Tom Ailes, the former Hartpury, Gloucester Academy, Sale FC and Sedgley Park Tigers No.8, who now plays for Preston Grasshoppers, reflects on his life in rugby.

Running out at Twickenham is one of those moments that never really leaves you.
For me, it happened twice with Hartpury University, winning BUCS titles and feeling, even just for a day, like you had reached the top of the game.
The second time, under Friday night lights with a big travelling crowd, made it even more special.
What made it sweeter was what had come before.
Redemption
A year earlier, I had captained Hartpury Under-18s t...