Room 101: Plymouth Albion fly-half Conor Eastgate

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Plymouth Albion fly-half Conor Eastgate

THE CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND

1. Food thieves

I hate it when you order food and the person that you're with asks to try some. Why don't they just pick that in the first place if it appeals to them so much!? I can definitely relate to the scene in Gavin & Stacey where ‘Smithy', James Corden's character, goes off on one about this after ordering a Chinese. It happens all the time when I'm out with my Mrs.

TRP VERDICT: You're making a meal out of it but we agree in principle.

2. Late people

I think it's probably because my dad is in the military but I am so used to getting to places on time or even before time. I hate being late, especially when I am in the hands of other people who don't seem to live by the same rules of punctuality.

There's currently me and four others sharing the Plymouth team house and you can bet that every time we arrange to go out somewhere and meet at a certain time, like the gym, one of them will still be sorting stuff out when everyone else it ready to leave. It breaks me.

TRP VERDICT: Time and time again, unpunctual people get grief in this column … and rightly so.

3. Bad weather rugby

I hate playing in the rain, snow or just when it's freezing cold – basically, any conditions that lend themselves to a forward-orientated game. As a back, you can spend half the game just standing there shivering. If it was possible, I'd rather rugby switched to the summer but I realise that is not possible for everyone.

TRP VERDICT: Fair play but exclusively fair weather rugby is not for us.

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