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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 […]

20 Questions: Drew Locke – London Scottish centre

1 July 2015 0 comments

Enjoying the off-season? I went to Ibiza for a few days with some friends which was nice. It’s a great place to go and let […]

20 Questions: Marcus Watson – England Sevens

17 June 2015 1 comment

What a year for England Sevens? It’s been awesome even if it’s been up and down. The Olympic situation made it a bit more complicated. […]

20 Questions: Bill Meakes – Gloucester centre

3 June 2015 0 comments

Big game against Connacht today? It’s a massive game for us. Winning the Challenge Cup was huge for the club and on the back of […]

20 Questions: Matt Hopper – Harlequins centre

20 May 2015 1 comment

How do you rate Harlequins‘ season? It’s been quite disappointing at times and it’s the first time we haven’t made the playoffs since I’ve been […]

20 Questions: Sean Holley – Bristol head coach

19 May 2015 2 comments

The final against Worcester is finally around the corner, excited? Yes very much so. It’s great for the club but we’ve got to keep our […]

20 Questions: Mathew Tait – Leicester full-back

13 May 2015 0 comments

London Welsh made you work hard for that win, didn’t they? The objective was achieved as we got the bonus points but we were pretty […]

20 Questions: Kane Thompson – Newcastle lock

6 May 2015 0 comments

What do you make of Newcastle‘s season? It’s been disappointing. We haven’t been able to close out a few games we could have won. But […]

20 Questions: Chris Brightwell – Moseley No.8

29 April 2015 1 comment

Must feel great to win the big relegation battle against Plymouth? Yes! We’ve known for a few weeks that it was going to come down […]

20 Questions: Charlie Amesbury – Bristol wing

22 April 2015 1 comment

Enjoyed your weekend off last week? It was good not to have a game but we had a pretty tough training week with a lot […]

20 Questions: Joe Simpson – Wasps scrum-half

15 April 2015 0 comments

Ready to take on the European Champions Toulon? Yes and it’ll be an interesting proposal. We know it’ll take a lot to break them down […]

20 Questions: Scott Lawson – Newcastle hooker

8 April 2015 1 comment

What do you make of the Falcons’ season so far? Really good in terms of performances. We’ve improved as a team but ultimately we didn’t […]

20 Questions: Marco Mama – Bristol flanker

11 March 2015 1 comment

What do you make of Bristol‘s season so far? We had a good start beating Worcester on the first day. Our defence has been tested […]

20 Questions: Ken Pisi – Northampton wing

4 March 2015 1 comment

Enjoyable to see Northampton at the top of the Premiership? Yes it is. There’s a great bunch of boys at the club and we’re all […]

20 Questions: Will Taylor – Wasps prop

25 February 2015 1 comment

Enjoyed returning to action after a year out? It was amazing to get back out there after that bicep injury. Playing at the Ricoh Arena […]

20 Questions: Elliott Stooke – Gloucester lock

18 February 2015 0 comments

What do you make of Gloucester‘s season? Slow start but picking up the pace. Was it to be expected after so much change over the […]

20 Questions: Luke Baldwin – Bristol scrum-half

11 February 2015 0 comments

Good season so far? From a club persepective it’s been fantastic – B&I Cup semi-final and unbeaten in the league. So moving in the right […]

20 Questions: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates head coach

4 February 2015 1 comment

Opinion of Pirates’ season? Probably where we thought we would be: new group of players, sprinkling of old legs and a new coaching team, so […]

20 Questions: Joe Gray – Harlequins hooker

28 January 2015 0 comments

What do you make of Quins’ Prem campaign? It’s getting interesting and we’re back in the mix. It’s credit to the Premiership that everyone’s so […]

20 Questions: Miles Benjamin – Leicester wing

21 January 2015 0 comments

Pleased to be having a run of games? I’m just really thankful to be fit and able to play as a starting point, so to […]

20 Questions: Peter Richards – London Scottish backs coach

14 January 2015 0 comments

Enjoying the coaching gig at Scottish? Loving it. It’s a brand new set of fixtures, a different challenge against different teams and there’s some real […]

20 Questions: Dan Montagu – Nottingham lock

7 January 2015 0 comments

Surprised Nottingham are flying so high? It’s certainly a much better place to be than this time last year, but we worked hard in pre-season […]

20 Questions: Max Stelling – Worcester centre

17 December 2014 1 comment

How’s your season going? Really enjoying it. I’ve had a lot of game time, we’re winning and getting bonus points. Performances could be better at […]

20 Questions: Jack Clifford – Harlequins No.8

11 December 2014 0 comments

How’s your season going? Good start playing in the London Double Header and I’ve had other opportunities too. Highs and lows with a few niggling […]

20 Questions: Dave Walder – Newcastle backs coach

3 December 2014 0 comments

Thoughts on Newcastle’s start? Mixed. We’re a win away from where we deserve to be but showed against Bath last week that we’re improving. We […]

20 Questions: Ross Batty – Bath hooker

26 November 2014 0 comments

How’s your season so far? Happy to be playing again after a shoulder injury. Club-wise, we started well then had a couple of blips, but […]

20 Questions: Greg King – Moseley centre

20 November 2014 0 comments

Enjoy representing the Championship XV? It was very good experience and great to play with the best players in the league. The standard was high […]

20 Questions: Ben Spencer – Saracens scrum-half

12 November 2014 1 comment

How’s your season been? It’s gone well. Playing in the Double Header and our first couple of games was great and we’ve had a good […]

20 Questions: Lachlan McCaffrey – London Welsh back row

6 November 2014 1 comment

How’s London life so far? Great. Richmond‘s a good spot and on days off I’ve been doing the tourist stuff around London. We don’t have […]

20 Questions: Ryan Jones – Bristol back row

29 October 2014 1 comment

Fit again soon? Won’t be long, there’s a vicious rumour I might get some rugby in for Bristol sooner rather than later! We’re looking at […]

20 Questions: Tom Casson – Harlequins centre

23 October 2014 0 comments

Mixed start to Quins season? We’ve not hit our stride and there were stern words after Exeter. But we’re confident that we can get back […]

20 Questions: Jamie Lennard – Doncaster fly-half

15 October 2014 1 comment

Great start for Donny? Everyone expected us to come back up and try to just survive but we’re an ambitious group and if we keep […]

20 Questions: Richard Barrington – Saracens prop

8 October 2014 1 comment

Fine start to the season? Yes. It’s great to have been on the right side of a couple of tight results after last season’s Premiership […]

20 Questions: Andrew Fenby – London Irish wing

2 October 2014 1 comment

Good to get that first win at Newcastle? It was much needed. Our opening few fixtures are pretty intimidating so to get off the mark […]

20 Questions: Sam Smith – Worcester winger

24 September 2014 1 comment

First impressions of Worcester? Really enjoying it. Love the club, love the city and I’m getting stuck into the lifestyle. I’m living by the racecourse […]