Who inspired you to start up rugby?

My schoolteachers when I first went to secondary school.A guy called Mr Clarke was my first ever Rugby coach when I was 11.I hadn’t played rugby before I was 11.I just started and carried on playing through school and after.

How old were you when you thought you wanted to play professional rugby?

That’s a really good question.When I was playing,rugby was an amateur sport.I left university and I worked.Rugby was apart time sport.It was only in 1995, 20 years ago, when rugby went professional.So long before you guys were born.I actually didn’t play professionally – I was an amateur who had anotherjob.When the game went professional Igot involved in coaching and management.I didn’t have the opportunity to play professionally.The game hasn’t been a professional sport forvery long.

By Candy