THE FORMER NEWCASTLE, NORTHAMPTON AND BRISTOL LOCK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND
1. Deep tissue massage
The whole reason that a deep tissue massage bugs me is because of the reaction of non-rugby playing friends when I used to tell them what I'd been up to in the day. They seem to think it is all hot rocks and whale music when the reality is a lot of pain and feeling very sore at the end of it. I'm not sure they'd have the same view if they had an elbow shoved into their hip flexor.
TRP VERDICT: It's a shame to hear this different body of opinion rubs you up the wrong way. Lay back and enjoy the fact this is going through.
2. No surf
Surfing is one of my favourite things to do; you might very well ask why I lived in land-locked Northampton! I get all anxious when I check the charts for Croyde Bay in North Devon and the sea is just flat because I know I'm not going to get my proper fix. This happens in New Zealand, too, when there's a long spell of hot weather.
TRP VERDICT: Sorry, we're going to have to reject your boarding pass into Room 101 on this occasion. Frolicking in the shallows is a much more British pastime.
3. Being ‘hangry'
I get 100% tetchy when I'm hungry and my elbows might grow a bit as I try to keep people out of the way in a bid to get to the fridge first. When I finally do get the opportunity to indulge myself, I don't care what it is that I am eating, I just want to get it inside of me as quickly as possible so that the hungriness disappears.
TRP VERDICT: We get your point but no need to make a meal of it! It's time to be a happy snacker and get yourself in Room 101 again.
