{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6115aae553179600139389e1/61197403510c6700127d46c8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nick Feakes - Perseverance, Overcoming Injury and Life with NOLA Gold","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6115aae553179600139389e1/1678232638941-3d260059c32bf329189b28beff065fb0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nick Feakes is a winger for NOLA Gold in the US Major League Rugby. We chat about his journey from being a skinny 16 year old, that was lacking confidence and not much good by his own account, to becoming the first player to score a hat trick for NOLA in the MLR.</p><p><br></p><p>Feakes also talks about the mindset which enabled him to come back from a devastating leg break and ankle dislocation to become one of the best collegiate players in the States.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Along with playing in the MLR, Feakes is helping young players follow in his footsteps and get a scholarship to play collegiate rugby in the States. If you’d like to know more about this, send him a DM on instagram @striveathletesabroad and follow him @nickfeakes.</p><p><br></p><p>Any feedback, please send me a DM on instagram @offfieldrugby, would love to hear your thought.</p><p><br></p><p>Cheers, Brian</p>","author_name":"Brian Moylett"}