ROOM 101
THE LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FLANKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND
1. Plane seats
Being 6ft 3ins, seats on budget airline planes just aren't made for me and my legs always stick out in the aisle, which is fine until the trolley comes along and I either get told to move my legs out of the way or my kneecaps take a battering. I'd pay the extra money to sit at the front but I'm a student so the £15, or whatever it is, is better spent on other things. I feel sorry for the people beside me as my legs encroach on their space, and also for the people in front of me because my knees must be digging into their back the whole journey, but it's not my fault!
TRP VERDICT: We're not wild about the aisles, either. It's going in.
2. Waiting for reset scrums
It's not the just the supporters who find re-sets boring, us back rowers aren't fans either, as we have to stand around waiting for two to three minutes while the front row get themselves organised. The game would be a lot better if they could sort this out. Maybe allow one or two resets and then just play on if it goes down again.
TRP VERDICT: We agree, it's a total bind – or not, as the case may be!
3. Phone let-downs
It's so annoying when your battery dies on you or the data storage limit is reached on your phone. It normally happens at the most inconve- nient moment too. I remember this happening when I was at an Ireland v New Zealand U18 game and I wanted to record the Haka and capture the raw emotion as it was the first time I'd seen it live, only my phone didn't allow it. I should probably go for an upgrade but I don't like changing my devices very often.
TRP VERDICT: You need to be mobile, even as a six, so you have our sympathies.
