Saturday, May 22, 2010
School of Hard Knocks 2010 - Episode 6 - The Final episode

Today is the final of the Heineken Cup, as well as the semi finals in the Super 14. To stay with that theme in mind, here's the much anticipated final episode of the School of Hard Knocks.
It's been eight long weeks for the group of East London youths who for the most part, hadnt graced a rugby field until very recently. Theyve learnt a lot along the way, not only about rugby, but about themselves and where they want to be in life.
Not everyone made it to this final hurdle, but for those who stuck around through the process, the big day has come as they face up to the big match that theyve been working towards this whole time.
While the final match has been the main goal rugby-wise, thats not the sole purpose of the exercise. Transforming lives and setting these guys on a path that they can be proud of is pretty much what its all about.
Since the show, were pleased to announce that many of the players who took part have now found themselves full time employment, and are also continuing to play rugby. Most of them now play for East London rugby club, Eaton Manor, or Barking.
Lucky, the big guy who was picked out by Will in episode 5 for not going into the tackle hard enough, is in training for the Sharks academy at the moment.
All in all, its been a fascinating show and a success for all those involved. If youd like to read more about other projects from the guys at Rugby Performance, you can do so here . You can also now access all the episodes from the archive page over here .
Feedback on the show is welcome. What was your best moment in the series, and what did you think of the whole process in general?
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Anonymous May 22, 2010 12:56 pm

Great series, well played ruggadump.
Josh May 22, 2010 12:58 pm

Josh May 22, 2010 1:22 pm

RD May 22, 2010 1:24 pm

ToulouseFan May 22, 2010 1:27 pm

Those #15 and 7 ain't bad at all !
And Scott is just incredible at giving motivating speeches !
GarethP May 22, 2010 1:31 pm

Thought calling it 'a boggy pitch in East London' was a bit harsh as well...then again it was filmed in February.
A great series, good publicity for rugby and the good it can do in the community.
p.s. Eton Manor is spelt without the 'a' in the first word!
phil May 22, 2010 1:33 pm

Josh May 22, 2010 1:42 pm

RD May 22, 2010 1:49 pm

Chris M May 22, 2010 2:13 pm

andy May 22, 2010 3:49 pm

Rowan DeBues May 22, 2010 3:59 pm

Phil May 22, 2010 5:25 pm

GTI May 22, 2010 6:15 pm

the next time i would like to see more scenes from the rugyb training but nevertheless very good!
Abs7 May 22, 2010 9:14 pm

Well done to the lads that took part, you all have undoubted talent.. I hope they do go far.
RD well done, great job!!
Chief Financial Sham May 22, 2010 10:10 pm

Anonymous May 23, 2010 5:12 am

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Jonathan May 23, 2010 4:01 pm

Well maybe some of them will grasp it and be better people that contribute....if that's the case....then I'm all for it.
Well done lads
Abbyno7 May 24, 2010 4:17 pm

Yeah Chris M that guy was starting at prop for them.
Anonymous May 25, 2010 5:03 am

That number 7 has an immense amount of raw talent. I would not be surprised if he went on to play at some tier of national league.
Great series and glad to see a lot of the boys seized this golden opportunity and made the most of it.
Patrick May 25, 2010 8:05 am

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Anonymous August 19, 2010 4:13 pm

Looking forward to the next one! Well done with those lads
Anonymous September 24, 2010 2:20 pm

Anonymous December 07, 2010 12:34 pm

Glad to read your note Sammy you are a star.
Anonymous December 30, 2010 9:37 pm

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