Life after rugby league has seen Nick Scruton go from prop to cop via a little honey trap.
The ex-Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield front-row now works on the beat as a policeman. But that was only after he realised beekeeping might leave him stung for cash. Hard-hitting Scruton won the Grand Final and World Club Challenge with hometown Rhinos in 2008.
His career was cut short by a serious shoulder injury while playing for Hull KR in 2019. He was still only 34 and hadn’t planned for hanging up his boots just yet. But Scruton has revealed life tackling criminals in some of the roughest parts of Bradford has helped the transition.
