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Ben and Trystan - Who are we?
Ben Mercer is one of the UK’s foremost literary influencers having authored three books on sport and thought leadership. An author and content creator, Ben is a former professional rugby player with experience of high performance environments in the UK, Sydney and France in both academy and senior settings.
Ben’s first book Fringes - Life on the Edge of Professional Rugby became a bestseller and was nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. He collaborated with Trystan on Our Race before authoring Endgame - A handbook for athletes navigating the end of professional sport. Ben’s also known for sharing and discussing books on social media. He was an inaugural Laureate of the TikTok Book Club, a judge for the TikTok Book Awards and has collaborated with brands from PlayStation to the BBC and given talks at schools, universities and institutions like Manchester United.
Trystan Bevan is an European-title-winning Head of Performance having worked at Newport, Wasps and Cardiff. During his career he has coached some of the most successful and celebrated players in the history of the sport - including the likes of Jonah Lomu, Sam Warburton and Danny Cipriani - over 250 international rugby players, crucially having developed 100+ of those from academy players to senior internationals firmly establishing his reputation as an identifier and developer of elite talent.
A former NCAA letter-winning track athlete at Michigan State University, Trystan has published research papers and been a speaker and consultant at high performance organisations around the world. These include World Rugby and various Premiership Football & Rugby teams such as Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC. In 2021 he presented at the UN World Tourism Organisation Conference.
