# Tackle Your Feelings

This year

2023

'It's just me doing my job, but I can see how happy it makes my family'

Ireland international Andrew Porter recently hit the 100-cap mark for Leinster.

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Jan 4th 2023, 5:10 PM

Last year

2022

# Support

'It helped me a lot when someone came and asked me how I was' - Carbery

Joey Carbery on taking care of his mental health, challenging Johnny Sexton and working on his leadership.

13.2k

Feb 16th 2022, 1:32 PM

All time

# Tackle Your Feelings

Wexford unveil new away jersey promoting positive mental health campaign

The Tackle Your Feelings [TYF] logo is on the back of the jersey.

16.2k

Jun 2nd 2021, 4:01 PM

# Coping Strategy

'I’ve seen guys spit at the ref, seen a fella head-butted 60 seconds into a game'

Life in the world’s craziest league has been fun for former Ireland player Robin Copeland – and he has warned Leinster to be on guard against La Rochelle on Sunday.

24.4k

Apr 29th 2021, 2:45 PM

# Language

'The guy said, 'There's no way you play for Munster, you can't speak English''

CJ Stander talks about learning a new language, being told he was too small, and dealing with criticism.

67.6k

Nov 3rd 2020, 12:03 PM

# John Cooney

'Missing World Cup was heartbreaking and I didn’t agree with the reasons'

John Cooney lifts the lid on his exclusion from Ireland’s World Cup squad and says he wasn’t given the chance he deserved.

29.7k

May 21st 2020, 3:00 PM

# Tackle Your Feelings

'After the coach spoke, you'd turn into the corner and type your name into Twitter'

Connacht out-half Jack Carty speaks about his struggles to move past online criticism of his performances.

24.7k

Mar 25th 2020, 12:40 PM

# opening up

'You've dealt with one of the hardest things life can throw at you when you're 14. Nothing can get much harder'

Ireland rugby star Eimear Considine shares her story, and opens up on the impact of her father’s tragic death.

61.9k

Feb 17th 2020, 5:05 PM

# Tackle Your Feelings

'If you think about it like an iceberg, I only show you what I want you to see'

James Lowe is the latest player to lend his support to Rugby Players Ireland’s Tackle Your Feelings campaign.

8.1k

Sep 25th 2019, 4:24 PM

# Tackle Your Feelings

'At that time in my life, I would have given everything not to play rugby'

Wales out-half Rhys Priestland on battling his demons and how working with a sports psychologist helped save his career.

27.3k

Feb 24th 2018, 8:00 AM

# comeback trail

Ruddock on track to provide Leinster with boost for Champions Cup quarter-final

The flanker has been sidelined since December but is making good progress.

5.0k

Feb 21st 2018, 1:47 PM

# mind your mind

Ex-Scotland centre De Luca urges help for rugby players struggling with mental health

‘As rugby players, we never really address how we actually work and how our mind works.’

4.6k

Jan 5th 2018, 4:01 PM

# Tackle Your Feelings

'When I get injured I think I can't do this anymore and want to do something else with my life'

Andrew Trimble will today become Ulster’s joint-top appearance maker at the end of a week in which he lent his voice to the ‘Tackle Your Feelings’ campaign. He opens up to The42 about his own mental wellbeing and dealing with the frustrations associated with injury.

30.5k

Sep 30th 2017, 12:00 PM

# Tackle Your Feelings

'The self-harm was so severe and frequent I'd be in A&E for hours waiting for stitches'

Three years after first picking up a rugby ball, Hannah Tyrrell hopes to be part of Ireland’s squad for next month’s World Cup. She tells The42 about her recovery from an eating disorder which overshadowed her teenage years and how sport helped her on the road to recovery.

24.2k

Jul 9th 2017, 8:30 AM

# all black

'I was without direction, I guess': Connacht's Jake Heenan on his teenage homelessness

Growing up in New Zealand, the 24-year-old was lost and isolated but rugby gave him purpose.

27.5k

Oct 2nd 2016, 8:00 AM

# Tackle Your Feelings

'Not only was I not enjoying being a rugby player, I wasn't enjoying anything I was doing'

Munster’s Cathal Sheridan adds his voice to IRUPA’s mental health campaign.

14.6k

Mar 24th 2016, 10:21 AM

# Mental Health

'Eventually you start talking, like a gas valve releasing': Jack McGrath on his brother's suicide

McGrath and Hannah Tyrrell are ambassadors for IRUPA’s Tackle Your Feelings initiative.

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Mar 21st 2016, 2:11 PM