THE SEDGLEY PARK LOCK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND

BOB BIRTWELL

1 A prop’s demeanour
Props wind me up. They are always the slowest and last to everything – everything but the food queue. If you go out 40 minutes before kick-off to do a lineout drill, you can guarantee it’s Ben Black and Nathan Rushton that you’re waiting for. Admittedly, I’ve probably got a bit of a vendetta against them, because I spend half my time with my head up their arse. When you get up from a collapsed scrum, it’s like you’ve had your he...