Oli Butler

MA'A NONU TOUT EN PUISSANCE ! @rctofficiel #TOP14 I #RCTCO

As lonely as it feels when you’re struggling with your mental health please know you’re not alone. We sometimes struggle too. So does the person who has liked or shared this. You are not alone. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealthMatters

L’ailier fidjien de Castres, Josaia Raisuqe, est décédé ce jeudi des suites d’un accident de la route alors qu’il se rendait à l’entraînement… 🕊️ Repose en paix Josaia 🙏😢

Lawrence Dallaglio pays tribute to friend and former teammate Tom Voyce following the tragic news of his passing. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go to the family and friends of Tom Voyce at this time.

@MattHardyJourno A real shame as a fair few graphic designers I know would do an amazing job in creating unique and amazing work…

I’m not saying rugby is hiring really shit graphic designers… …but there’s a Women’s World Cup and a Six Nations next year and THIS is how the sport is marketing them? It’s almost like amateur work… amateur

Quand LeBron a commencer sa carrière en NBA Teddy Riner avait 14 ans Carlos Alcaraz : 5 mois Simone Biles : 6 ans Leon Marchand : 2 ans Félix Lebrun : n’était pas né Djokovic : 0 titre Michael Phelps : 0 médaille Usain Bolt : Courait en catégorie junior 😭 👑🐐 #Paris2024

This might be the best Paris 2024 story: Zeng Zhiying made her Olympics debut at 58-years old. Born in China, she is now representing Chile in table tennis because of an incredible journey. At age 18, she expected to go to the Olympics for her birth country, China, as one of the best players in the world. But then table tennis changed out the two-sided paddles, and her game was thrown off. She never made the team and became incredibly frustrated with the sport. She retired from the game as a player at age 20. Shortly after, she moved to Chile and coached various table tennis teams. Then, in 2000, she decided to get a “real job” and step away from the game. For 20 years, she didn’t play. Then, in COVID, she bought a table and started playing again. She made it a goal to make the 2024 Olympics representing Chile. And, at age 58, she did it! The human brain is crazy powerful, and it can prevent us from continuing something we love or help us persevere through times when the odds are heavily stacked against us. What an inspiration to follow your dreams.

14 years ago today, Isner-Mahut concluded... - The match was stopped at two sets all on Tuesday - At 6 hours 34 minutes, it broke the world record - It stole headlines from the Football World Cup - The scoreboard froze at 47-47 in the fifth set - It was stopped again at 59-59 on Wednesday - That evening, Andy Roddick brought pizza for Isner - IBM spent the night fixing the scoreboard system - John McEnroe was in attendance on Thursday - Mahut served to stay in the match 64 times - Isner eventually won 70-68 in 11 hours 5 minutes - 85 matches were completed in the meantime - Both players served 100+ aces, another record - Both players spent 16,000 calories across 3 days - Mohamed Lahyani never took a bathroom break - A ceremony was held on court to honour them - Mahut blacked out and showered in his clothes - He returned to the same court that day for doubles - Isner failed to serve a single ace in the next round - He lost to Thiemo de Bakker in 1 hour 14 minutes - A plaque is commemorating the match at Court 18 - Memorabilia is on display at the Tennis Hall of Fame - Mahut published a book titled ‘The Match of My Life' - They jointly won an award over Federer & Usain Bolt - The odds of them facing again in 2011 were 1 of 142 - Isner won in three sets in 'just' 2 hours 3 minutes - Isner & Mahut became close friends over the years - Isner sent Mahut a card when Mahut's son was born - HBO released a mockumentary titled '7 Days in Hell' - 12-12 tiebreaks were introduced at Wimbledon in 2019 - Wimbledon posted the full match on YouTube in 2020 - One day I'll rewatch it, but that day hasn't come yet - It had never happened and it'll never happen again - I'll always remember where I was the last two days - Thanks for the memories, @JohnIsner & @nmahut

➕4️⃣ • Aupa BO 🔴⚪️ La deuxième victoire d’affilée à Aguilera ! #BO #BOPB #Biarritz #BiarritzOlympique #ProD2 #Rugby

Don’t want to hear us South African fans moaning about a supposed anti-Bok bias. Jesse Kriel very lucky not to have seen a red card.

🥹 Ce dimanche, Romain Sazy vivra ses derniers instants dans sa maison, à Marcel Deflandre. L'occasion de traverser les générations pour revenir sur 13 ans de carrière, dans un seul et même Club, celui de son coeur 💛 #MerciRomain | #FievreSR

📍 La Rochelle, 4h du matin. 🫶🏻 Vous êtes toujours aussi incroyables et c’est pourquoi vous êtes le meilleur public du monde. #LEIvSR | #ChampionsCup | #FievreSR

Sometimes you've just got to sit back and admire... 👏 Chris Ashton has saved his best celebration for try No.101 🤣 #GallagherPrem | #LEIvEXE

☔️ "23 lads singing 'It's Raining Men' before we go and play a massive game" 🃏 The Harlequins way, wouldn't want it any other way. ❤️ #COYQ #BigGame14

D-Rose receives a standing ovation and ‘MVP’ chants in Chicago 🌹 twitter.com/BleacherReport…

Referee Wayne Barnes reveals the full extent of the social media abuse he and his family have endured in recent weeks. Search Good Bad Rugby on streaming platforms to hear Wayne’s experience in full 🔊📺 #rugby #rugbyunion

.@ZackHenry10 lost his dad to MND on Monday. He flew back to England and was told he could opt out of Pau’s game against Stade this weekend. He chose to play, and kicked 7/7. Stade eventually won 31-29 (from 29-7 down, the T14 is mad). But what a man.

Not a royal family follower but this story about the Queen is an all-timer.

Thank you Ma’am, for everything.

‘We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.’