My Life in Rugby

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s My Life in Rugby news, interviews, opinion and other content.

‘I decided to work hard and Eddie Jones backed me’ – George Kruis

17 November 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby – George Kruis the former England, Saracens and Panasonic Wild Knights second row Man-mountain: George Kruis on the charge for England […]

I came on against Italy and made a difference – Lee Dickson

29 September 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby – Lee Dickson Enjoying life: Lee Dickson playing for Northampton Saints PICTURES: Getty Images Lee Dickson the former England, Newcastle, Northampton […]

Three hat-tricks for the Baa-Baas was a peak

7 July 2024 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY DEREK STARK THE FORMER SCOTLAND, BARBARIANS & GLASGOW WING Scoring for Scotland with my first touch of the ball after getting the […]

I’m thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success

30 June 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY GJ VAN VELZE THE FORMER BULLS, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND BATH BACK ROW/LOCK My journey with rugby began at the age of […]

Pirates were one hell of a club to be at for so long

16 June 2024 0 comments

Feature MARLEN WALKER THE NOW-RETIRED CORNISH PIRATES PROP MY LIFE IN RUGBY Beating Saracens when we hadn’t played for almost a year was probably the […]

I’ll miss the shared joy after a big win

9 June 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE NOW FORMER NORTHAMPTON SAINTS, WASPS, LONDON IRISH, ROTHERHAM, MACCLESFIELD AND STOCKPORT HOOKER TOM CRUSE Now that my playing career is […]

Playing rugby ‘Bristol fashion’ suited me well

2 June 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY – RALPH KNIBBS THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL & CLIFTON CENTRE I spent some of my youth in Knowle West, 30-plus years […]

Calcutta Cup win the highlight of my career

26 May 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY Scott Steele – Former Scotland, Leicester, London Irish Harlequins & Edinburgh Scrum-Half I was sat on a mattress on the floor […]

A thrilling ride but now it’s time to call it a day

19 May 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY CHARLIE BECKETT – THE DONCASTER AND FORMER LEICESTER, LONDON WELSH, GLOUCESTER, JERSEY, AMPTHILL AND EASTWOOD SECOND ROW For one last time […]

Mine was very much the road less travelled

12 May 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby – Mike Ross, the former Ireland, Harlequins and Leinster prop talks about his life in the game I started playing rugby […]

You lived on the edge with Scotland

5 May 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Neil Edwards – The former Scotland, Barbarians, Rosslyn Park, Harlequins & Northampton second row talks about his career in the […]

To play for Gosforth & Bath was wonderful

28 April 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Rob Cunningham – The former Scotland, Anglo-Scots, Boroughmuir, Bath, Gosforth, Tynedale & Northumberland hooker talks about his life in the […]

Scoring in Hell Fire Corner was great

21 April 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Greg Goodfellow – The former Cornwall, Chinnor, Redruth, Cornish Pirates, Coventry, Mounts Bay & Hawick scrum-half talks about his life […]

It was an honour to reach the 400-mark

14 April 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Chris Dicomidis – The former Pontypridd, Cardiff, Wales U21 & Cyprus international looks back at his career in the game […]

London Irish was just so full of real, good people

7 April 2024 0 comments

David Paice, the former England and London Irish hooker, looks back on his career in the game IT feels like a lifetime ago now that […]

Putting 50 points on the Aussies was a highlight

31 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Ruaridh Jackson – The former Scotland, Glasgow, Wasps and Harlequins fly-half talks about his career in the game IT was […]

I’m ambitious. I want to coach as high as I can

24 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Alex Rae – The former Northampton Saints, Saracens, Wasps and Bedford Blues lock, now head coach at Coventry, talks about […]

I was thrilled to bits to be picked for England

17 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Magnus Lund – The former England, Sale and Biarritz flanker talks about his life in the game AS most people […]

It’s a huge honour to play for your country

10 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Marcus Rose – the former England, Cambridge University, Leicester, Coventry, Harlequins and Barbarians full-back looks back on his career in […]

The team culture at Exeter blew me away

3 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Bryan Rennie – The former Scotland A, Border Reivers, London Irish, Exeter & Bristol centre, now general manager of the […]

I just love playing and had an amazing career

25 February 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Mark Best – The former Ulster, Jersey Reds and Doncaster Knights centre discusses his career in the game PLAYING in the […]

To have played 41 times for Wales is a blessing

18 February 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Emyr Lewis – The former Wales, Llanelli & Cardiff No. 8 looks back on his career in the game FOR […]

My first foreign mission was in deepest Siberia

11 February 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Rob Debney – The former international and Premiership referee talks about his journey in the game RUGBY refereeing took me […]

The Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale

28 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor – The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance pathway coordinator talks about […]

I tried hard to make the most of what ability I had!

21 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Gordon Bulloch – The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Glasgow & Leeds hooker talks about his life in the […]

I was preparing for battle and needed to be ready

14 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Steve Ojomoh – The former England, Bath, Gloucester, Parma, Newport & Moseley back rower talks about his life in the […]

Cheika brought an axe in and wielded it about

7 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Jono Lance – the former Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs, Worcester and Western Force utlity back talks about his life in […]

Each day was filled with song, fun and laughter

17 December 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Graham Dewes – The former Fiji prop and 2007 Rugby World Cup hero talks about his memories from the game […]

To play for the Baa-Baas was a nice way to finish

10 December 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Graham Kitchener – The former England XV, Worcester & Leicester lock talks about his career in the game IF I […]

Bloodgate? I wish I’d done things differently

3 December 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Tom Williams – The former Harlequins & Esher winger/full-back looks back on his life in the game WHEN I look […]

‘Since the year dot, I have been involved with Saints’

26 November 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Lennie Newman – The former Northampton forward and team manager talks about his life in the game EIGHTEEN months after […]

‘Back then, there were a lot of quality fly-halves’

19 November 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Tony Clement: The former Wales and Swansea back talks about his life in the game Taking into account my time […]

I’m driven on by the power of psychology

12 November 2023 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND, LEEDS, NORTHAMPTON AND SARACENS FLANKER CALUM CLARK Following many years of study, training, and development, I have recently […]

‘Rugby gave me hope, away from life in a cell’

29 October 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Simon Bunting: The former Yorkshire, Rotherham and Doncaster prop talks about his life in the game To achieve what […]

‘Playing for Ireland was the major prize’

22 October 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Rob Saunders: The former Ireland and London Irish scrum-half talks about his life in the game Captaining and representing Ireland […]

‘A couple of senior caps would have been nice’

15 October 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Chris Catling – The England A, Gloucester, Exeter, Worcester, Beziers & Amatori Catania full-back talks about his time in the […]

‘Fantastic to be part of Exeter’s rise to the top’

8 October 2023 0 comments

The former Exeter Chiefs number eight talks about his life in the game When I made my Exeter debut against Fylde as a 17-year-old in […]

I stole a career, getting paid to do what I loved

1 October 2023 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MACCLESFIELD, ROTHERHAM, WORCESTER & HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF CHARLIE MULCHRONE I’LL be honest with you, I feel like I stole a career […]

‘I refused to let injuries ruin the career I loved’

24 September 2023 0 comments

The former Wales A, Neath, Swansea, Ospreys, Sale Sharks and London Welsh back row THE thing I took most pleasure from in my playing days, […]

My Life in Rugby with Paul Burke: ‘As a whole, I feel very blessed with my career’

17 September 2023 0 comments

The former Ireland, London Irish, Bristol, Cardiff, Harlequins, Munster and Leicester fly-half talks about his life in the game I WAS born in London and […]

My Life in Rugby with Junior Paramore: ‘Nothing comes easy in life…You have to work’

10 September 2023 0 comments

The former Samoa, Bedford and Gloucester number eight talks about his life in the game GROWING up, I preferred indoor sports; I only played basketball […]

My Life in Rugby with Duncan Hodge: ‘It was great to score all 19 points v England’

3 September 2023 0 comments

The former Scotland, Edinburgh, Leeds and Watsonians fly-half talks about his life in the game I WAS a mad-keen cricketer growing up and, in March […]

‘I’d signed for Salford day before RFU called’

27 August 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Peter Williams – The former England, Lancashire and Orrell fly-half talks about his life in the game I signed for […]

‘You had to earn the right to wear the shirt’

20 August 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Jackson Wray The former Saracens and Bedford Blues back row talks about his life in the game I’LL never forget […]

My Life in Rugby with Richard Lee: ‘Fantastic to be part of Bath’s glory days’

13 August 2023 0 comments

The former Bath and England B prop talks about his life in the game Whenever I drive up the M5 nowadays I do wonder how […]

My Life in Rugby with Gary Pearce: ‘All Blacks victory left me needing plastic surgery’

6 August 2023 0 comments

The former England and Northampton prop talks about his life in the game Knackering Fran Cotton’s knee in a training session thankfully wasn’t my only […]

My Life in Rugby with Chris Cusiter: I’d take the rough with the smooth every time

23 July 2023 0 comments

The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Borders, Perpignan, Glasgow and Sale Sharks scrum-half talks about his life in the game BEFORE my first cap […]

My Life in Rugby with Rob Cook: ‘I was happy to fulfil my boyhood dream’

16 July 2023 0 comments

The former Gloucester and Cornish Pirates full-back talks about his life in the game Growing up, all I wanted to do was play professional sport, […]

My Life in Rugby with Richard De Carpentier: ‘It felt a bit surreal when I ran out at Murrayfield’

9 July 2023 0 comments

The former England sevens international and Leicester, Worcester, Harlequins and Bath back rower talks about his life in the game When Ben Ryan rang me […]