CHRISTIAN LOADER
FORMER WALES, SWANSEA, PONTYPRIDD, ROTHERHAM AND BATH PROP
Believe it or not, I started out as a full-back at my local club, Crwnant but in under a season I’d moved into the No.1 jersey! I liked getting my hands on the ball but the only time I touched it playing full-back was in the warm-up, I just wasn’t quick or agile enough to play there.
Playing prop, you know from the first scrum what sort of game you’re going to be in for – good or bad. I’ll never forget my first scrum in senior rugby, it was for Swansea against Abertillery and the tighth...