Fighting to Speak: Rugby, Rage & Redemption

Mark Jones, a talented rugby player, struggled with a stammer and turned to violence on the field. His autobiography, Fighting to Speak, reveals his journey to overcome his stutter and find inner peace. Jones was sent off six times and banned for over 33 weeks for violent conduct but has now found redemption and wants to help others overcome their stammers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2022
Publisher: St David's Press

Mark Jones, a talented yet ferocious rugby player, faced a direct consequence of his off-field torment with a debilitating stammer. In his revealing and uplifting autobiography, Fighting to Speak, Jones explains how his frustration with his stutter led to self-loathing and the internalization of an explosive hate that only playing rugby could release. Sent off six times and banned for over 33 weeks for violent conduct during his career, the dual-code Wales international and Great Britain RL forward was desperately unhappy and detested the thuggish reputation he had created. After one exceptionally ugly incident, when he broke another player's eye socket, Jones realized that in order to defeat his demons and control his bad behavior, he needed help to conquer his stammer. Mark Jones fought and won the hardest battle of his life with a steely determination and has now found the inner peace and dignity he had longed for as a young man. He has decided to tell his story in order to seek redemption for his violent past on the rugby field and to help others overcome their stammers.

Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781904609018