This may come to nothing but ... the organisation I work for will be hosting a day about gastrointestinal conditions later in the year (Crohn's, IBS, coeliac, that sort of thing) and we may be having speeches from sporty type people who have one of these conditions but who still plays sport at an elite level. We know a rugby union player, a swimmer and a handballer (can you tell I'm in charge of getting names?) who might be willing to talk but TGG is so far not on the radar.
Does anybody in the good world of TRL know of any high-profile TGGer who might fit our bill and, crucially, might be willing to talk about it to an audience of about 150 people?
Reply by PM if you'd prefer.
A strange request
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gingerjon
, Jan 28 2013 01:15 PM
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:15 PM
Cheer up, RL is actually rather good
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:23 PM
Have you tried Richard Moore? I believe he has Crohn's
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:25 PM
"Journalists are meant to be neutral, for God's sake." - Stephen 'Wiggy' Jones
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:36 PM
Thanks for that!
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 08:16 PM
Richard Horne has diabetes.
If you recall him coming on as substitute in the 2008 RL Cup Final, before he'd been diagnosed, looking like a skeleton and getting smashed by James Graham, then giving everyone the "thumbs up" whilst he was laid on the ground, he might be the perfect subject. It was a memorable and, for me, iconic moment in a rugby league game.
It would bring the complete dedication of a RL player into perspective in what is one of the hardest and most physically demanding sports in the World.
If you recall him coming on as substitute in the 2008 RL Cup Final, before he'd been diagnosed, looking like a skeleton and getting smashed by James Graham, then giving everyone the "thumbs up" whilst he was laid on the ground, he might be the perfect subject. It was a memorable and, for me, iconic moment in a rugby league game.
It would bring the complete dedication of a RL player into perspective in what is one of the hardest and most physically demanding sports in the World.
"I don't see what all the fuss is about. I mean, it's only fair after last year isn't it? Look Neil, just for you, I've put my best Rovers' tie on today in the hope it'll go some way to make up for it. Oh, by the way, Jon sends his regards."
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 08:49 PM
Richard Horne has diabetes.
If you recall him coming on as substitute in the 2008 RL Cup Final, before he'd been diagnosed, looking like a skeleton and getting smashed by James Graham, then giving everyone the "thumbs up" whilst he was laid on the ground, he might be the perfect subject. It was a memorable and, for me, iconic moment in a rugby league game.
It would bring the complete dedication of a RL player into perspective in what is one of the hardest and most physically demanding sports in the World.
I was going to say Richard Horne but wasn't sure if it was Crohn's or Diabetes he has.......agreed about that moment though, hadn't he just returned from a neck injury too?......is he playing again this season?
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 08:51 PM
I was going to say Richard Horne but wasn't sure if it was Crohn's or Diabetes he has.......agreed about that moment though, hadn't he just returned from a neck injury too?......is he playing again this season?
He played at York yesterday!
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:11 PM
Unfortunately, for reasons I don't quite 'get', diabetes isn't on the list.
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:21 PM
Not RL but Lewis Moody has Colitis
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:32 PM
Unfortunately, for reasons I don't quite 'get', diabetes isn't on the list.
It's not gastro-intestinal, that's why.
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:34 PM
Apologies, he would have been a perfect subject.Unfortunately, for reasons I don't quite 'get', diabetes isn't on the list.
Never mind.
"I don't see what all the fuss is about. I mean, it's only fair after last year isn't it? Look Neil, just for you, I've put my best Rovers' tie on today in the hope it'll go some way to make up for it. Oh, by the way, Jon sends his regards."
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 12:29 AM
It's not gastro-intestinal, that's why.
indeed
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 06:29 AM
It's not gastro-intestinal, that's why.
That'll be it.
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 09:44 PM
Tom Briscoe has eczema!!! Seriously yeamo has epilepsy if that any good
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 09:18 AM
Tom Briscoe has eczema!!! Seriously yeamo has epilepsy if that any good
We'll be ticking 'em all off soon enough.
Epilepsy not required for this - but thanks for the suggestions!
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