Wednesday 17 June 2009

From Prop to Property - What next for Mark Regan...

I decided to retire on the turn of the year after informing Bristol Rugby Club I was ready for retirement - every sports person will know when the time is right and my body was screaming at me to stop… I just couldn’t do another pre-season!!!!!!!!! I have been lucky enough to have played the game at the highest level and I have lived the dream of every child and adult that has ever picked the rugby ball up and ran with it… and what an amazing experience it has been. I will continue to stay in the game because I will still need my rugby fix! I now look forward to being a part-time coach for Clifton Rugby Club and completing my coaching badges, this is something which I love doing and it was only this year that the club was promoted!

Life for me outside rugby continues to keep me busy… I am a Director of Avon Crane and Commercial Repairs which is a family business, a Director of Midas Estates which is a property investment specialist company and I am a relationship builder for 2 other companies meaning I get to go out all the time to wine and dine their clients – what a GREAT JOB!!!!

I enjoy public speaking and TV work which is through the help of my agent ENS (Rebecca and the gang are lovely people) I enjoy playing lots of golf around the world and play off a handicap of 10! At the moment I am working on my own website called Mark Regan Enterprises and this will be up and running in June. Rugby life will continue for me in small doses…I will still continue to play the odd game of rugby for the Lions Classics around the world. And... I am absolutely sure I will miss playing at the highest level but I have to say I got the timing spot on, my old club are back training already…. NO, NO, NOT FOR ME!!!!!! To prepare for my retirement and keep fit, I bought a tread mill but it is still in the box (and has been there for well over 2 months) but the thought was there… I will get it out one day! That’s it for now - I am off to watch the Lions in South Africa!