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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Graham Dawe – former Launceston, Bath and England hooker
I was fortunate to meet the great Nelson Mandela not once, but twice, having toured South Africa with England in 1994,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Eddie Saunders – former Coventry and Rugby winger
I’m very proud to be a member of the ‘100 Club’ – players who have scored a century or more league...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tom Rees – former England and Wasps flanker
During my career I had the pleasure of working with some great guys, including Warren Gatland, Brian Ashton and Sir Ian...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Alan Buzza – Loughborough Students strategy manager
I always thought I’d play for England. Growing up in Cornwall you were surrounded by rugby and I seemed quite good...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Scott Barrow – former Worcester, Orrell, Rotherham, Glasgow, Leeds & Fylde centre
If helping to keep Leeds in the Premiership in the 2010 was one of the highlights of my career getting relegated...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: David Duckham – England and Lions winger
In one sense I was really grateful my career overlapped a great period for rugby in the British Isles. My game...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nigel Heslop – former Orrell and England winger
Of my 10 appearances for England the two matches against the French in 1991 are probably the ones that people remember...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Stanger – former Hawick and Scotland wing
Looking back, it was probably touch and go as to whether I should have played in the famous 1990 Grand Slam...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby- Former Waterloo, Saints, and Rotherham centre Andy Northey
People tend to view me as Rugby League man, but I actually only played for St Helens for two-and-a-half years, the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates DoR
I wasn’t as good as my old friend Scott Quinnell playing for the New Dock Stars as a youngster but I...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Alan Martinovic – Hartpury College and former Colston’s director of rugby
There was a no grand plan when I joined Colston’s. The first XV won only one game in 1986 so to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tommy Hayes – former Shannon, Plymouth and Exeter lock
For a long time Exeter Chiefs had the tag of being chokers on the big stage, they’d come very close to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul Hodgson – former England, London Irish, Worcester and Bristol scrum-half
My childhood dream was to play for England and I was lucky enough to do it and I’m also proud to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nick Kennedy – former London Irish, Toulon, Harlequins and England lock
Moving back to London Irish as academy director this summer feels like I’ve come full circle – I still remember sending...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Walder – former Newcastle, Wasps and England fly-half
It took just ten seconds for me to go from total joy to utter despair – I got a call while...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul Diggin – Northampton winger
The 2011 Heineken Cup final was devastating but we were dead on our feet after 60 minutes and couldn’t do anything...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Stephen Jones – former Wales and Lions fly-half
The 2009 Lions tour was the most intensive period of my career. Some of the games were brutal and that second...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Trevor Woodman England, Gloucester & Sale prop
I was talking to Mike Teague one evening after a few beers when I was going to have to retire and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: James Hanks – former Exeter lock
After some time in the hospital I was told that I couldn’t play rugby again. That was a devastating moment for...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Rob Sidoli – Former Pontypridd, Cardiff Blues, Wales and current Dragons lock
I was with Pontypridd when I won my first Wales cap in 2002, and it was all the more special because...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Chris Whitehead – former Leicester, Bedford, Coventry, Wasps, London Welsh & Exeter hooker
Joining Wasps in 2009 was one of the worst decisions of my career. I was at Coventry and they wanted me...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Declan Danaher – London Irish flanker
Playing international rugby there isn’t much place for modesty. I went to Argentina in 2002 as a 22-year-old and it was...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Brett Deacon – former Leicester and Gloucester back-row
I had never played second row in my career and on my Premiership debut I was thrown in at the deep...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Hendre Fourie – former England, Sale, Leeds & Rotherham flanker
The pinnacle of my career came in the summer of 2010 – Leeds had just stayed in the Premiership and Martin...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Shaw – former Sale, Northampton, Newcastle and England Sevens back
I will always cherish being part of the first England 7s team to win Hong Kong in 2002. We had people...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tim Taylor – former Gloucester, Saracens & Nottingham fly-half
Winning the LV= Cup with Glouc-ester was a great achievement in my career but the highlight has to be when I...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Pete Richards – former England scrum-half
Warren Gatland is famous for polishing rough diamonds. He took a risk on me and I look at that as the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Andy Hazell – former Gloucester and England flanker
I had been playing for Gloucester U17s and was told I wouldn’t get a pro contract. I’d already signed for a...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Carlo del Fava – Former Italy, Parma & Newcastle lock
During my international career with Italy I played in two World Cups and numerous Six Nations but nothing compares to the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Simon Shaw – former lions, England & Wasps lock
In 1994 I went on the England tour to South Africa – the first post-Apartheid tour. That is a big highlight...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Sleightholme – former Bath, Northampton & England wing
Scoring my first England try at Twickenham as we sealed the 1996 Five Nations title is probably my highlight. Not bad...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: John Beattie – Glasgow Accies, Scotland & Lions No.8
I was born in Borneo and went to an English boarding school in Penang, Malaysia, called Uplands. When I left to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ricky Nebbett – former Harlequins, Leicester, Leinster and Esher prop
When I joined Harlequins as a teenager the first team had Brian Moore, Will Carling and Jason Leonard. It was basically...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tim Stimpson – former Newcastle, Leicester, Perpignan & England full-back
The Lions tour in 1997 was the pinnacle of my career. It was a phenomenal experience. I was 23, just come...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ali Hepher – former Northampton and Bedford fly-half
It was a funny one in terms of my 1st XV debut for Northampton. Having played a few games for the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Phil Christophers – former Bristol, Brive and England wing
After spending a year away from rugby I realised I didn’t want to finish my career on injuries. It was definitely...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Don Caskie – former London Scottish & Gloucester centre and Moseley & Georgia head coach
After my playing career I coached Georgia for the World Cup in New Zealand – an outstanding experience all-round. It is...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Hugh William-Jones –former Wales & Llanelli prop
I was the first ever temporary blood replacement for Wales – against Italy in 1994 in a World Cup qualifier in...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Peter Buxton – former Moseley, Newport, Gloucester & Bristol flanker
After I left school I went to Australia for eight months and played for a club called Brothers, in Brisbane –...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Booth – former Leicester and Bath wing
There are two major incidents that shaped my rugby career – first it was watching the 1994 Challenge Cup final and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Iain Fullarton – former Edinburgh, Sale, Saracens, London Scottish & Scotland lock
If I had stayed at Sale I might have won a Premiership two years later, but hindsight is a great thing....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Olly Morgan – former Gloucester & England full-back
Without having gone to Millfield School I probably wouldn’t have got to where I did in the professional game. It is...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul John: Wales Sevens coach
Players talk of regrets about ending their careers too early, but I have not missed it once since I stopped in...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dan Luger – World Cup winning England wing
I didn’t have many injuries but when they did happen they were quite big and seemed to come at unfortunate times,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ceri Jones – former Newport, Quins, Worcester & Wales prop
My only start for Wales came as tighthead prop, but when you’re given the chance to play for your country, you...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Sam Vesty – former Leicester, Bath & England utility back
One game that really sticks out was the 2009 Heineken Cup semi-final at Cardiff Blues where we were involved in the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Adrian Flavin – former London Irish and Connacht hooker
Although playing for London Irish and then Connacht, Leicester seem to pop up quite a lot over my career. I made...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Craig Gillies – former Bath, Worcester and England lock
With 288 first team appearances over 11 years, there is no doubting Worcester Warriors are a team close to my heart....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Anthony Buchanan – former Wales and Llanelli prop
The year Wales won the Triple Crown in the 1988 Six Nations I was called up while I was at work...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Chris Fortey – former Gloucester, Worcester and Hartpury hooker
I loved playing in the front row with my twin brother Lee at Worcester – it was always enjoyable and pretty...
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