My Life in Rugby with Joe Simpson: I loved Adams Park when it was rocking

The former England, Wasps, Gloucester, Saracens, Bath & Sale Sharks scrum-half 

My professional career has now come to an end and I look back with nothing but fond memories and joy and pride. I would have played for Wasps for free, I bloody loved it. How many other jobs and careers do you get to perform and entertain and get the respect and adoration of fans? As a 21-year-old, what a privilege it is that you can make grown men and women smile. I loved the buzz you got from a crowd. Some games against the French, late at night, it felt like the whole town had come to shout you down. But ...

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