Room 101: Gloucester utility back Tom Hudson
BRISTOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 02: Tom Hudson of Gloucester Rugby is tackled by Piers O'Conor of Bristol during the Premiership Rugby Cup match between Bristol Rugby and Gloucester Rugby at Ashton Gate on November 2, 2018 in Bristol, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
Long plane journeys
As professional rugby players, we get four to five weeks off a year and you invariably try and get to far-flung destinations, in my case Malaysia, when the summer comes around. I lived out there for two years and have family and friends who put me up, so I get a holiday in a beautiful part of the world on the cheap. What infuriates me though is the 14 to 16 hours it takes to get there. I can never get comfy and end up with backache by the time we land. Hopefully they can invent faster planes in the future.
TRP verdict: Sorry you’re going to have to Kuala Lumpar it.
Infused tea bags
I don’t understand why we have felt the need to tamper with what was already a beautiful thing in the first place by adding all sorts of strange flavours. A splash of milk and one sugar, you can’t go wrong with that. I find it upsetting on all levels when I see someone put the milk in the mug at the same time as the bag.
TRP verdict: They’re not my cup of tea, either. You’re in.
Winter darkness
When I lived in Malaysia you got a very consistent sunrise and sunset, from 7am to 7pm every day. But here the darkness descends as early as 3.30 in deep mid-winter. Driving to work in the dark and returning home in the dark is no fun at all, it scuppers all your plans. Add the cold to that and I don’t find this time of year much fun, but the shorts and flip flops never leave me!
TRP verdict: Come on sunshine, no need to be so gloomy!
