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Room 101: London Irish scrum-half Rory Brand

23 January 2021 0 comments

Brand offers three of his biggest pet peeves up to Room 101

Room 101: Plymouth Albion fly-half Conor Eastgate

10 January 2021 1 comment

Plymouth Albion back Eastgate picks three of his biggest pet hates for Room 101 entry

Room 101: Harlequins scrum-half Scott Steele

8 January 2021 1 comment

Steele picks three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond

Room 101: Sale Sharks hooker Curtis Langdon

20 December 2020 0 comments

Sale Sharks forward Langdon selects three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond

Room 101: Blackheath full-back Ben Ransom

2 October 2020 0 comments

Varsity Cup winner Ransom picks three of his biggest pet hates

Room 101: Tynedale second row Chris Wearmouth

7 September 2020 0 comments

Three pet hates Bill Beaumont Cup winner Chris Wearmouth wants to see banished to Room 101

Room 101: Doncaster Knights hooker Ben Hunter

27 August 2020 0 comments

Keep your mobile phone in your pocket at the restaurant…

Room 101: Old Elthamians lock Perry-John Parker

10 August 2020 0 comments

The former Edinburgh and Ospreys second row picks three of his biggest pet peeves

Room 101: Former Jersey Reds fly-half Sam Katz

20 July 2020 0 comments

After leaving Jersey to travel through France and Spain, Katz offers three pet hates for Room 101

Room 101: London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke

13 July 2020 0 comments

Dogs are better than cats in the eyes of the Exiles prop

Room 101: BT Sport rugby presenter Tim Cocker

10 June 2020 0 comments

We flip the conversation the way of the man usually asking the players and coaches the questions on BT Sport

Room 101: Redruth fly-half Fraser Honey

5 June 2020 0 comments

The playmaker wants one thing from a teammate: know your role

Room 101: Sedgley Park fly-half Steve Collins

2 June 2020 0 comments

Nobody wants brick-sized phones like the 1980s, Collins argues

Room 101: Coventry No.8 Ryan Burrows abhors bad drivers

19 May 2020 0 comments

The three pet hates which really grind the back row’s gears

Room 101: Ampthill fly-half Louis Grimoldby

4 May 2020 0 comments

You better have your passport ready at airport security…

Room 101: England Sevens forward Richard de Carpentier

27 April 2020 0 comments

De Carpentier submits one consideration we don’t think we’ve had offered before…

Room 101: Bristol Bears second row Joe Batley

15 April 2020 0 comments

Batley, spent time on loan at Leicester this season, and picks three of his biggest pet hates

Room 101: Bedford Blues wing Rich Lane

10 April 2020 0 comments

The Bedford Blues wing/full-back picks three things which grinds his gears

Room 101: Doncaster Knights hooker George Edgson

6 April 2020 0 comments

The member of the Knights front row talks us through three of his biggest pet hates

Room 101: Hinckley head coach Chris Campbell

27 March 2020 0 comments

1. £1 Shopping Trollies Doing the food shop with two young kids is hard work at the best of times, so when you’ve done the […]

Room 101: Nottingham winger Jack Spittle

19 March 2020 0 comments

Jack Spittle walks Neale Harvey through three of his biggest pet hates in life

Room 101: Doncaster Knights wing and ex-Saint Howard Packman

5 February 2020 0 comments

The Doncaster wing takes us through his biggest pet peeves

Room 101: Richmond No.8 Jake Parker

16 January 2020 0 comments

Parker is not a fan of the hot-box Central Line carriages during London’s summer

Room 101: England Sevens captain Tom Mitchell

10 January 2020 0 comments

A phobia we don’t think we’ve had proposed to Room 101 before…

Room 101: Bath second row Elliott Stooke

27 December 2019 0 comments

Semesa Rokodoguni has one prank which the Bath lock doesn’t take too kindly to

Room 101: Worcester Warriors tighthead prop Nick Schonert

27 November 2019 0 comments

The Durban-born forward offers his three pet peeves awaiting entry to Room 101

Room 101: Bath back rower Zach Mercer

31 October 2019 0 comments

Bath back rower Zach Mercer has made a lightning start to the season under Stuart Hooper. So it’s only natural to keep the no.8 in […]

Room 101: Sheffield Tigers player-coach Jamie Broadley

25 October 2019 0 comments

Sheffield Tigers centre Jamie Broadley offers three pet hates awaiting entry to Room 101

Room 101: Cornish Pirates hooker Tom Channon

17 September 2019 0 comments

It’s safe to say, the Cornish Pirates hooker hits the nail on the head with these selections for Room 101

Room 101: Chinnor full-back Chris Wolfe-Elder

6 September 2019 0 comments

Wolfe-Elder shares his three picks awaiting entry or blocking from Room 101

Room 101: Harlequins fly-half Brett Herron

30 July 2019 0 comments

The former Jersey Reds and Bath no.10 offers three entries to Room 101

Room 101: Northampton Saints flanker Lewis Ludlam

7 March 2019 0 comments

We caught up with the recently-named Saints captain against Saracens to find out three of his biggest pet peeves

Room 101: Former Dragons head coach and Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman

30 January 2019 0 comments

Don’t ask Bernard Jackman for tickets to a Six Nations game…

Room 101: Northampton Saints flanker Heinrich Brüssow

18 January 2019 0 comments

The former Springbok is not a fan of a full English breakfast item

Room 101: Gloucester utility back Tom Hudson

21 November 2018 0 comments

Not a fan of the winter darkness

Room 101: Exeter Chiefs wing Olly Woodburn

18 October 2018 0 comments

Three things the Chief has a real dislike for

Room 101: Sale Sharks young flyer Paolo Odogwu

27 September 2018 0 comments

Badly worn shoes A couple of boys in the team don’t put their shoes on properly and stand on the backs wearing them like slippers. […]

Room 101 – Bath prop Nathan Catt

16 March 2018 0 comments

The loosehead runs us through the things that annoy him

Room 101: Taunton Titans winger Aron Struminski

6 December 2017 0 comments

The Titans wing explains why he has a vendetta against seagulls

Room 101: Gloucester centre/wing Ollie Thorley

30 November 2017 0 comments

The Gloucester back admits he gets frustrated by issues preventing a breakthrough in nuclear fusion engineering

Room 101: Petrus du Plessis – London Irish prop

28 September 2017 0 comments

1. Over-zealous beach sellers You get four weeks off at summer to go away for a nice relaxing holiday with the family only to be […]

Room 101: Arthur Ellis – Ealing Trailfinders flanker

21 September 2017 0 comments

1. Arsene Wenger Wenger’s departure from the club is long overdue; he is just ruining his own legacy by staying on. As a lifelong Arsenal […]

Room 101: Phil Nilsen – Coventry hooker

14 September 2017 0 comments

1. Paperwork I’m currently applying for voluntary roles to strengthen my CV ahead of seeking a regular job outside of rugby and all the red […]

Room 101: Colin Quigley – Doncaster prop

24 August 2017 0 comments

1. Pre-season It’s become a bit of an in-joke that I try and get an operation booked in during the summer so I miss out […]

Room 101: Ross Grimstone – Richmond hooker

17 August 2017 0 comments

1. Slow golfers I play quite a bit of golf, off 14, and I struggle being on the same course as high-handicappers who insist on […]

Room 101: Brett Daynes – Coventry back-rower

10 August 2017 0 comments

1. Literally Using literally in the wrong context is probably one of the most annoying things around; I “literally” can’t stand it! People use the […]

Room 101: Mike Penn – Moseley full-back

3 August 2017 0 comments

1. Reality TV Love Island is all the lads at Moseley ever talk about. It seems to have taken over from Big Brother as the […]

Room 101: Gavin Lach – Old Elthamians director of rugby

13 July 2017 0 comments

1. Wrong club attire I’m quite old-school in that I believe a team should look as one and wear the same attire, before and after […]

Room 101: Phil Boulton – Coventry captain

6 July 2017 0 comments

1. Pointless pets I’m a dog and cat owner and I don’t understand why anyone would want to have any other pet. What is the […]

Room 101: Rob Louw – Rotherham lock

22 June 2017 0 comments

1. Internet buffering Losing internet connection when you’re out and about is immensely frustrating. This is more of a problem back home in South Africa […]

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