Meet 72-year-old John Goldman, who has been playing rugby every weekend with his local team for 20 years despite battling cancer twice, having a kidney operation, major back surgery and a heart by-pass. He does not let age stop him from playing. He pulls on his boots and plays every Saturday for his local team, Mill Hill in London.
The pensioner may not be as nimble as his younger fellow team players but he still gets stuck in at the scrum and line-up. Goldman plays in a front row position alongside 58-year-old Tim Hurst and 53-year-old Steve Cracknell. Their combined age makes for an impressive 183 years.
"Dealing with what you have to deal with on the park. You have to think on your feet, you have to concentrate all the time and you've got to be prepared to take the hits and make them," he explains.
John started playing aged 50 when his wife suggested he might like to play rather than watch the sport. Report by Ashley Fudge.
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