects on his life in rugby.
Jake Farnworth in action for Leicester Tigers

Former Leicester Tigers, Nottingham and Birmingham Moseley hooker, Jake Farnworth, reflects on his life in rugby.

Leicester Tigers was not where I played the most games, but it was where I learned the hardest lessons imaginable.
I joined the Tigers academy at 16. That meant moving away from home, living with a house parent and balancing A-levels with full-time rugby.
From the outside, it sounds like the dream. Inside, it was relentless.
The academy was essentially a pressure cooker. Everything was about testing how tough you were, physically and mentally.
Sink or swim
Sessions in the snow. Mi...

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