The profile of Rugby League in Greece may still be small, but it has had a major impact on the life of Nectarios Tsakalos

“They (Athens Raiders) welcomed me with open arms. That’s what I love about it. I was just gob smacked that I was playing rugby league in Greece." Shortly after Nectarios Tsakalos arrived in Greece to run a seafood restaurant with his wife in the Athens suburb of Melissia he began to struggle with his mental health. Despite his Greek herita