Mike Catt
Mike Catt
Michael John "Mike" Catt OBEis a South African-born former English rugby union rugby player who played for London Irish and Bath. He earned 75 international caps for England and played in two World Cup Finals, in 2003and 2007. With his appearance in the October 2007 final, at age 36 years 1 month, he became the oldest ever player to play in a Rugby World Cup final...
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth17 September 1971
along cup final somewhere starting
It's a disappointment not starting in a World Cup final, but I've been told I'm going to be used through the final somewhere along the line,
bath choice rugby
He's not a rugby man. Bath didn't want me, so I had no choice but to leave.
england mike winning
It's not about Mike Catt and his disappointment, it's about England winning the World Cup.
allowed expects express freedom given hard passionate pitch refreshing risky smith starting
It's as if we're starting from scratch, ... and everything is much more professional. Smith is very competitive, very passionate and he expects a lot of hard work. The most refreshing thing is that we're given the freedom of the pitch and are allowed to express ourselves. It's a risky way of playing, but when we get it right it's fantastic.
home squad confusion
Brian seemed to be in a state of confusion. I thought of packing my bags and going home. The squad seemed to me to be rudderless.
clinical
We know where we went wrong. We weren't clinical enough.