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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Edd Thrower ‘Going to Italy was the best move I ever made’
The former London Irish, Wasps, Saracens, Crociati, Bedford, London Welsh, Massy & Piacenza full-back on his life in the game Loving...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Nic Groom: ‘It was my warrior spirit that paid off with Rassie’
The former Western Province, Stormers, Northampton, Lions, Edinburgh and London Irish scrum-half talks Jon Newcombe through his journey in the game My...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Nick Fenton Wells: ‘Uncle Nick gave me the perfect grounding’
The former Western Province, Stormers, Saracens, Bedford & Bristol back row People might not be aware but former Springbok player and...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Joe Maddock
The former Crusaders, Bath, Treviso and Saracens winger, now attack coach at Bath They say one man’s misfortune is another man’s...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with James Bailey: ‘1995 World Cup left a big impression on me’
Inspired: James Bailey became a real fan of players like Serge Blanco David Campese I come from a very sporting family...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Johnny Leota: ‘Playing for Samoa gave me my identity’
Wow, the last decade has flown by so quickly. It doesn’t seem that long since I left New Zealand for Manchester...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Dan Norton
The former Great Britain and England Sevens star and Gloucester, Bristol, Moseley and London Irish 15s winger talks about his career...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Richard Barrington
I had two years still on my contract at Jersey but when Saracens came in for me after my first year...
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/ 3 years ago‘False start at Gloucester took me on scenic route’ – My Life in Rugby with Guy Thompson
The former Wasps, Leicester, Jersey and Ealing back rower talks about his life in the game I think I am right...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Simon Hammersley
The former Newcastle and Sale full-back Seeing as I’m starting my first job in ‘the real world’ as an investment banker...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Jonny Hylton
The former Wasps, Worcester, Cornish Pirates and Esher winger One of the things you can’t coach is pace and I was...
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/ 3 years ago“I just ran around and smashed everything” – My Life in Rugby with Martin Purdy
The former Wasps, Bath, Gran Parma, L’Aquila, London Welsh, Massy and Grasse lock discusses his career As a professional sportsman you...
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/ 3 years ago“I learned my trade on the world’s big stages” – My Life in Rugby with Simon Hunt
The former England Sevens/U21s, Rosslyn Park, Narbonne, Perpignan, Pertemps Bees, Ebbw Vale, Newport, Bristol, Moseley & Dings Crusaders winger Playing a...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Olly Morgan: I was so proud to be a king of Kingsholm
The former England and Gloucester full-back talks about his career Kingsholm, particularly the Shed, has a very well-deserved reputation for being...
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/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Matt Powell: Call-up was a case of mistaken identity
The former Saracens, Worcester and Harlequins scrum-half Unstoppable: Matt Powell charges through the Bucuresti Oaks defence for Worcester PICTURE:Getty Images Twice...
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/ 3 years agoScrum-half or full-back? I made the right choice
BEN FODEN - 34-capped England International SCRUM-HALF or full-back? My dad still has that debate with me every time I go...
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/ 3 years agoMy body tells me to quit, but I just can’t!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY SOANE TONGA’UIHA THE FORMER TONGA, BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON, RACING 92, OYONNAX, BRISTOL AND AMPTHILL PROP AND CURRENT PLAYER-COACH...
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/ 3 years agoI learned via the school of hard knocks
MY LIFE IN RUGBY IAN KENCH THE FORMER OXFORD UNIVERSITY, LOUGHBOROUGH, SALE, NOTTINGHAM AND ESHER LOCK WHEN Mike Brewer came in...
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/ 3 years agoHong Kong triumph built on sand of Bali
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND NORTHAMPTON, SALE, TREVISO & CALVISANO CENTRE WHO NOW COACHES ITALY SEVENS...
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/ 3 years agoI’ve gone over THAT try a million times in my head!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND, LIONS AND SALE SHARKS WINGER MARK CUETO ABOUT six months after we came back...
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/ 3 years agoIt was a roller coaster ride around England
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER PLYMOUTH, BRISTOL, WORCESTER, LONDON WELSH, SALE, LEEDS, ROUEN AND NEWCASTLE FULL-BACK/WING TOM ARSCOTT MY playing...
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/ 3 years agoTime to pass on the Kingsholm clippers
MY LIFE IN RUGBY FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER AND MOSELEY WINGER CHARLIE SHARPLES I REMEMBER being chuffed to bits that I got...
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/ 3 years agoAndre offered me a route back from sea
MY LIFE IN RUGBY CARL KIRWAN THE NOTTINGHAM FLANKER, FORMERLY OF ROTHERHAM, LONDON WELSH, WORCESTER & CHINNOR Mixing it with the...
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/ 3 years agoScotland ticket was too good to resist
MY LIFE IN RUGBY MICHAEL CUSACK Leading the fight: Michael Cusack in action for Leeds against Leicester FORMER SCOTLAND, LEEDS, DONCASTER,...
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/ 3 years agoProud I could play my part in green to unite people
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, IRELAND AND OXFORD UNIVERSITY FULL-BACK HUGO MACNEILL EVEN though I played...
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/ 3 years agoNo way Nutty’s adding Park to bankruptcy list!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY BIRKENHEAD PARK HEAD COACH AND FORMER ENGLAND COUNTIES, WATERLOO, LEEDS TYKES, WAKEFIELD AND PERTEMPS BEES PROP MARTIN...
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/ 3 years agoI’ll never get tired of talking about 1990 Grand Slam
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER SCOTLAND, LIONS, MELROSE,HARLEQUINS, WORCESTER AND PERTEMPS BEES FLY-HALF CRAIG CHALMERS Lion cub: Craig Chalmers playing...
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/ 4 years agoIreland came calling after my Sale switch
MY LIFE IN RUGBY CHRISTIAN SAVERIMUTTO THE FORMER IRELAND, SALE & WATERLOO SCRUM-HALF I WAS obsessed with rugby, I used to...
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/ 4 years agoLord Sugar was only person to tell me ‘You’re Fired!’
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, CONNACHT, LONDON IRISH & IRELAND U20 FLANKER AND RECENT STAR OF THE APPRENTICE CONOR...
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/ 4 years agoMy Bedford team could have made it in the Prem
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BEDFORD, LONDON IRISH, BARBARIANS AND MIDLANDS CENTRE BEN WHETSTONE RUDI STRAEULI used to have a...
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/ 4 years agoBester had me doing 100 scrums after a night of booze!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY STUART CORSAR THE FORMER SCOTLAND A, GLASGOW, ROTHERHAM AND DONCASTER PROP THE two-and-a-bit years I spent at...
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/ 4 years agoI didn’t ask Deano about money, I just said yes!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND STUDENTS, LEEDS, JERSEY & NEWCASTLE PROP SAM LOCKWOOD ALL my family are from Yorkshire...
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/ 4 years agoMy job at Sedgley Park was to punch people
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS HEAD COACH AND FORMER ENGLAND COUNTIES, LANCASHIRE, SALE, SEDGLEY PARK, ORRELL, NOTTINGHAM, MOLESEY, CALDY...
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/ 4 years agoI was a bit wild and needed discipline
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, LONDON SCOTTISH, WASPS, SCOTLAND AND LIONS LOCK DAMIAN CRONIN Triumph: Damian Cronin, centre, sets...
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/ 4 years agoI feel so much happier since stepping back
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER IRELAND U20 AND, HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF NOW AT UTAH WARRIORS NIALL SAUNDERS In early 2017, I...
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/ 4 years agoSickening Sarries start installed my work ethic
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER SARACENS, BRISTOL, WORCESTER, HARLEQUINS AND DRAGONS SCRUM-HALF NOW AT ROSSLYN PARK LUKE BALDWIN I turned...
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/ 4 years agoTraining with the SAS very nearly killed me!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, ROTHERHAM, GLOUCESTER AND MUNSTER WINGER SHANE MONAHAN IDEFINITELY experienced the fickle nature of professional...
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/ 4 years agoJack’s prediction came true, just no one saw it!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, GLOUCESTER, EXETER, ENGLAND A AND BARBARIANS SCRUM-HALF IAN SANDERS Cross-code challenge: Ian Sanders in...
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/ 4 years agoDodgy wine cost me England cap!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND U21, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, COVENTRY, STOURBRIDGE AND BERRY HILL BACK ROW JULIAN HORROBIN Club legend:...
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/ 4 years agoWinstanley’s guidance got me ready for Premiership
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER SALE SHARKS, WORCESTER, ROTHERHAM, LEEDS AND ROUEN PROP ROB O’DONNELL BIG tall props were fashionable...
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/ 4 years agoKnights brought out best in me
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER MUNSTER, PLYMOUTH, DONCASTER AND LEICESTER FLY-HALF DECLAN CUSACK Calling the shots: Declan Cusack playing for...
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/ 4 years agoI took the Mick in good spirit
MY LIFEIN RUGBY FORMER TOP-FLIGHT REFEREE DARREN GAMAGE MY very first game as a referee was the only game I have...
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/ 4 years agoLeaving Tigers was a mistake
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SPRINGBOKS, SWD EAGLES, PUMAS, BULLS, CATS, BOLAND, FREE STATE CHEETAHS, TREVISO, LEICESTER, LEEDS, WASPS AND SHARKS...
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/ 4 years agoTackling was my strength, shame I couldn’t pass!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER US EAGLES, PARMA, NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS, ULSTER AND WASPS CENTRE PAUL EMERICK At the mecca: Paul...
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/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Underwood – I carry Jonah scars but it taught me resilience
FACING your Jonah is one of the themes I talk to organisations about when I’ve been invited along to share my...
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/ 4 years agoMy fortunes changed under Alec’s tutelage
MY LIFE IN RUGBY JON HUMPHREYS THE FORMER WALES, CARDIFF AND BATH HOOKER AND CURRENT WALES FORWARDS COACH GROWING up watching...
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/ 4 years agoExciting ride goes on alongside Pat
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE BRISTOL BEARS RECRUITMENT MANAGER AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF AND SAINTS AND BEDFORD COACH PAUL LARKIN Saints...
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/ 4 years agoFrom rugby ladders, to cleaning windows
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM, HARTPURY UNIVERSITY, ROTHERHAM AND DONCASTER BACK-ROWER. TOM CALLADINE Businessman: Tom Calladine with his work...
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/ 4 years agoIf we had Battle of Gnoll now we’d all be in jail!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LIONS, WALES, NEATH, OSPREYS, RICHMOND AND BRISTOL HOOKER BARRY WILLIAMS Good memories: Barry Williams playing...
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/ 4 years agoI had great coaches everywhere I went
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LONDON IRISH AND WASPS CENTRE AND CURRENT US EAGLES DEFENCE COACH ROB HOADLEY Champion: Rob...
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