Anguish as I’m left to rehab mentally and physically

The emotional response to injury can vary greatly. The fear is the worst thing as you question everything, most worryingly: Have I lost it?...

So just like that, game over ball burst. A fractured fibula in my ankle sustained against the English Sevens in a training game two weeks ago has ended my involvement in at least the next two legs of the Sevens World Series.

I say “at least”, because the medical experts feel I may have an idealistic target of returning in time for the last leg of the world series in Clermont Auvergne at the end of May, 10 weeks post injury.