Men's Health Australia

FIGHTING SPIRIT

STANDING TALL

A lesser man might have buckled when serious injury upended his career. For former rugby star Thom Evans, opportunity knocked

With his eyes locked on the target in front of him, Thom Evans, 34, begins to throw punches, one after the other. The former rugby player for Scotland is 15,000 kilometres from home. But standing in front of the heavy bag in a gym in Cape Town, it seems like he’s right where he belongs.

Since he first stepped into a boxing club at 15, his love for the sport hasn’t wavered. Back then his dad thought the teenager needed a way to work off the

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