Enjoyable debut

MAKING my Albion debut against Coventry last Saturday was a very good experience.

It was great for the team to get a win against a good and determined Coventry side.

It was also great for me to run out in front of the Plymouth fans for the first time.

The match was my first taste of National Division One rugby and I thought the standard of play was really high.

Coventry were a physical side to play against and made it difficult for us.

But we managed to overcome them and get the result we wanted.

I was happy enough with my own performance and I thought, as a team, we played okay.

There were some aspects of our play which were not so good – our final pass was not always the greatest and our decision making sometimes let us down.

But I thought our performance was an improvement on the match we played the week before against Neath.

It wasn’t the perfect display, but the main objective of starting the season off with a victory was achieved and that is the main thing.

We can now look to build on that and we can head to Nottingham on Sunday in good spirits.




THE away match at Nottingham on Sunday is going to be a really tough test.

They are a very good side, who did really well to finish third in National Division One last season.

But, after our win on Saturday, we have to be confident that we can go to Meadow Lane and give them a real game.

We have to remember that the match against Coventry was our first of the season and with a new-look team.

The more the game went on, the better we were, and hopefully that improvement will continue at Nottingham.

I am quite sure that the more we play together and the more the season goes on, we will become a better team.




I INTEND to enjoy making the most of playing for Plymouth Albion and I really want to enjoy this season.

Of course, my main objective is to score tries and to help the team win as many matches as we can.

But the main reason why I – and every other player – took up the game in the first place was because we enjoy playing.

Too many players go out onto the pitch and forget it is a game – a game which they enjoy.

For me, if I started to not enjoy the game at any stage, I would ask myself, ‘What is the point of playing?’

I will look to play this season giving 110 per cent, but I will also play with a smile on my face.