Going away to Agen with Wasps was probably the moment when I thought: this is absolutely mad.
Not long before, I had been playing university rugby and National Two North with Leicester Lions.
Suddenly I was flying to France with a Premiership club for a European Challenge Cup game.
Even getting into the squad happened at the last minute.
Atmosphere
One of the scrum-halves had picked up a knock and the first question was whether I had an in-date passport.
Thankfully I did.
I trained that week thinking I would be travelling reserve, filling in wherever needed, before being told on the Wedn...