Life's a Beach for Tom Eastham

As you already know - Tom is an all-rounder sports fanatic and along with winning National PT of the year 2009 for Fitness First, he is being featured everywhere for his love of sport!

It's a long way from home, but for Tom Eastham life's a beach. Full filling a lifetime dream the young player left the UK in March to spend the winter season with the Port Macquarie Pirates Rugby Club. Since his arrival he has become an integral member of the first XV, and has also played a major role in the clubs social scene. Having spent most his career playing half back he saw an opportunity to develop his game further when he heard the pirates were looking for a 5/8 " I'd played a couple of games at home at 5/8, but in the UK it's a much more difficult proposition. With the muddy fields it is hard to play the running game I enjoy, and kicking can have it's moments as well. But here in Oz it's a total different story. I left Wales and it was 10 degrees with 2 inches of mud on the field, compared to my first game for the Pirates it was 29 degrees and the ground was absolute lush".