Andy Hobbs - RIP

Such sad news! I received news this morning that an old school friend had died - Andy Hobbs. There are people you meet in your life that are truly inspirational - he was one. I had the honour of playing alongside him on both the rugby field and the hockey pitch for five years. He went on to captain the England u18's rugby side at Twickenham - we were so proud that our mate had achieved this heady distinction. Had it not been for injury there's little doubt that he would have gone all the way. He was more mature than we were, more professional, more dedicated - he was an exceptional head boy with incredible leadership skills. On our school rugby tour of NZ he was THE man. Whilst we were running away from the Kiwis, he was taking them head on. Destined for the best of things.

The shocking part of this is that Andy took his own life. Of all the people.... makes little sense. I'll head off to his remembrance service next week and no doubt catch up with some long lost school chums. We'll celebrate the Andy that we knew - one of a kind.