# The Brutal Reality of Semi-Pro Rugby

An episode of [For The Love Of Rugby](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1663549381), 3 Sep 2026, 47 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG7477210456.mp3

Join Ben Youngs and Dan Cole for a Special For The Love of CHAMP* Rugby Episode! The lads are joined by Hartpury's Will Crane, who by weekday is a Mortgage Advisor, and by weekend is a true CHAMP Warrior. From bus trips to players soiling themselves, from the gritty CHAMP to being thrown into the Champions Cup against Europe's elite, this episode has every angle of semi-pro rugby in England covered, and is one not to be missed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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