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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Drew Locke – London Scottish centre
Enjoying the off-season? I went to Ibiza for a few days with some friends which was nice. It’s a great place...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Marcus Watson – England Sevens
What a year for England Sevens? It’s been awesome even if it’s been up and down. The Olympic situation made it...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Bill Meakes – Gloucester centre
Big game against Connacht today? It’s a massive game for us. Winning the Challenge Cup was huge for the club and...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Matt Hopper – Harlequins centre
How do you rate Harlequins’ season? It’s been quite disappointing at times and it’s the first time we haven’t made the...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Sean Holley – Bristol head coach
The final against Worcester is finally around the corner, excited? Yes very much so. It’s great for the club but we’ve...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Mathew Tait – Leicester full-back
London Welsh made you work hard for that win, didn’t they? The objective was achieved as we got the bonus points...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Kane Thompson – Newcastle lock
What do you make of Newcastle‘s season? It’s been disappointing. We haven’t been able to close out a few games we...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Chris Brightwell – Moseley No.8
Must feel great to win the big relegation battle against Plymouth? Yes! We’ve known for a few weeks that it was...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Charlie Amesbury – Bristol wing
Enjoyed your weekend off last week? It was good not to have a game but we had a pretty tough training...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Joe Simpson – Wasps scrum-half
Ready to take on the European Champions Toulon? Yes and it’ll be an interesting proposal. We know it’ll take a lot...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Scott Lawson – Newcastle hooker
What do you make of the Falcons’ season so far? Really good in terms of performances. We’ve improved as a team...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Marco Mama – Bristol flanker
What do you make of Bristol‘s season so far? We had a good start beating Worcester on the first day. Our...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ken Pisi – Northampton wing
Enjoyable to see Northampton at the top of the Premiership? Yes it is. There’s a great bunch of boys at the...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Will Taylor – Wasps prop
Enjoyed returning to action after a year out? It was amazing to get back out there after that bicep injury. Playing...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Elliott Stooke – Gloucester lock
What do you make of Gloucester‘s season? Slow start but picking up the pace. Was it to be expected after so...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Luke Baldwin – Bristol scrum-half
Good season so far? From a club persepective it’s been fantastic – B&I Cup semi-final and unbeaten in the league. So...
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/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Golding – former Newcastle, Northampton, Rotherham and England prop
As a player I enjoyed every minute I was on the pitch, the confrontational aspect of playing in the front row...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates head coach
Opinion of Pirates’ season? Probably where we thought we would be: new group of players, sprinkling of old legs and a...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Joe Gray – Harlequins hooker
What do you make of Quins’ Prem campaign? It’s getting interesting and we’re back in the mix. It’s credit to the...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Miles Benjamin – Leicester wing
Pleased to be having a run of games? I’m just really thankful to be fit and able to play as a...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Peter Richards – London Scottish backs coach
Enjoying the coaching gig at Scottish? Loving it. It’s a brand new set of fixtures, a different challenge against different teams...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Dan Montagu – Nottingham lock
Surprised Nottingham are flying so high? It’s certainly a much better place to be than this time last year, but we...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Max Stelling – Worcester centre
How’s your season going? Really enjoying it. I’ve had a lot of game time, we’re winning and getting bonus points. Performances...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Jack Clifford – Harlequins No.8
How’s your season going? Good start playing in the London Double Header and I’ve had other opportunities too. Highs and lows...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Dave Walder – Newcastle backs coach
Thoughts on Newcastle‘s start? Mixed. We’re a win away from where we deserve to be but showed against Bath last week...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ross Batty – Bath hooker
How’s your season so far? Happy to be playing again after a shoulder injury. Club-wise, we started well then had a...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Greg King – Moseley centre
Enjoy representing the Championship XV? It was very good experience and great to play with the best players in the league....
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ben Spencer – Saracens scrum-half
How’s your season been? It’s gone well. Playing in the Double Header and our first couple of games was great and...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Lachlan McCaffrey – London Welsh back row
How’s London life so far? Great. Richmond‘s a good spot and on days off I’ve been doing the tourist stuff around...
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/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ryan Jones – Bristol back row
Fit again soon? Won’t be long, there’s a vicious rumour I might get some rugby in for Bristol sooner rather than...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Tom Casson – Harlequins centre
Mixed start to Quins season? We’ve not hit our stride and there were stern words after Exeter. But we’re confident that...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Jamie Lennard – Doncaster fly-half
Great start for Donny? Everyone expected us to come back up and try to just survive but we’re an ambitious group...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Richard Barrington – Saracens prop
Fine start to the season? Yes. It’s great to have been on the right side of a couple of tight results...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Andrew Fenby – London Irish wing
Good to get that first win at Newcastle? It was much needed. Our opening few fixtures are pretty intimidating so to...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Sam Smith – Worcester winger
First impressions of Worcester? Really enjoying it. Love the club, love the city and I’m getting stuck into the lifestyle. I’m...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Josh Furno – Newcastle flanker
Born in Australia, but raised in Italy? That’s right, born in St Kilda, Melbourne. But my dad’s a doctor and is...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Matt Jess – Exeter winger
Enjoyed your pre-season? Massively. Think it’s about my 12th as a pro so I’ve got a few in the bank. Luckily,...
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/ 11 years ago20 Question: Neil Mason – Moseley flanker
Been at Moseley a while? Yep, this is my tenth season. It’s gone quickly but been really enjoyable. We’ve been battling...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Seb Stegmann – London Welsh wing
Much of a break this summer? Didn’t seem like it. We were straight back after three weeks but I managed to...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Clive Griffiths – Doncaster head coach
You’re feelings after winning promotion? Ecstatic. Very proud. We were affected badly by injuries so to come through that and win...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Tom Arscott – Sale full-back
Been on holiday? Just had a week in Crete. It was nothing special and I wouldn’t go back but it was...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: James Phillips – London Scottish No. 8
Sad to leave Exeter this summer? Very sad. Exeter’s been a massive part of my life over the last four years...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Tom Cruse – Titans hooker feels the wrath
How was your summer? Quiet at first, then I went to Calpe, on Spain’s Benidorm coast, for my brother’s wedding and...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Damian Welch – Exeter lock
Go anywhere on holiday? I managed a week away in Cyprus with the missus. But I had an operation at the...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Jonny Arr – Worcester scrum-half
Manage a holiday in your short time off? A few days in Berlin for Jake Abbott’s stag-do, which involved more than...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: James Buckland – London Scottish head coach
Back in pre-season training? Yes. We finished in late April so the boys had six weeks off. It’s important with the...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Carl Kirwan – London Welsh flanker
Good to be a Premiership player at last? It hasn’t sunk in yet, but we’ll enjoy this and then the hard...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Alan Paver – Cornish Pirates prop
Pirates back in pre-season training? Yes… bizarre, isn’t it? We started last Tuesday and the thinking is they’ll give us intermittent...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Sam Dickinson – Northampton No.8
Enjoyed your season? It’s been brilliant, both personally and as a squad. It’s my first season at this level, the coaches...
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/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Rob Vickerman – Leeds centre
Enjoyed your first season back from 7s? Really good. But it took twice as long as I thought it would to...