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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Darren Fox – Beford flanker
How’s your 18 months at Bedford been? Cracking! A lot of lads I’d played with or against before and it’s been...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: David Doherty – Leeds winger
Can you finish the job against Newcastle? I think so. We really believe in ourselves as a group, we’ve built a...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Nick Evans – Harlequins fly-half
Quins set for a big finish? We are. It’s the money month now and all about momentum. We had a sticky...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Richard Wigglesworth – Saracens scrum-half
Three memorable seasons at Saracens? It couldn’t have gone better. You’re treated unbelievably well and are part of a pretty successful...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Ashley Johnson – London Wasps flanker
Enjoyed the move to Wasps? I really have. The culture is a bit different from South Africa but I’ve been fortunate...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Tom Wood – Northampton flanker
What went wrong against Leicester? We embarrassed ourselves. It was billed as a big game and we failed to deliver. Our...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Rhys Lawrence – Bristol hooker
Up and down season for Bristol? It has been and we can’t afford any slip-ups from now on. Leeds are a...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Dean Mumm – Exeter lock
Enjoying our fine English winter? It keeps lasting, doesn’t it! First time I’ve ever experienced a winter like this but there’s...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: George Skivington – London Irish lock
Describe London Irish‘s season to date? A big learning curve before Christmas when I underestimated how hard it would be to...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Rob Buchanan – Harlequins hooker
Looking forward to today’s LV Cup final? Everyone wants to play in finals and after the way we played against Bath...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: James Gaskell – Sale lock/flanker
Tough season to date? Very, both physically and mentally. But as a younger player you might as well learn the hard...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Ally Hogg – Newcastle No.8
Enjoy Scotland‘s win over Ireland? They hung in there, that’s the best way to put it! When the opportunity presented itself...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Stephen Myler – Northampton fly-half
Relieved to have signed your new contract? Definitely. It’s a difficult time for players and clubs and I’m delighted my future’s...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Lee Mears – retired Bath hooker
When were you advised to quit playing? On 30 January when the surgeon had all the paperwork in front of him...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: George Chuter – Leicester hooker
How’s Leicester‘s season looking? We’ve not fired on all cylinders yet but we’re in the Heineken quarters and putting ourselves in...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Craig Gillies – Worcester lock
Sum up Worcester‘s league season to date? We’ve posed more of an attacking threat and scored tries, but again we’ve come...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Marlan Yarde – London Irish winger
Tough season for you and the club? No one enjoys watching us lose but we’re focussed and working really hard to...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Andrea Masi – Wasps centre
How’s life at Wasps? I’m really enjoying it. I’m playing constantly and am very happy with the club, the coaches and...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Tom Hayes – Exeter captain
Exeter‘s season so far? There’ve been some frustrating results but overall we’re on a similar points total to last year and...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Matt Hopper – Harlequins centre
Enjoy finishing 2012 in front of 82,000 at HQ? Fantastic! There was lots of hype and playing at Twickenham is brilliant. ...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half
Decent turnaround from Bristol? Pretty good, yes. After a really good pre-season we had a very disappointing start and didn’t get...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Jordan Crane – Leicester No.8
Pleased with your season so far? It’s been tough coming back from a long injury but it’s going OK. It’s great...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Ed Jackson – London Welsh No.8
Still pinching yourself about playing in the Premiership? A little bit. You keep looking up and seeing international players you’ve only...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Davey Wilson – Bath and England prop
Enjoy being involved against New Zealand last week? It was the highlight of my international career. To beat the All Blacks...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Tom Homer – London Irish full-back
Has your injury cleared up? Yes, thank goodness. I had a grade 2 MCL strain on my knee which wasn’t getting...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Ben Botica – Harlequins fly-half
Happy with your start at Quins? I’ve enjoyed every minute of being here. The style of rugby at Quins is suited...
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/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Jimmy Gopperth – Newcastle fly-half
Happy with your season so far? Can’t complain. We’re unbeaten in the league and, on the back of a great performance...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Vasily Artemyev – Northampton wing
How’s your season been so far? It’s been very challenging but very enjoyable. Northampton’s a good place to be and a...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Tom Varndell – Wasps winger
Happy with last week’s four-try win over Welsh? Over the moon! It gives us a lot of confidence and to be...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Jonathan Mills – London Welsh captain
Surprised yourselves this season? Not ourselves, no! We’re probably the only ones that gave ourselves a chance but if you’d offered...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: David Paice – London Irish hooker
Pleased to be back after your suspension? Very happy. It was hard watching early on, especially as we were better than...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Martin Roberts – Northampton scrum-half
Happy with how Saints started the league season? We were five wins from five going into last week and we’re still...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Nick Abendanon – Bath full-back
Pleased with your form this season? Pretty pleased. Coming off the back of scoring a hat-trick for England‘s mid- week side...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Dean Schofield – Worcester lock
Hectic summer for you? I’ve had a few plates spinning since arriving from Toulon, with getting settled down, a baby on...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Jonny Golding – Newcastle prop
Three wins from three and 15 points… perfect start for Newcastle? Ideal start? Yes. Perfect? No. We’re not totally satisfied and...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Anthony Allen – Leicester centre
Good start for Tigers and yourself? Yes. We lost five out of six this time last year so we’ve bettered that,...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Chris Budgen – Exeter prop
Happy with that big win over Sale? Couldn’t have done much better. We’ve talked about learning how to finish things off...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Mark Cueto – Sale winger
Last of the old guard at Sale… how does that feel? It feels good, actually. It’s my 11th year and we’ve...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Mike Denbee – London Welsh flanker
From Weston-Super-Mare to the Premiership… pinching yourself? I’ve certainly gone the long way round… Weston to Plymouth to Spain to Birmingham...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Freddie Burns – Gloucester fly-half
Big year for Gloucester? Massive! The way last year ended was a big disappointment but there are a lot of fresh...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Marco Wentzel – London Wasps Lock
Does it feel like a fresh start at Wasps? Definitely. It’s good to have lot of new faces, guys who want...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Danny Care – Harlequins and England scrum-half
Enjoying pre-season at Quins? Loving it! It’s great to be back around all the boys again. It is hard work but...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Tomas O’Leary – London Irish scrum half
How are you settling in at London Irish? It’s been good so far and I’m getting to know the boys now....
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Neil de Kock – Saracens scrum half
Where have you been this summer? We went to Europcamp Costa Dorada, just south of Barcelona. We have two kids, aged...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Gareth Steenson – Exeter fly-half
How’s the summer been? I got married to Karen so it’s been a big summer. We went to Orlando and Miami...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Olly Barkley – Bath and England fly-half
Been anywhere nice on holiday? I went to Portugal with my girlfriend and then to LA and Las Vegas for 10...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Paul Diggin – Northampton winger
Been anywhere nice on holiday? No. We had our first baby, Isla, nine weeks ago and we’ve been trying to work...
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/ 13 years ago2O Questions: Andy Hazell – Gloucester and England flanker
Been anywhere nice on holiday? I went to Portugal with the wife and kids, which was nice and quiet. Then I...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: David Barnes – ex-Bath and Harlequins prop
Are you missing rugby? I thought I would, but I’m happy as RPA chairman. You miss the camaraderie with the guys...
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/ 13 years ago20 Questions: James Percival – Worcester lock
Been anywhere nice on holiday? Ten days in Marbella. The weather was amazing and now I’ve come back to this rubbish....
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