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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. 

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Want to hear more great podcasts from [JOE][1]?

- [Liquid Football][6] with Kelly Cates, where real players share the best unheard stories from life in football 

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- [Sportspages][5] - Dig into the stories behind some of the greatest sports books ever written

- [Boys Don't Cry with Russell Kane][2], the show that gets men talking about the things men never talk about

- [Unfiltered with James O'Brien][4], our critically-acclaimed and award-nominated interview series

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[1]: https://www.joe.co.uk

[2]: https://playpodca.st/boys-dont-cry

[3]: https://playpodca.st/tko

[4]: https://playpodca.st/unfiltered

[5]: https://playpodca.st/sportspages

[6]: https://playpodca.st/liquidfootball

[7]: https://playpodca.st/pioneers

[8]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/394374224458441/

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