Movember: ten Mos and counting

Ten of us. One week in. Not a single good moustache between us yet.

But this isn't about the moustaches.

Three out of every four people who take their own life in the UK are men. One in eight men will get prostate cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young men. These are our players, our coaches, our dads and our mates. They're the lads in the changing room, and the men stood on the touchline every Saturday.

Rugby clubs are good at a lot of things. We turn up for each other on the pitch, we look after each other in the bar, and when one of our own is struggling, we rally round. What we're not always good at is talking about it. Too many men keep it to themselves until it's too late.

So for the whole of November, ten of us are growing and keeping our Mos to raise money and awareness for Movember and men's health: mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. It's a daft-looking way of making a serious point. Nobody at this club goes through it on their own.

If you're struggling, talk to someone. A teammate, a coach, anyone at the club. Our door is open. If you'd rather talk to someone outside the club, Samaritans are free and there day and night on 116 123.

If you can, back the lads on our Movember team page: movember.com/t/clitheroe-rugby-club-1

Same club. Same community. All together.