Carl is also the chairman at Port Talbot Panthers. who train at Aberavon Green Stars ground in Sandfields.
"There's a good feeling around camp and the rugby we play does change people's lives.
"There's guys who started with us with zero confidence, people who thought they'd never play again, and you see their confidence come back.
"It's life-changing."
He said the Port Talbot community had been "really supportive", adding: "They've gone through so much with the steel works recently but they've still helped us with fundraising and making it possible for us to go."
Jak added he believed everyone should have the opportunity to play rugby and it had been brilliant for him, "socially as well as fitness".
"But the main winner is I'm out there playing rugby again," he said.
"Win, lose or draw I want to play rugby. I'm ready, so let's go for it."
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