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Room 101: Danny Wright – Coventry lock

28 November 2013 0 comments

1. Small changing rooms At the Butts Park Arena we are blessed with great changing facilities, but that’s pretty much the exception rather than the […]

Room 101: Adam Blades – Otley prop

21 November 2013 0 comments

1. Skinny Jeans Skinny jeans look ridiculous on blokes of a certain age or build. People who should know better wear them simply as slaves […]

Room 101: Sam Raven – former Leicester, Nottingham, Pirates & Rugby lock

14 November 2013 0 comments

1. Small talk A big pet hate of mine is coming home from work/rugby and being asked by the Mrs about how my day has […]

Room 101: Andy Key – Cambridge University boss

7 November 2013 0 comments

– 1. Pre-match ref chat Why is it necessary for the ref to come in and talk to the front rows about how he is […]

Room 101: Adam Canning – Birmingham & Solihull fly-half

31 October 2013 0 comments

1. Lazy & complacent sports media There are so many people stealing a living in sports media. I can’t stand listening to Talksport and hearing […]

Room 101: Jamie Lennard – Doncaster fly-half

24 October 2013 1 comment

1. Paralysis by analysis It’s fair to say the video analysis suite is not my favourite place; not because I’ve got anything to hide, but […]

Room 101: Andrew Savage – Nottingham full-back

17 October 2013 1 comment

1. Scrumming for penalties Being an outside back I like the game to be an exciting, fast flowing, and high tempo spectacle. This wish is […]

Room 101: Tom Allen – Henley Hawks centre

10 October 2013 0 comments

1. Salary discrepancy with football Wouldn’t it be nice if the salaries in rugby were equivalent to those that you get in football? In the news […]

Room 101: Jacob Rowan – Leeds flanker

4 October 2013 0 comments

1. Name or place droppers We’ve all met them and we’ve all experienced their condescending tone, telling us where they’ve been on their travels, who […]

Room 101: Aaron Liffchak – Rosslyn Park prop

27 September 2013 2 comments

1. Rubbish barber chat From childhood I have used the same barbers, but two years ago I moved to East London and I started getting […]

Room 101: Ruairi Cushion – Plymouth Albion captain

19 September 2013 1 comment

1. Facebook These days it seems that every time I scroll down my news feed on Facebook all that comes up is standard ‘selfies’ of […]

Room 101: Andy Goode – Wasps fly-half

12 September 2013 1 comment

1. Wind The first thing I do on the morning of a game is look out of the window to see if the trees are […]

Room 101: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates head coach

5 September 2013 0 comments

1. They are LAWS not rules If you speak to any of the players at the Pirates they’ll tell you that my big pet hate […]

Room 101: Paul Arnold – Fylde player/coach

30 August 2013 1 comment

1. Relegation from the Premiership Controversial, I know, but as a massive fan of the type of expansive rugby you get in the Super 15. […]

Room 101: Steve Lawrie – Edinburgh hooker

22 August 2013 0 comments

1. Running into touch With the Murrayfield pitch being as wide as they come you’d think there would be no danger of players running into […]

Room 101: Rob Rowlinson – former Leeds hooker

16 August 2013 0 comments

1. The new scrummaging laws I’m not a fan of the “crouch, bind, set” scrum engagement sequence that is currently being trialled across the globe. […]

Room 101: Ollie Thomas – Moseley utility back

2 August 2013 0 comments

1. Diving/play acting in football Don’t get me wrong I love watching football, although I’m more of an armchair fan than anything else. I’ve probably […]

Room 101: Will Skinner – former Harlequins flanker

25 July 2013 0 comments

1. Lazy trolley operators I really can’t stand people who can’t be bothered to put supermarket shopping trolleys away properly after they’ve unloaded all their […]

Room 101: Mike Aspinall – Harrogate player-coach

21 July 2013 0 comments

1. Essay writing I wouldn’t say that I’m the most academic person by any stretch of the imagination. But, as someone who’s nearing the end […]

Room 101: Alan Paver – Cornish Pirates prop

14 July 2013 0 comments

1. Bad Banter You get some dreadful banter in rugby but the worst culprits tend to be hookers. In terms of being ‘chopsy’, hookers are […]

Room 101: Ross Samson – London Scottish scrum-half

7 July 2013 0 comments

1. Warm ups I will do anything to get out of them or be as late as possible by staying in with the physio longer […]

Room 101: Neil Clark – Oyonnax and former Exeter hooker

30 June 2013 0 comments

1. Banks Not naming any names but the bank I’m dealing with at the moment is driving me nuts. I’m in the process of buying […]

Room 101: Sean Holley – Bristol’s head coach

23 June 2013 0 comments

1. Lateness I hate being late for anything and believe everyone else should feel the same. Sadly unpunctuality is a far too regular an occurrence […]

Room 101: Nigel Melville – USA rugby CEO

15 June 2013 0 comments

1. Airport Security With my job I spend a lot of time in airports (along with thousands of others), taking off my shoes, getting my […]

Room 101: Matty Mountford – Chinnor full-back

2 June 2013 0 comments

1. ‘Walter Mitty’ Rugby Club owners Playing for Santa Monica Dolphins in California, living on the beach, living the proverbial dream, I receive an email […]

Room 101: Conor O’Shea – Harlequins director of rugby

26 May 2013 0 comments

1. The wife’s shopping habits My wife told me to put this one in so I’d better do as I’m told! Whenever the Sales start […]

Room 101: Ben Pons – Moseley flanker

19 May 2013 0 comments

1. The soft drift defence A soft drift defence is all too soft for my liking. The soft drift is when the opposition has more […]

Room 101: Mark Woodrow – Dings full-back

12 May 2013 0 comments

1. Traffic As you are probably aware a recent study has placed Bristol as the second worst city in England for traffic. Not enough is […]

Room 101: Tom Voyce – London Welsh winger

5 May 2013 1 comment

1. Scrums This might surprise you but I know from first-hand experience how tough being part of a scrum is. On a few occasions at […]

Room 101: Dan Robson –Gloucester scrum-half

28 April 2013 2 comments

1. Seagulls There was a time when I used to like the sound of seagulls, as it reminded me of good times spent on holiday […]

Room 101: Anthony Carter – Moseley full-back

21 April 2013 0 comments

1. Phone line blockers These are normally relatives that seem to have an ability to talk about nothing forever – which means the rest of […]

Room 101: James Pritchard – Bedford full-back

14 April 2013 0 comments

1. Parking space Pirates People without any kids in town really get to me when they park in designated family parking bays at supermarkets. When […]

Room 101: Ian Nimmo – Dragons lock

7 April 2013 0 comments

1. Paid-for Condiments My particular beef (or should that be chicken?) is aimed at the popular restaurant chain Nando’s. The boys love going down to […]

Room 101: James Tincknell – Doncaster centre

31 March 2013 1 comment

1. Sleep jackers There is nothing I like more than a good night’s kip. However, living where I do, in a shared house, it is […]

Room 101: George Skivington – London Irish lock

24 March 2013 0 comments

1. Man of the Match nominations There’s a few times when I’ve played in games and thought I’d be in contention for the MOM award […]

Room 101: Mike Friday – Kenya Sevens head coach

17 March 2013 0 comments

1. Cunning Cats I’m a big lover of cats from the big ones found roaming around in the jungle to those at home even though, […]

Room 101: Junior Fatialofa – Cornish Pirates centre

10 March 2013 0 comments

1. Long Team Meetings I’m not a fan of long, drawn out team meetings. While I understand that coaches have to preview the opposition and […]

Room 101: James Grindall – Bristol scrum-half

3 March 2013 0 comments

1. Cold Callers I’m constantly bombarded with random people calling both my mobile and landline trying to get me to invest money or buy insurance! […]

Room 101: Mat Evans – Ealing captain

24 February 2013 0 comments

1. Early autobiographies Nothing engrosses me more than reading an insightful autobiography written by a credible individual who has a life story to tell. However, […]

Room 101: Andy Northey – Macclesfield coach

17 February 2013 0 comments

1. Jim Telfer Telfer has had the gall to have a go at England, saying that they think they are better than they are and […]

Room 101: Chris Briers – Fylde centre

10 February 2013 0 comments

1. Gym Monkeys There are too many robots trying to pass off as rugby players nowadays. I’ve played at a number of clubs where players […]

Room 101: Austin Healy – ESPN consultant and former England and Leicester star

3 February 2013 1 comment

1. Snooty horse riders For some reason people who ride on horses on country lanes think motorists have the ability to see around corners and […]

Room 101: Jon Mills – London Welsh captain

27 January 2013 0 comments

1. Decorative cushions My wife insists on them because she says it makes our place look pretty, but to me they just get in the […]

Room 101: Dan Bowden – Leicester centre

20 January 2013 1 comment

1. Commentator cock-ups It really winds me up when sports commentators fail to correctly pronounce a player’s name. The big second rower from Northampton, Samu […]

Room 101: Glenn Delaney – London Irish forwards coach

13 January 2013 1 comment

1. Doorway blockers Health and Safety wouldn’t let you block a fire escape so why are people allowed to stand and chat in doorways of […]

Room 101: Scott Barrow – Fylde centre

6 January 2013 0 comments

1. Poor time-keeping I hate being late for anything – for training, a party…and, by the same token, it irritates me when other people are […]

Room 101: Brett Davey – Doncaster head coach

30 December 2012 0 comments

1. Ignorant drivers People failing to acknowledge the fact you’ve given them the right of way is something that really winds me up when I’m […]

Room 101: Gavin Cattle – Cornish Pirates scrum-half

23 December 2012 1 comment

1. Mobile phone-obsessed friends During the week it’s nice to meet up with some of your team-mates and go for a coffee together, although sometimes […]