Sports Law Special: A Rugby Union - S3E30
For the Season 3 Finale of the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna spoke to Ben Cisneros and Daniel Leo. Daniel is a former professional rugby player. In the past, he’s played for London Wasps and his home country, the Pacific island nation of Manu Samoa. He’s currently the CEO of Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) and Director at Tusitala Films. Ben is a Trainee Solicitor at Morgan Sports Law, the new legal partner of PRPW, supporting the charity’s mission to help the 600 Pacific islander players in Europe.In this unique episode, we learn how Daniel fought to unite the traditionally nationalistic Pacific islander players amidst the corruption and greed in the governing boards of world rugby. We also discover how Ben and Morgan Sports Law is supporting this underreported issue. Overall, topics discussed include: Why Daniel set up the Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) organisationHis memories of professional rugby and more details on his film (‘Oceans Apart’), which exposed the dark side of rugby in OceaniaHow Morgan Sports Law is levelling the playing field between the powerful governing boards and under resourced playersBen’s wider experience of being a trainee sports lawyerOut now on all major audio platforms and via the Legally Speaking Podcast website!Support the show