Looks like I may well be playing for the first team on Saturday. Not the whole match. Maybe not any of it, but more likely to be a quarter, possible a half. But I’ve been asked to turn up avec kit. It’s a pre-season friendly so basically it’s a chance for the coaches to see everyone in action and to work out who is going to be in the running for being part of the first team squad for the rest of the season.

However, what I did also find out is the guy who’s currently the wing is leaving for Oz in January. Which means that in the new year I may have a better chance of being in the top team.

Yeah, yeah, I know that this won’t actually be of any interest to many you but it’s something for me to focus on. I have always enjoyed sport. I used to be one of the top rugby players in my year at school up until I quit at the age of 16 to concentrate on athletics. Saturday will be the fourth game I will have played since I left school.

I’m excited, but at the same time, filled with trepidation about playing a good game and not letting the side down. But at the very least, there’ll be beer afterwards!