Room 101: Chinnor back row Ben Manning

THE CHINNOR BACK-ROWER TAKES US THOUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND

1. Badly poured Guinness

They say the best things come to those that wait but, sadly, that isn’t always the case with a pint of the black stuff. As the famous Willie Ryan (my Chinnor teammate) always tells me, a badly poured pint of Guinness must be sent back. Maybe it’s my Irish ancestry but it’s a nonnegotiable as far as we’re both concerned. It’s the Galway standard for me, nothing else will do.
TRP VERDICT: Matters have clearly reached a head but it’s getting knocked back, literally.

2. The myster...

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