MY LIFE IN RUGBY
THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM, STADE FRANCAIS, WASPS, DRAGONS & NORTHAMPTON SCRUM-HALF
CHARLIE DAVIES

I WAS 16 and on a family skiing holiday in the French Alps when my dreams of becoming a professional rugby player took an unexpected turn for the better. One evening at dinner, the hotel owner was doing the rounds and he came over to speak to us and asked me what I wanted to do for a career. When I told him I wanted to be a pro rugby player, he made it be known he was also CEO of Stade Francais! After a two-hour conversation at the bar, he gave me his business card and ...