When did you start playing? When I was six, at Cranbrook rugby club in Kent. I lived near Tunbridge Wells. Which other rugby clubs have you played for? Tunbridge Wells,…
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Hotshot: Glasgow Warriors lock Scott Cummings
Where did rugby begin for you? I began playing at Kelvinside Academy in Primary Four. I played at No 8 early on – so I could get on the ball…
Hotshot: Gloucester fly-half Mat Protheroe
When did you first play rugby? When I was eight. My best mate at school asked me along for one session at Waunarlwydd rugby club (near Swansea) and I never…
Hotshot: Edinburgh back Blair Kinghorn
How did you get into rugby? I played at my school, Edinburgh Academy, from when I was seven or eight. Did you play other sports? I played football and got…
Hotshot: Dragons back-row Harri Keddie
When did you start playing rugby? When I was nine, at my local club Newport HSOB. My dad used to play. I started right at the end of a season…
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Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
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Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
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