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My Life in Rugby: Harry Ellis – former Leicester and England scrum-half

20 December 2012 0 comments

I couldn’t bring myself to watch any of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, not even England in the final – being at home injured during […]

My Life in Rugby: Mark Taylor – former Wales and Ospreys centre

13 December 2012 2 comments

Whenever I get asked about my rugby career, scoring the first try at the Millennium Stadium is the first thing everyone wants to hear about. […]

My Life in Rugby: Nigel Redman – former Bath, England and Lions lock

6 December 2012 2 comments

Getting called up to the Lions squad in 1997 and then leading the side in the game against Orange Free State was unbelievable – but […]

My Life in Rugby: Budge Pountney – former Northampton and Scotland back row

29 November 2012 1 comment

When Northampton won the Heineken Cup in 2000 you won’t see a single picture of me and Alan Bateman at the post-match celebrations. The rest […]

My Life in Rugby: Marco Bortolami – Zebre, Italy and former Gloucester lock

22 November 2012 0 comments

Watching my Gloucester teammates lose the 2007 Premiership final while I sat on the sidelines helpless is one of the toughest experiences I’ve had as […]

My Life in Rugby: Sean Long – Preston fly-half and Rugby League legend

15 November 2012 1 comment

I had a meeting with Clive Woodward in 2002 at Manchester Airport, he wanted me to switch from rugby league to union and he told […]

My Life in Rugby: Neil Calrk – Exeter and former Bristol hooker

8 November 2012 0 comments

Getting promoted with Bristol was special but there was no comparison when I went up with Exeter three years ago. Exeter are the club I […]

My Life in Rugby: Nicky Little – former Fiji, Saracens, Sale and Bath fly-half

1 November 2012 1 comment

When I was playing for Fiji we always felt it was better to be involved in a game where both sides scored 40 points than […]

My Life in Rugby: Matt Perry – former Bath, England and Lions full-back

25 October 2012 1 comment

I squeezed every last drop out of my body for England which is probably why I played my last international match at just 24. But […]

My Life in Rugby: Tom Voyce – former Wasps, Gloucester and England wing

18 October 2012 0 comments

I played a lot of finals at Wasps but the game that I remember most vividly was when we beat Munster away at Lansdowne Road. […]

My Life in Rugby: Duncan Bell – Lydney player/coach and former Bath and England prop

11 October 2012 0 comments

I have never been the best of losers and was always a bit sulky after a defeat but I don’t think my depression was ever […]

My Life in Rugby: Kris Chesney – Esher player/coach

4 October 2012 0 comments

No trophies from my 14 seasons with Saracens is a pretty meagre return and it was hugely frustrating because we often had the right ingredients […]

My Life in Rugby: Martin Haag Nottingham head-coach

27 September 2012 0 comments

Being part of the first English team to win the European Cup was an incredible feeling – especially up against a very good Brive team. […]

My Life in Rugby: Dave Hilton – former Scotland, Bristol, Bath and Glasgow prop

20 September 2012 1 comment

The day I was banned for playing for Scotland after five years in the team was one of the hardest of my life for me […]

My Life in Rugby: Ian Smith – Former Leicester coach and captain

13 September 2012 0 comments

Soon after I became the first head coach of Leicester in the pro era, I sneaked into Welford Road and walked out onto the grass, […]

My Life in Rugby: John Gallagher – 1987 New Zealand world cup winning full-back

6 September 2012 0 comments

Despite what Brian Moore and Jonathan Davies might have said at the time, the New Zealand team that won the 1987 World Cup was in no […]

My Life in Rugby: Thom Evans – Former Scotland, Glasgow and Wasps wing

28 August 2012 0 comments

Everything was going so well in my rugby career but all that ended when I broke my neck against Wales in the 2010 Six Nations. […]

My Life in Rugby: David Flatman – Bath and England prop

21 August 2012 0 comments

When I was at Saracens I was ten times more scared of going to training than I was of playing – at least in matches […]

My Life in Rugby: Ollie Smith – former Leicester, England and Lions centre

13 August 2012 1 comment

Making the British and Irish Lions tour in 2005 was an achievement I couldn’t really comprehend. The squad was announced on the Monday and then […]

My Life in Rugby: Brett Davey – Doncaster Director of Rugby

6 August 2012 0 comments

Slotting the last-minute penalty to win the Principality Cup Final in 2002 was nerve-wracking but it was incredible to seal a famous win over Llanelli. […]