[QUOTE 2981002, member: 1314"]To cheer you all up about rugby sisterhood, here's where I was on Thursday. Heart-warming story. I was speaking at an event at Exeter Rugby Club and decided to go and see if I could watch the 1st XV training. An ex-Barbarian and Rugby Premiership Champion called Chris Bentley, who now works upstairs in a shirt and tie, found me, and on finding out I was looking for the training session, told me to hang on for 5 mins in the corridor whilst he finished off some paperwork. Then he came back and took me into the empty stadium where the 1st team squad was training. He sat me down and had a chat for about 10 mins, even getting the groundstaff to get us a cup of tea. He was only about 32, talked about how he hated his 9-5 job and was doing his coaching badges, completely humble.
"You were an elite athlete" I said.
"I was there in the branches" he said " with the others. In the Summer I played rugby at the top level in New Zealand and South Africa."
He was a pro at Exeter for 8 years and played for England U-21s.
The way he treated me is what rugby's all about, and reminded me why I got my kids into it. First time he's met me. I watched the players train for an hour and took some pics. Here's one. I reckon every single player was an International.
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You must be the new team mascot and lucky charm given their stunning performance on the weekend.