Presenters

Dani, who is a qualified Personal Trainer, is a former Rugby League player. Having played rugby over a 20-year career, she has featured for her country, representing Great Britain and England for 13 years. She’s taken part in four world cups, two tours of Australia and two of New Zealand, amongst others. Her England heritage…

George is an award-winning broadcaster and rugby league commentator who joined State of Mind in 2018 A fully-trained Mental Health First Aider and keen marathon runner, George specialises in discussing the impact of media and social media on our mental health, the importance of exercise on mental wellbeing, and the dangers of alcohol in causing…

Jo is a former Rugby League player and coach for Wakefield Trinity Women. Her playing career ended after suffering a stroke during a Rugby League Cup Final. Jo was recently diagnosed with CTE and early onset dementia, which has further added to her passion for promoting mental wellbeing. After suffering with mental health issues, post-traumatic…

Ian is a former Super League Rugby League referee, having refereed approx. 300 Super League games over a 12 year professional career. After retiring as an active referee Ian went onto the refereeing coaching staff as well as continuing as a video ref (VR). He was lucky enough to Referee/VR in places like Australia, NZ,…

Will is a former junior rugby league player who has presented with State of Mind Sport since 2012. He initially shared his own experiences of mental health during sessions, before becoming a lead presenter for the Mental Fitness Workshops. “It is through my work with State of Mind that has led me to commence and completed…

Ian represented GB at Academy band U21s level and played Professionally for 13 years with Warrington, Wakefield and Leigh.  During his time at Leigh, he captained the team to the treble, which included promotion to the Super League for the first time in the club’s history. After sustaining a severe back injury that required 5…

Danny played just under 300 professional rugby league games for Rochdale, Wigan, Castleford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Bradford and Widnes. Danny played 8 times for England, before a serious spine injury forced him into retirement, Danny suffered from depression quite badly after that and courageously came through the other side, Danny is now a presenter for the…

Jimmy is an ex-rugby league player, who in 2002, suffered a horrific injury breaking his neck in two places, putting an end to his playing career and changing his life forever. He has spent the years since his injury pushing his body to new limits. He walked out of the hospital after nine hard painful…

Phil is originally from Australia and played in over 500 games at the top level of English and Australian rugby league. Teams include St. Helens, Huddersfield and Swinton in the United Kingdom and also Souths in Australia. He represented Scotland and moved into management when his career finished. He managed in over 300 games as…