article_snippet: Here earlier this month, suffered the traumatic accident playing rugby union when he was only 20 years old.
article_snippet: The future had initially looked bright for the young prop who presented Australia at under-19 and under-21 level in 1998 and 1999.
article_snippet: But after playing a year professionally in England for Bedford, disaster struck when he returned to Australia and broke he in pre-season scrum training with the Queensland Reds.
article_snippet: Professional rugby was thriving, especially in England, and I thought I was set for life.
article_snippet: I’m now working flat out and struggling to pay bills, which is the complete opposite to what I would have had if I’d been a professional rugby player.