Jacob Umaga joins us on Aveste Origins and tells us how he manages to balance running his clothing brand Composure Club while playing professional rugby in Italy.

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In the show we discuss:

- Jacob's move to Italian side Benetton from Wasps

- Moving away from home and friends back in the UK

- How he recovered from a serious knee injury

- How Jacob started his own streetwear brand from scratch with no knowedge of the industry

- How much time pro players really spend in the gym

- Jacob's biggest one rep max experience

- Why Jake loves Represent so much...

- Did Jacob feel pressure to succeed from his family

- Do rugby players have to have a back up plan

- What a transfer saga is like for a pro player

- What was it like representing England

- Head injuries and concussions in rugby and what how sport will have to change in an era of increased brain injury data

- Some tropes of rugby players

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