MARTYN WOOD

THE FORMER WASPS, BATH AND ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF
Flying out to Australia for the 2003 World Cup as standby injury cover for Matt Dawson and Kyran Bracken, only to return 60 hours later without taking any active part in the tournament, was a surreal experience but one I would do it all over again if given the chance. Matt and Kyran had both picked up knocks and Clive Woodward phoned to tell me to get to the airport straight away as I might be needed.
Tournament regulations meant that I couldn’t train or even stay in the same hotel as the squad, but I wasn’t quite the L...