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Vanaf Times Online:

… I have, for example, learnt a lot from the doctrines of Buddhism.

Don’t get me wrong. Don’t think: “Jonny’s now a Buddhist.” I am not. I have just been finding a direction, learning different ways of looking at life and taking bits I could use and discarding bits I could not. It has taken me everywhere. Even down to the basics of how to relax, looking at meditation or better sleeping.

The Buddhist principles have been fascinating and there were shared principles from writers such as Robin Sharma and Deepak Chopra. How does all that impact on a game of rugby? I can’t answer that. All I know is it’s enough to help me to proceed in a way that makes me happy enough to go out there and be proud of who I am and what I hope I can bring to this team.