Room 101

Room 101: Jack Waslh – Blackheath scrum-half

24 November 2016 0 comments

1. Scrums Scrums ruin rugby, they slow the game right down and need to be binned. Either that, or introduce Rugby League-style scrums where the […]

Room 101: Matt Cox – Worcester flanker

10 November 2016 0 comments

1. Donncha O’Callaghan’s cooking I share a flat with ‘Irish’ during the week and we alternate between cooking and tidying up. His cooking is good […]

Room 101: Matt Challinor – Doncaster lock

3 November 2016 0 comments

1. Cold callers Just lately loads of people have knocked at our door trying to sell stuff or get you to sign up for a […]

Room 101: Hamish Barton – Old Elthamians flanker

27 October 2016 0 comments

1. Luggage louts A group of about five or six of us commute on the train straight from the City to training on a Tuesday […]

Room 101: Tom Wheatcroft – Covnetry centre

20 October 2016 0 comments

1. Non-social team-mates It annoys me when lads don’t turn up for social get-togethers especially when they’ve been arranged a good month in advance. Some […]

Room 101: Stefan Liebenberg – Cambridge scrum-half

13 October 2016 0 comments

1. The dive pass As a scrum-half myself I cannot understand why some nines still perform the dive pass. For one, it isn’t as quick […]

Room 101: Gareth Rawlings – Sale player/coach

6 October 2016 0 comments

1. Towel thieves Finding someone has used your towel prior to you using it after a game is something that gets on my wick a […]

Room 101: Joe Barker – Rotherham centre

22 September 2016 0 comments

1. Fish I can’t stand the texture and smell of fish. What makes it worse is when people say to me: “I thought you’d like […]

Room 101: Will Addison – Sale wing

15 September 2016 0 comments

1. Red top milk I come from Cumbrian farming stock so I like nothing less than full fat milk. I first came across semi-skimmed and […]

Room 101: Freddie Burns – Leicester fly-half

8 September 2016 0 comments

1. Car decoration I don’t mind car drivers supporting their sports team by putting up a sticker in the rear window, and I must confess […]

Room 101: Danny Matthews – Harrogate scrum-half

1 September 2016 0 comments

1. Jealous diners It grinds my gears when you order a restaurant or takeaway meal and whoever you are eating with at the time pinches […]

Room 101: Harry Cochrane – Hartpury College scrum-half

25 August 2016 0 comments

1. Moaners I know this is a bit ironic but it’s probably my biggest pet hate. I’m a glass half-full type of person and get […]

Room 101: Matt Price – Coventry hooker

18 August 2016 0 comments

1. Limp handshakes I struggle to think about someone in a positive light for quite a while if their handshake is limp. Handshakes should be […]

Room 101: Jonny Coser – Harrogate flanker

11 August 2016 0 comments

1. Weather moaners This summer’s interchangeable weather has brought out all the people who moan about the weather in their droves. The very same people […]

Room 101: Alex Lewington – London Irish wing

4 August 2016 0 comments

1. Early starts This is a controversial one as we’ve just started a new programme at London Irish which means we have to be in […]

Room 101: Dan Seal – Cambridge prop

14 July 2016 0 comments

1. Ice baths I had my first ice bath for a good few years on the recent England Counties tour of Canada and I can’t […]

Room 101: Brett Beukeboom – Cornish Pirates and Canada lock

7 July 2016 0 comments

1. Donald Trump I went back home for three to four months in May and had to put up with the media circus surrounding Donald […]

Room 101: Declan Cusack – Doncaster Knights fly-half

30 June 2016 0 comments

1. Poorly kept golf greens I’m a keen golfer who’s pretty decent from tee to green but after that things can start to unravel. I’m […]

Room 101: Jack Preece – Moseley flanker and hooker

23 June 2016 0 comments

1. Needless chat I find it very frustrating whenever someone starts up another conversation following a meeting/team huddle. I just want to go home or […]