Impeccable pedigree, but Nick Champion de Crespigny will bring mongrel against Lions

In 2015, Champion de Crespigny, who came to Sydney University as an economic student, had to make a choice and became full for the Ragbi club. Two years later, he won the decision when he won the Shute Shield, who played with Wallabies Harry Potter and Jake Gordon.

After graduation, Champion de Crespigny found a job in the development of property while trying to nail a place with Waratahs and ultimately trying to nail a point.

He finally followed the proposal to play as a full -time professional in France with Castres and moved to the country of his ancestors.

Castres hosts more than 40,000 people and meets most of the towns of the town.

The champion de Crespigny embraced life in France and helped his new side to defeat a Toulouse led by Antoine Dupont in 2022, and played in front of 78.245 fans in front of 78.245 fans in Stade de France.

On Saturday, in front of an Optus Stadium in Perth, Champion de Cresnyny will face the most challenging difficulty of his professional career when he goes head to head with lions in his first match of tourists in Australian territory.

“I actually reflect most days. I had the privilege of not having the most linear path for professional rugby, and I really appreciate it,” the champion said.

“I remember working during the day, training at night, reading and then getting up at 6 in the morning to go to the gym before going to work in the city for another day.

“I saw that you are trying to balance the other side of life, so every day, wow, this is incredible. This week everything was an ongoing hurricane. But I really started to be excited and leaned back to you, what a journey was.”

Pierre Schoeman, one of the possible competitors of Champion de Crespigny on Saturday, is reflected in his unique journey to the Lions series. The Propon moved from South Africa to Scotland seven years ago and was entitled to the country he adopted three years later.

Schoeman played for the 20s of South Africa, but now he completely embraced life as part of the British and Irish Lions team.

Schoeman, “Scotland for us, my wife and myself for the house, I know other players, Mack Hansen Ireland as brought home, you embrace it, you are completely undertaking it,” he said.

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“Like a movie OutlanderrYou move to a different country and now it’s your house, you live there. If you are working for one of Big Four in the finance area, you get the opportunity, you will go for them, and you can really build that house.

“But this is very different. You buy the culture and now to represent British and Irish lions, you buy it completely, you dive into it completely, nothing else is important.”

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