ROOM 101

THE RAMS CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND

1. International pub referees

When you’re in the pub watching the Six Nations with a group of friends, there’s always one or two people who think they could do a better job than the full-time, professional referee and don’t mind sharing their opinions with the rest of you. ‘Forward pass’, ‘high tackle’, ‘offside’ … it goes on and on for the full 80 minutes. Unbearable! TRP VERDICT: We agree they should have their own room – Room 101!

2. Aggressive touch players

During pre-season, when you are chucking the ball around playing touch, there’s always one person who takes it a step too far and gets too physical. The forwards are the worst for flailing their arms and giving you a black eye or planting their size 12 feet on yours and breaking a toe with their 21mm studs.

TRP VERDICT: It was very much touch and go for a while but, in the end, we’ve decided to let it go through.

3. Toilet paper ‘under-hangers’

When I hang the toilet roll on the toilet roll holder the first sheet has to present itself from the top, not underneath for the simple reason it makes it easier to access and stops a lot of faffing about. My Mrs and I battle over this all the time. TRP VERDICT: Well, we’ll give you this, it is not a bog-standard gripe but as a Room 101 choice, I’m afraid it’s gone down the pan.