Drunken arrests, an infamous car crash and too many close shaves to mention, England star Reece Lyne has lived life on the wild side.
But the Wakefield centre, 30, is a shining example of how to make the most of a second chance. Lyne, who now mentors young offenders, knows his career could easily have been over before it had barely begun. Yet on Sunday he features in his testimonial against Halifax having made more than 200 Super League appearances and proudly represented his country.
Asked about those near misses, Lyne said: “Where do you want to start? I’d a couple of moments when I was young at Hull FC where I got arrested on nights out pis*ed up. And then, at Wakefield, there was the Kevin Locke and Tim Smith crash incident where we all got suspended and I was lucky enough to survive. That was probably a defining moment in my career.”
