NPR

Well, it is. Makes me feel all old fashioned rugby values

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-w ... e-66518977

I like that. Thanks for posting...

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A great story indeed. Thanks

That's so cool! Just thinking, of all the adult teams I've coached - men and women - there always seemed to be at least one firefighter, paramedic or nurse (last women's team I coached had 1, 1, and 2, respectively). There are worse places to wreck than in front of a rugby training session.

Niegs wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:46 am That's so cool! Just thinking, of all the adult teams I've coached - men and women - there always seemed to be at least one firefighter, paramedic or nurse (last women's team I coached had 1, 1, and 2, respectively). There are worse places to wreck than in front of a rugby training session.

Yeah we usually had a firefighter or a copper in our teams, when I played in Edinburgh we even had a doctor or two!

That's sparked a memory, the games against Lothian and Borders Police were always one of the dirtiest games you'd play in.

Great effort from the players in the OP, well done them.

Niegs wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:46 am That's so cool! Just thinking, of all the adult teams I've coached - men and women - there always seemed to be at least one firefighter, paramedic or nurse (last women's team I coached had 1, 1, and 2, respectively). There are worse places to wreck than in front of a rugby training session.

Number of times that I've reffed and in the event of an injury, one of the opposition was invariably a medic of some description.

in the 1990's I used to played 5-a-side footie with a group of 20 guys twice a week, we would mix the 10 playing every session to give everyone a game. One session my fireman mate Neil was playing and was taking his turn in goal, team mate passed it back to him only to see him lying flat on his back, he wasn't breathing. Luckily another fireman was playing and he took charge of situation and immediately started CPR whilst we called 999, looked for a defibrillator, etc. There was no defibrillator. Luckily an ambulance was close by and got to us within minutes and took over CPR. My mate survived and after getting some stents fitted was back playing 5-a-side some months later. The medics were clear it was the immediate CPR from the fireman that saved him. We funded a defibrillator for the 5-a-side park. The actions of the fireman gave my mate Neil many more years of life with his wife and kids, unfortunately he passed away a few years ago due to heart issues.

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