ROOM 101

THE SALE SHARKS HOOKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND

1. Quizzes

During lockdown there have been so many online quizzes, but I don’t really like them. Maybe it’s because I don’t have great general knowledge and I never seem to do well unlike AJ (MacGinty). If I had to choose a specialist subject it would definitely be sport.

TRP VERDICT: You’re be pleased to know we’re not going to pass on this one.

2. Covid-19

Obviously, the worse thing about coronavirus is that it has killed so many people and made many more seriously ill. It has ruined 2020 and has also made life very boring. I got Covid just before the end of last season but thankfully didn’t have any symptoms.

TRP VERDICT: It’s the easiest choice we’ll ever have to make.

3. Backs training

Whenever us forwards are doing a gruelling mauling session or scrummaging, the backs seem to be having a lovely time just passing and kicking. Even when it’s a horrible rainy day, they never seem to have any mud on them when they come back in. Steve Diamond once got the backs to do a mauling session and seeing Paolo (Odogwu) hanging onto someone’s leg at the bottom of a maul was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. We should swap roles more often.

TRP VERDICT: We’re all for mixing it up, too.