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20 Questions: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock

6 July 2016 0 comments

Back in pre-season yet? We had some physical and medical tests last week but the fitness and weights started this week so we’re very much […]

20 Questions: Charlie Hewitt – Worcester lock

29 June 2016 0 comments

Have you started pre-season yet? Most of us have been back for two weeks now but the players who played a lot of games came […]

20 Questions: Simon Amor – Team GB 7s coach

22 June 2016 0 comments

Happy with how Moscow went last week? It was a fantastic opportunity for us to take 24 players spread in two teams there. We got […]

20 Questions: Alex Gray – England Sevens forward

15 June 2016 0 comments

Do you have the Olympic buzz yet? That’s the only thing we think about now. It was like the first day at school when we […]

20 Questions: Ollie Thorley – England U20s wing

8 June 2016 0 comments

How’s the Junior World Cup preparation going? We’ve spent the week in camp in Newcastle and it’s been good. With Martin Haag and Rory Teague […]

20 Questions: Johnny Williams – London Irish centre

1 June 2016 0 comments

Congratulations on a great first season – surely you didn’t expect to play so much? If you’d have told me I’d play 21 games in […]

20 Questions: Mark Bright – London Scottish No.8

25 May 2016 0 comments

Enjoying the end of yet another season? Yes, even if I can’t do much until my wife and kids are off school. She’s a teacher […]

20 Questions: Nili Latu – Newcastle back-row

18 May 2016 0 comments

Big sigh of relief to be safe from relegation? We had to wait to the end of the London Irish game last week to know […]

20 Questions: Greig Tonks – London Irish fly-half

11 May 2016 0 comments

What’s the mood before Harlequins? We had a little bit of a rest so hopefully we will go to the game fresh. We’re going into […]

20 Questions: Jack Tovey- Bristol center

4 May 2016 0 comments

How do you approach three consecutive games against Bedford? It is a funny and unique situation to play them three games on the bounce but […]

20 Questions: Mark Wilson- Newcastle flanker

27 April 2016 0 comments

Ready for the London Irish match? We’ve had a real edge in training over the past week. It’s a huge game and we need to […]

Room 101: Carl Kirwan – Worcester flanker

21 April 2016 0 comments

1. Bags on benches There isn’t much space in changing rooms as it is without your team-mates putting their kit bags on the bench where […]

20 Questions: GJ van Velze- Worcester captain

20 April 2016 0 comments

Enjoyed a long-awaited week off? We trained on Tuesday and Wednesday but had the rest of the week off which was very enjoyable after 11 […]

20 Questions: Christian Day – Northampton lock

13 April 2016 0 comments

Ready for Wasps today? They’re in very good form so it’ll be a big challenge for us to travel to the Ricoh and get a […]

20 Questions: Rhys Crane – Ealing Trailfinders wing

23 March 2016 0 comments

Enjoyed the week off? It’s been good even if we’ve been training. But not having a game will allow us to recharge the batteries before […]

20 questions: Micheal Keating – Rotherham wing

16 March 2016 0 comments

Just how big was that Championship win against Bedford Blues last week? It was a massive win for us. It got a bit edgy towards […]

20 Questions: Matt Garvey – Bath lock

9 March 2016 0 comments

How do you look back at the Wasps defeat? The result was disappointing and the video analysis showed us things to work on but it’s […]

20 Questions: Nick Fenton-Wells – Bedford captain

2 March 2016 0 comments

Enjoying the week off? It’s nice to have the weekend without a game to keep the mind fresh. But we’ve still been training to keep […]

20 Questions: Matt Challinor – Doncaster captain

24 February 2016 0 comments

What a season so far from the Knights! We struggled last year but the B&I Cup, where we beat Munster and Leinster on the way […]

20 Questions: James Short – Exeter wing

17 February 2016 0 comments

Big game against Sarries today? Massive. It’s between the two sides at the top of the Premiership. We’ve played them before so we know how […]

20 Questions: Cooper Vuna – Worcester wing

10 February 2016 0 comments

Looking forward to take on Exeter today? Massively! Expectations are always pretty big when we play at Sixways and after losing a couple of close […]

20 Questions: Ben Jacobs – Wasps centre

27 January 2016 0 comments

How big is today’s game in Toulon? It’s huge. If we win we qualify for the quarter-finals but if we lose they overtake us and […]

20 Questions: Rob Cook – Gloucester full-back

20 January 2016 0 comments

Pleased with your recent form? It’s going all right. It was nice to score at Twickenham against Harlequins a couple of weeks ago. I’m enjoying […]

20 Questions: Jack Wallace – Bristol full-back

13 January 2016 0 comments

Enjoyed the Festive period? It was as nice as it was hectic. I had Christmas Day with the family but I was back in training […]

20 Questions: Nathan Earle – Saracens wing

6 January 2016 0 comments

How are you settling at London Scottish? Very well thanks! I’ve been here more or less a month now and I’m very happy to be […]

20 Questions: Michael Hills – Doncaster captain

30 December 2015 0 comments

What do you make of the Knights season so far? It’s been fantastic and we just have to keep it going! Did you expect to […]

20 Questions: Joel Hodgson – Yorkshire Carnegie fly-half

23 December 2015 0 comments

What’s the mood in camp after that narrow defeat to Nottingham? Take nothing away from Nottingham as they performed well especially in the second half. […]

20 Questions: Tom Heathcote – Worcester fly-half

16 December 2015 0 comments

What’s your assessment of the start to the season? We’re pretty happy but we’re frustrated too because we felt like we could have got more […]

20 Questions: Aaron Carpenter – Cornish Pirates No.8

9 December 2015 0 comments

Enjoyed that win in Nottingham last week? It was a good win for us. It was a long way to go which made the job […]

20 Questions: George McGuigan – Newcastle hooker

2 December 2015 0 comments

Going into the unknown against Enisei today aren’t you? They’re an unknown quantity so we’re focusing a lot more on ourselves and make sure we’re […]

20 Questions: Dan Mugford – Nottingham fly-half

25 November 2015 0 comments

How do you asses the season so far? We had a slow start but we’ve built steadily since then and picked up some good results […]

20 Questions: Dan Robson – Wasps scrum-half

18 November 2015 0 comments

Big game against Gloucester today? It’s huge for us. We’re back at the Ricoh and it’d be good to get a win to build some […]

20 Questions: Jonah Holmes – Yorkshire Carnegie wing

11 November 2015 0 comments

Enjoying the break? It was nice to have a couple of days off after the game against Moseley last Sunday. We’ve got this weekend off, […]

20 Questions: Jebb Sinclair – London Irish flanker

4 November 2015 0 comments

What do you make of Canada‘s World Cup campaign? We played well but the truth is that we didn’t play well enough to win a […]

20 Question: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half

28 October 2015 0 comments

How do you look back at last week’s win at Ealing? We were disappointed because we didn’t play well and that’s frustrating. But we still […]

20 Questions: Ed Slater – Leicester captain

21 October 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season been? It has been really long but it’s a good thing because of the changes we’ve had in the coaching staff. It’s given […]

20 Questions: Laurie Fisher – Gloucester head coach

14 October 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season been? It’s been long but very beneficial to us. As coaches, we missed most of it last summer so it’s been good to […]

20 Questions: Jackson Wray – Saracens flanker

7 October 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? It’s been long but we’re eager to get cracking really. We had a game against the Ospreys a few weeks back which […]

20 Questions: Phil Dowson – Worcester back-row

30 September 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? The boys are working hard. We had a ten day break in Tignes which was brilliant and the group is coming together […]

20 Questions: Fraser Brown – Scotland hooker

22 September 2015 0 comments

How’s the Scotland camp one week away from the World Cup? Everyone was pretty happy to go through the warm-up games without any major injury. […]

20 Questions: Ben Ward – Ealing Trailfinders Director of Rugby

16 September 2015 0 comments

What was the club’s reaction to Sam Stanley coming out? It was a big thing for him and it’s probably a big weight of his […]

20 Questions: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish hooker

9 September 2015 0 comments

Did you get a chance to switch-off this summer? Knowing when to switch off is an important part of being a professional rugby player, have […]

20 Questions: Thomas Waldrom – Exeter No.8

2 September 2015 2 comments

How’s pre-season going? We’ve had a tough few weeks as it always is at Exeter but we had a week off last week and I […]

20 Questions: Scott Steele – London Irish scrum-half

26 August 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? We’ve just started our second block of training and it’s ramped up from the first three weeks we had. What’s the plan […]

20 Questions: Charlie Sharples – Gloucester wing

19 August 2015 0 comments

Must be chuffed to have been offered a new deal by the club two months before the season even starts? The club approached me a […]

20 Questions: Jamie Elliott – Northampton wing

12 August 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season? We’ve been back in for four weeks now and it’s been pretty full on. Luckily the coaches have mixed the fitness with games […]

20 Questions: Tom Catterick – Newcaslte fly-half

5 August 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? There hasn’t been much running in the first couple of weeks as we’ve focused on gym and speed work. But we’ve started […]

20 Questions: Don Armand – Exeter flanker

22 July 2015 1 comment

How was the off-season? I went back to South Africa with the family which was good but not as relaxing as you’d think having to […]

20 Questions: Jamie Stevenson – Wasps scrum-half

15 July 2015 1 comment

Started pre-season yet? Yes we did last week. I’m sure it won’t last but I’m very much enjoying it at the moment. I spent four […]

20 Questions: Tom James – Cardiff Blues and Wales wing

8 July 2015 1 comment

Must be delighted to be back in the Wales camp? Definitely. It’s been five years since my last cap so I’m loving every minute of […]

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