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20 Questions: Freddie Gabbitass – Richmond fly-half

27 September 2017 0 comments

What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against Bedford in the first game but we were […]

20 Questions: Alex O’Meara – Cornish Pirates wing

20 September 2017 0 comments

How was your opening game at Ealing Trailfinders? We played pretty well and we thought we did enough to win but we ended up losing […]

20 Questions: Arthur Ellis – Ealing Trailfinders openside

23 August 2017 0 comments

How has pre-season been going? Everyone is pretty excited to get started and play some games now after a lot of hard work in training […]

20 Questions: Matt Protheroe – Bristol full-back

16 August 2017 0 comments

How’s the move to Bristol going? Really well thanks. I’m getting used to everything around the club especially with a new coach coming in but […]

20 Questions: Ross Neal – London Scottish centre

9 August 2017 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? Pretty well, thanks. We’ve been training at the Lensbury Hotel which is a great place to train. The facilities there are brilliant. […]

20 Questions: Matt Williams – Worcester hooker

2 August 2017 0 comments

Enjoyed the off season? Very much so. It was quite a weird one as we had five weeks off and then came back for some […]

20 Questions: Jeff Williams – bath wing

12 July 2017 0 comments

Enjoying pre-season? As much as you can enjoy pre-season I guess! I’ve started earlier than most of the squad along with the other injured players. […]

20 Questions: Dougie Flockhart – Doncaster wing

5 July 2017 0 comments

Back in training yet? We’ve been back for a week now. We’re trying to ease the players in gently so I think they have a […]

20 Questions: Beno Obano – Bath loosehead

21 June 2017 0 comments

Enjoyed your breakthrough season? I wouldn’t call it a breakthrough season but it’s the beginning of something good hopefully. I enjoyed some game time so […]

20 Questions: Harry Randall – England U20s scrum-half

7 June 2017 0 comments

How’s preparation going for the Junior World Cup in Georgia? Very well. We had a tough camp in Guildford last week and everyone is looking […]

20 Questions: Max Clark – Bath centre

31 May 2017 0 comments

Enjoying the off-season? It came a bit earlier than we were expecting as we missed out on the Premiership play-offs so I didn’t have much […]

20 Questions: Joe Munro – Ealing Trailfinders centre

24 May 2017 0 comments

How do you look back at the semi-finals against Yorkshire Carnegie? We self-imploded for 20 minutes in the first half at home and that’s what […]

20 Questions: Will Owen – Rotherham centre

17 May 2017 0 comments

How do you look back at the season two weeks on? It wasn’t great and very frustrating. We started the season quite well winning half […]

20 Questions: Will Edwards – England Sevens

10 May 2017 0 comments

How long have been involved with England Sevens? I’ve been coming from Loughborough when I was needed this season and started playing for the academy […]

20 Questions: Nick Selway – Jersey hooker

3 May 2017 0 comments

What did you make of the Championship season? It was disappointing to miss out on the play-offs but we’ve got to be happy with how […]

20 Questions: Steve Hill – Richmond DoR

26 April 2017 0 comments

How about that for a first season in the Championship? The boys were desperate to prove they deserved to be in this league regardless of […]

20 Questions: Biyi Alo – Worcester prop

12 April 2017 0 comments

How do you look back at that entertaining game at Wasps last Sunday? It must have been great to watch for the neutrals with the […]

20 Questions: Ruaridh McConnoghie – England Sevens

5 April 2017 0 comments

How about that for a first half of the World Series? We’ve already won two tournaments and we’re the only team to have beaten South […]

20 Questions: Steve Boden – Yorkshire Carnegie coach

29 March 2017 0 comments

How has your week been up in Leeds? We had a good training with a lot of players coming back to fitness which is good […]

My Life in Rugby: Scott Hamilton – former All Blacks and Leicetser wing

28 March 2017 0 comments

The main reason I made the All Blacks team in 2006 was because I was in such a great Crusaders team. The Blues and the […]

Young Gun: Nick Haining – Jersey No.8

15 March 2017 0 comments

Big win against Yorkshire Carnegie last week? It was a great home win for us and it raised the confidence levels even more. We kept […]

20 Questions: Tom Calladine – Rotherham flanker

8 March 2017 0 comments

How’s your week been? Pretty hard to be honest after two big defeats to Yorskhire Carnegie and Bedford last week. But you’ve got to look […]

20 Questions: Ethan Davies – Wales Sevens

1 March 2017 0 comments

Enjoying the break after thye opening two events in Wellington and Sydney? I’m just about over the jet-lag! We’ve started training again but luckily we’re […]

20 Questions: Will Browne – Richmond wing

22 February 2017 0 comments

How about that 49-26 win against Bedford last week? Yeah, it was a great feeling for us to finally get a comprehensive victory in this […]

20 Questions: Nic Groom – Northampton scrum-half

8 February 2017 0 comments

How do you look back at Northampton‘s Champions Cup campaign? It’s over now. Obviously we wanted to progress but we didn’t. We’ve learnt a lot […]

20 Questions: Evan Olmstead – Newcastle lock

1 February 2017 0 comments

Enjoyed the European fortnight? I’m not in the Challenge Cup squad so the past couple of weeks gave me a chance to nurse some knocks […]

20 Questions: Callum Sheedy – Bristol fly-half

25 January 2017 0 comments

Happy to move to Jersey on loan? Very much so! I can’t wait to be playing regular rugby again after missing out on the start […]

20 Questions: Aaron Penberthy – Ealing Trailfinders fly-half

18 January 2017 0 comments

Enjoyed the week off? Yes, especially as we were given an extra day off after our win in Jersey on New Year’s Day. I stayed […]

20 Questions: Rhys Oakley – Hartpury College

11 January 2017 0 comments

How about that for a start to the season? It’s been very good. There’s a great bunch of players at Hartpury and everything has gone […]

20 Questions: Joe Cokanasiga – London Irish wing

28 December 2016 0 comments

Enjoyed the past few weeks? Very much so! I’ve been playing a fair bit in the first team which has been a great experience. There’s […]

20 Questions: Murray McConnell – Nottingham scrum-half

21 December 2016 0 comments

How’s your season gone so far? It’s been very enjoyable. I managed to play quite a lot after Darryl Veenendaal picked up a couple of […]

20 Questions: Chris Davies – Richmond No.8

14 December 2016 0 comments

How good was it to beat London Scottish the other week? It was a great day for the players and everyone at the club to […]

20 Questions: Declan Cusack – Doncaster fly-half

7 December 2016 0 comments

How’d the week go after the derby loss to Yorkshire Carnegie? We’ve had a long week training because we played on Friday. We were obviously […]

20 Questions: Mike Delany – Newcastle fly-half

30 November 2016 0 comments

What did you make of the Anglo-Welsh Cup over the past two weeks? It was good to get a break and give some of the […]

20 Questions: Alex Rieder – Wasps back row

23 November 2016 0 comments

How’s your week been? Training has gone really well and everyone is keen to make a statement after Sale last week where we feel we […]

20 Questions: Richard Palframan – London Irish prop

9 November 2016 0 comments

How has the season gone so far? It’s gone really well and I’m really happy to be playing. Last season was a write off for […]

20 Questions: Kyle Sinckler – Harlequins prop

2 November 2016 0 comments

Enjoying the season so far? Very much so even if it was frustrating to miss the Stade Francais game last week because of the concussion […]

20 Questions: Ryan Burrows – Yorkshire Carnegie captain

26 October 2016 0 comments

How about that for a start to the Championship season? We’re very happy about going six from six. We spoke about it at the start […]

20 Questions: Will Warden – Richmond captain

19 October 2016 0 comments

How are you finding the Championship so far? Let’s just say it’s been a learning curve. We’re losing but we’re still very much enjoying the […]

20 Questions: Perry Humphreys – Worcester wing

12 October 2016 0 comments

What a start for you this season? It’s been great so far. I ended up playing in all the games so far and scored three […]

20 Questions: James Cordy-Redden – Ealing centre

5 October 2016 0 comments

How important was that win against Jersey? The Championship is pretty open this year with a lot of opportunities for team to get wins at […]

20 Questions: Alex Cheesman – Cornish Pirates openside

21 September 2016 0 comments

What about that win at Bedford last week? It was a good result for us. We didn’t really know where we stood after pre-season games […]

20 Questions: Rory Bartle – London Scottish captain

14 September 2016 0 comments

Chomping at the bit for some proper rugby? Very much so! We’re happy to see the back of pre-season. We’ve done some good work so […]

20 Questions: Sam Katz – Jersey fly-half

7 September 2016 0 comments

One week before the start of the Championship, all ready to go? Our last pre-season game was last weekend. We’re off this weekend so we’re […]

20 Questions: Ben Pienaar – London Welsh captain

31 August 2016 0 comments

ow’s pre-season been? We’ve been back for 10 weeks now and it’s been a hard one but a good one. We’re just eager for the […]

20 Questions: Josh Bassett – Wasps wing

24 August 2016 0 comments

Happy with your win in the Premiership 7s? It was great to win the club’s first silverware since 2008, especially to do it in front […]

20 Questions: Seb Negri – Hartpury College lock

17 August 2016 0 comments

You had quite an eventful summer, tell us about it? It was unbelievable! I managed to come back from a pectoral muscle injury and got […]

20 Questions: Tom Price – Scarlets lock

10 August 2016 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? I’ve been back since June 15, earlier than most players because I’m on a bulking programme, so it’s been a while but […]

20 Questions: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing

3 August 2016 0 comments

Enjoyed the off-season? It was nice to go away and unwind a little bit after such a long season. I stayed at a friend’s villa […]

20 Questions: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle full-back

13 July 2016 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? The first week was pretty testing for everyone but we got into the swing of things and have brought in some skills […]

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