Three rules: 1. No conferring. 2. Expand your answers. 3. Always tell the truth.
WHAT AGE DID YOU START PLAYING RUGBY?
Gary: I first played at 11 years old.
Elye: 5 years old back at Stoneover Lane.
EVER PLAYED FOR ANOTHER CLUB?
Gary: Yes, Prince Rock in Plymouth.
Elye: I have never played outside of the club other than commitments for Cirencester College and a handful of caps for the County collective. Rugby for me is about the people you play with, not the money or clout chasing.
WHAT THREE WORDS WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE HIM?
Gary: Funny, Kind, Show-off.
Elye: Funny, Greedy, Dense.
WHICH RUGBY TEAM DOES HE SUPPORT?
Gary: He doesn’t, only Bassett.
Elye: Whoever is playing the best rugby.
WHO IS HIS CELEBRITY CRUSH?
Gary: Mary Berry or Blue Power Ranger.
Elye: Denise Richards.
WHO IS THE BEST DANCER?
Gary: Elye, because of the ballett.
Elye: We are quite comparable if I am honest! We often compete together in high profile talent shows. However, he did it first so he can have this one.
WHO CAN HANDLE THEIR DRINK BETTER?
Gary: Me, especially at weddings (ask him).
Elye: I think we both have more than a few embarrassing stories about each other on this one. At the old club it would have been him (as I was 12). But nowadays, me, as he needs a pack of Rennies per drink.
WHO IS THE BEST COOK?
Gary: Elye, since he started Hello Fresh.
Elye: Haha me. Ask him about his world famous 2002 grey bolognaise (minging).
WHO IS THE BETTER DRIVER?
Gary: Elye. He drives like a old man.
Elye: Me, he has been driving longer, but this is only because he has been stuck in 3rd gear for the past 20 years.
WHO HAS THE BETTER TASTE IN MUSIC?
Gary: Definitely me. But he’s a big Chas ‘n’ Dave fan as well.
Elye: My music taste is heavily based on his. If this is a good or bad thing is questionable.
WHAT IS HIS WORST HABIT?
Gary: Scratching himself at dinner table.
Elye: Golf. He has been playing for 10 years and I’m pretty sure his handicap has gone up. All the gear and a limited idea.
WHAT MAKES HIM ANGRY?
Gary: Trying on clothes in a fitting room.
Elye: Forgetting the code for the rugby gate and having to climb over.
WHO WOULD MISS THE FIRST CONVERSION KICK?
Gary: Me, but we are both crap. We’re both lovers not kickers.
Elye: I think the question should be, who would make the first one. But probably me. He would need at least a week to stretch his hammies.
IF HE WON £100 WHAT WOULD HE BLOW IT ON?
Gary: Hair cuts and Costa drive-through.
Elye: Golf gear or audiobooks.
WHO IS THE FUNNIEST?
Gary: Me.
Elye: Him. Lets move on.
HIS FAVOURITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Gary: M&Ms or a Whisper.
Elye: He normally requests the only thing they don’t have, just to be funny.
WHO TAKES THE LONGEST IN THE BATHROOM?
Gary: Elye, because he loves a bath bomb.
Elye: He takes ages doing his hair and even longer when cleaning the bathroom. He is notorious for pretending to clean and laying on the floor asleep with his headphones on.
WHAT/WHO DOES HE LOVE THE MOST?
Gary: His mum. He is a mummy’s boy.
Elye: His little niece Iris. I’ve been replaced as the youngest in the family.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR RUGBY CAREER AND WHY?
Gary: None. I never really watched rugby, only played for the social.
Elye: Mark Roshier and Gary Darragh. I think these two had a huge impact on the success of a lot of players whether they are 1st team, 2nd or 3rd. I think they were a massive help to retain players, which is now evident when looking through these weekly programmes and seeing so many players who have come through the ranks.
TELL US SOMETHING NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD KNOW ABOUT HIM
Gary: Elye loves to watch the Great British Sewing Bee.
Elye: He and his brother were in a gymnast group. They were part of a touring act that used to go round parts of the UK. They were known as the “Tumbling-Darreenies”.
IF YOU COULD RE-LIVE ONE MOMENT FROM YOUR RUGBY CAREER?
Gary: I would re-live the game when I didn’t get a yellow card.
Elye: Our under 18’s (final) tour. This is a bit of a cheat answer as it never happened due to events in Belgium the week before we left. However, I think if we we make enough noise we could get the chance to re-live it?
