<description>Transgender rugby player Verity 'Vez' Smith has played the highest level of club rugby in both league and union, but his decision to transition 18 months ago has led to abuse on and off the pitch, and even physical assault. He talks about a life in rugby and how it was all turned upside down by his decision to live his life how he wanted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Transgender rugby player Verity 'Vez' Smith has played the highest level of club rugby in both league and union, but his decision to transition 18 months ago has led to abuse on and off the pitch, and even physical assault. He talks about a l...

Transgender rugby player Verity 'Vez' Smith has played the highest level of club rugby in both league and union, but his decision to transition 18 months ago has led to abuse on and off the pitch, and even physical assault. He talks about a life in rugby and how it was all turned upside down by his decision to live his life how he wanted. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Rugby Stories is the podcast of quarterly journal Rugby. Covering grassroots rugby up to elite, each episode tells the story of a unique club or character within the game.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Rugby Stories is the podcast of quarterly journal Rugby. Covering grassroots rugby up to elite, each episode tells the story of a unique club or character within the game.

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