When he’s not on the fish and chip run for the local priest or beating Brian O’Driscoll at golf, Craig Doyle is anchoring TNT’s rugby coverage, something he doesn’t take for granted.

From his first contract to polo shirts as currency, the former England Sevens captain and current commentator tells us about his rugby life, past, present, and future.

When not scoring tries for London Irish, Lizzie Musa is best known as Ruckstar Lizzie on TikTok and Instagram where she has gained more than 100k followers from hitting the streets and getting members of the public to test their rugby skills. Lizzie talks to Rugby Journal Weekly about her rugby life…  

For Show of Hands lead, Steve Knightley, the rise to folk stardom has happened in perfect tandem with Exeter Chiefs’ success. This is a tale of romance, rhythm and rugby, told by a man who has performed under the bright lights of the Royal Albert Hall, with his club’s badge worn proudly on his chest. 

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi is the only British MP to represent their country at rugby, earning nine caps (and one try) for Wales, appearing at a World Cup, and being part of a Benetton Treviso set-up years ahead of its time. Even today, at 50, she can still be tempted to put on her boots for Commons & Lords RUFC.

Greg Bateman’s openness on mental health has inspired many, even inspired himself – to start up a brewery, People’s Captain. The former Leicester, London Welsh and Exeter Chiefs front-rower, now doing his propping at Dragons, discusses his beer brand People’s Captain, the impact of Lyn Jones, Manu behind the bar, and the importance of sharing a pint. 

He’s become the modern-day voice of rugby, guiding us through BT Sport’s Premiership rugby coverage every week, and ITV’s coverage of the Six Nations, but that doesn’t mean Nick Mullins doesn’t make mistakes, just ask Richie McCall.

The host of Good Morning Britain was there when Mendez was the ‘victim’ at Twickenham, he appeared in Living with the Lions, he dressed as a Spice Girl to earn rugby beer money, he played football with Keith Wood, and his first and only true rugby love was Woodford Rugby Club. 

He played 77 times for England; toured with the British & Irish Lions; won a European Cup and Premiership titles with Wasps; and played rugby in Japan, New Zealand and France. 

Chef-restaurateur-author Mitch Tonks is as intrinsically linked to fish as Exeter Chiefs are to insect-based rucks. But his fish empire that includes the famed Seahorse of Dartmouth, the mini-chain of Rockfish restaurants and now a sea-to-stove online delivery service, Seafood at Home, wouldn’t have happened had it not been for rugby. 

Anglesey-born chef Tomos Parry is the man behind the Michelin-starred Brat in East London where the grill is king, and his whole turbot dish is worthy of a knighthood. He’s also cooked for the Welsh squad in Tokyo, gives cooking tips to the players and worked with the Sheriff on his own culinary creation.

A former player and now co-founder of the Women’s Rugby Association, Polly’s early rugby education included Lydney bloodying the nose – literally – of Pienaar’s Saracens. She’s also the wife of a former ear-pierced, curtain-wearing, ‘mega loser’ called Wayne. Who happened to be the best ref in the world.

The Bath-born European Tour golfer, who finished in the top 20 last year, is a season ticket holder at the Rec, but opted for the All Blacks when it came to his international loyalty.  

Her journey began on ‘X-Factor for rugby presenters’. She soon became the first female face of the sport on South African television. She's gone on to cover three world cups and now hosts one of the biggest podcasts in the women’s game. This is Elma Smit’s rugby life.

The former Harlequins strength and conditioning coach talks about his journey from rugby academies, bobsleigh try-outs, to eventually becoming a two-time Britain’s Strongest Man with his eyes on the world title. This is Adam Bishop’s Rugby Life.

He’s played against the likes of Martin Johnson and Jonny Wilkinson, cooked in front of 10 million viewers in a MasterChef final, but it is the future of player welfare that now has his undivided attention. This is Christian Day’s Rugby Life. 

In 1970, Pierre Koffmann arrived in London with the hope of seeing France at Twickenham. Fifty years later, the former Toulon flanker is an icon of the food scene; a Six Nations regular; Coventry Rugby sponsor and most definitely not the biggest fan of Richie McCaw.

The Socially Distant Sports Bar was one of the podcast saviours of lockdown, taking us into a virtual world of talking sport with beer in hand. At its heart was comedian, writer and actor Mike Bubbins, together with fellow comic Elis James and journalist Steff Garrero. 

A cup-winning scrum-half, a programme-collecting anorak, a student of the game (literally) and also the temporary flatmate of George North (and family), rugby has always played a big role in life of the BBC Morning Live presenter. 

The former London Welsh mini, once praised by a Lions legend for his passing, is now better known for his comedy, his passion for Saracens and telling Ugo Monye he wasn’t very good at rugby.