Published October 2024
Podcast: Episode 5 - Tackling a farming future, with Stafford McDowall
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Scottish rugby player Stafford McDowall has thrown his not insignificant 6ft 4 inches might behind Farmstrong Scotland, and talks with host, Sarah Stephen, on the succession planning that's underway for his farming future.
Stafford had his name down to study agriculture at Newcastle University as an 18-year-old, but he deferred the place while he tried to break into the professional rugby ranks, juggling training sessions with farm jobs.
Of course, with luck on his side, that won’t be for a long while yet. After all, Stafford is still only 26 and is playing the best rugby of his life as a back in the Glasgow Warriors squad and in the Scotland team.
Listen in to this interesting half-hour on the ins and outs of professional rugby and how Stafford is preparing himself for one day, returning to the family farm....
