But Balogun didn’t even play one game in her new jersey before she was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma – a cancer of the lymphatic system. “I was diagnosed with cancer and within a week I started intensive chemotherapy. “Up until the day I started treatment I was ready for someone to come in the room and say they’d made a mistake. “I was so ready to get back on the rugby pitch, ready to go again,” Balogun explained. It’s easy to get lost in why you started rugby in the first place.

Source: The Times October 17, 2023 13:13 UTC