#158 From Rugby to TikTok Influencer — Ben Mercer on navigating the transitional periods in his life, being a professional athlete with an English literature degree, the diversity of the rugby world, various motivations in sports, his passion for rugby, his love of reading and writing, self-publishing and becoming a Tik Tok creator
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
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The First Year at the French Rugby Club
I think the first year we were there was really fun. We turned up with this quite renowned English coach. Nobody at the club expected us to be good, like staying in that division would have been a good result for us. And I don't know that one team turned up on their bus, you know, they're fully sponsored. They came into our ground drinking coffee out of plastic cups and a few of the lads are smoking. That was very cool.
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