jack walker

When did you  start playing? My dad took me to my local club, North Ribblesdale, when I was about six. He played union and league but I have only played union.…

When did you first play rugby?  In March 2012. I played football from when I was three until about 13, then in my last year at school I was asked…

hallam amos

When did you first play?  We moved to Wales from England when I was five or six. I played football, then started rugby at Monmouth School and loved it. What…

Peter Dooley

Have you always been a loosehead?  No, I started at No 8. It was a tough move to make but now I’m better for it. You’re in the Leinster academy,…

Tommy Allan

How do you qualify for Italy after playing for Scotland’s age groups?  I was born there! My dad is Scottish but my mother is from Italy, and played scrum-half for…

Brian O'Driscoll The Test

In The Test, Brian O’Driscoll takes the reader behind the scenes of his life from his childhood to his retirement from playing this year, dealing honestly with the most traumatic of…

Scene setter for the Autumn Internationals

With the Autumn Internationals nearly upon us, and the 2015 Rugby World Cup less than a year away, Dove Men+Care have teamed up with the home nations to offer rugby…