“It’s incredible to see how much around the whole stigma of mental health, particularly for men [has changed], not just in the dressingroom but in public in general.' via IrishTimesSport
Porter explained: “It’s incredible to see how much around the whole stigma of mental health, particularly for men [has changed], not just in the dressingroom but in public in general. The whole stigma [in the past] was ‘you’re a man get over it.’ Those days are done.
“I have been lucky to be in the position I am in. It doesn’t come without struggles. You could be struggling with injury or non-selection or whatever it is on a rugby pitch, but also things off the pitch. It’s relationships, family issues, college; you could feel like there is a mountain in front of you that you can’t get over at times.
No player can afford to take anything for granted in sport, the most recent reminder Johnny Sexton’s facial injury sustained against Connacht that could keep him sidelined for about six weeks. Leinster and Ireland have managed in the past and that is the challenge once again.
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