Try and try again: Rugby ‘changing the game’ for Memphis youth
Memphis Inner City Rugby providing pathways to better lives
Jamal and Selena Jones were part of the Memphis Inner City Rugby, playing for Freedom Prep. She works as a security guard at a special needs women’s prison in Nashville and he is a police officer in Brentwood. (Courtesy Selena Jones)
Memphis Inner City Rugby has offered a lot more than rugby to those who become a part of it.
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Memphis Inner City Rugby Shane Young Michael Deutsch Slingshot Memphis John Dunavant Selena Jones Jamal Jones Subscriber OnlyThank you for being a subscriber to The Daily Memphian. Your support is critical.
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Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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