The One About Sale's Mark Jennings and his Journey Into Darkness
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05/22/20 • 37 min
Alex is joined by the former Sale centre Mark Jennings for an incredible, emotional rollercoaster of a House of Rugby Short that begins in Namibia and ends up in a prison cell in Manchester. A life spent hiding bullying, drug addiction, alcohol problems, childhood PTSD, dark depression and worse, all the while playing 90 times for the Sharks in the Premiership. And the trigger point for all this self-harm is perhaps the biggest tragedy of all. This is a very special listen.
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Alex is joined by the former Sale centre Mark Jennings for an incredible, emotional rollercoaster of a House of Rugby Short that begins in Namibia and ends up in a prison cell in Manchester. A life spent hiding bullying, drug addiction, alcohol problems, childhood PTSD, dark depression and worse, all the while playing 90 times for the Sharks in the Premiership. And the trigger point for all this self-harm is perhaps the biggest tragedy of all. This is a very special listen.
Join the House of Rugby Facebook Group
Want to hear more great podcasts from JOE?
- JOE's Football Spin, for instant reaction to the latest in the Premier League and the world of football.
- TKO with Carl Frampton, bringing you unprecedented access and brutal honesty from inside the world of boxing
- Sportspages - Dig into the stories behind some of the greatest sports books ever written
- Boys Don't Cry with Russell Kane, the show that gets men talking about the things men never talk about
- Unfiltered with James O'Brien, our critically-acclaimed and award-nominated interview series
- Pioneers with John Amaechi - Meet the trailblazers behind Britain’s most exciting businesses
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- TKO with Carl Frampton, bringing you unprecedented access and brutal honesty from inside the world of boxing
- Sportspages - Dig into the stories behind some of the greatest sports books ever written
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- JOE's Football Spin, for instant reaction to the latest in the Premier League and the world of football.
- TKO with Carl Frampton, bringing you unprecedented access and brutal honesty from inside the world of boxing
- Sportspages - Dig into the stories behind some of the greatest sports books ever written
- Boys Don't Cry with Russell Kane, the show that gets men talking about the things men never talk about
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