A muddy young boy sits on concrete stadium steps in his caked kit, hands clasped and gazing steadily at the camera.

Daniele Colucciello  ·  The Rugby Journal • Siena

Rugby players race through heavy rain on a flooded pitch at night, while a lone player stands under a floodlight mast beside them. Muddy young rugby player with a blue gumshield grins at camera, while teammates help another player up from a muddy pitch. A child in a padded black headguard and muddy yellow top drinks from a wall tap, water splashing around their face.