Pacific Identity in Professional Rugby: Finding Your Voice
May 18, 2026
What does it mean to carry Pacific identity into professional rugby structures that weren’t built with you in mind? Fearbots goes there.
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Life After Rugby: The Conversation Nobody Is Having
May 18, 2026
The transition out of professional rugby is one of the hardest things a player faces. Fearbots is here to talk about it.
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May 18, 2026
Fearbots is a welfare and human stories platform giving professional rugby players a voice that isn’t filtered, managed, or owned by the bodies that govern their careers. Hosted by Ofa Fainga’anuku.
The Celtic Fringe: Ulster, Munster, Connacht, Leinster
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Four provinces, four identities, one of rugby’s most compelling regional stories.
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