Regan Grace: ‘I told my mum I was coming home. I felt like I was in the army’

22 June 2019 11:00
The thrilling Welsh wing has taken Super League by storm after a shocking first taste of the game at St HelensPort Talbot to St Helens via a stint as a scaffolder in between is far from an average route to professional rugby league but Regan Grace is not an average rugby league player. The 22-year-old is perhaps the most exciting Welsh talent to have played the sport for a generation, having already established a reputation as one of the best wings in Super League. How he got to this point, however, is unconventional.“I didn’t even know what rugby league was growing up,” Grace says. “One of my teachers in Port Talbot chucked me into playing union and I loved it and quickly realised I wanted to play for my home town – which I did – then Ospreys, and then Wales. Most kids in Wales who play rugby dream of playing for the national team. I was no different.” Related: Saints march on to leave Leeds in serious Super League mess Related: Jodie Cunningham: 'Rugby league has made my life better a million times' Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian