Mike Tindall
Mike Tindall
Michael James "Mike" Tindall, MBEis a former English rugby player who played outside centre for Bath Rugby and Gloucester Rugby, has captained the England team, and was a member of the 2003 World Cup-winning squad. He is married to Zara Phillips, the daughter of the Princess Royal and the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth18 October 1978
few forward game hang nerves people shoulder sure
I am sure that when I get to my first game there will be a few nerves about how the shoulder will hang up, but I only know one way, and that will be forward into as many people as possible,
england
England expectations are always high, and should be so,
anyone cup french good players quality smash
Italy, with all the players they've got in the French Championship and the Heineken Cup are a good quality outfit. I don't think you will see anyone smash them and I think you are going to see a big scalp for them before too much longer.
senior couple school
I started going on ski trips at senior school. I can't remember exactly where but we skied in the Tirol in Austria a couple of times and also went to Val d'Isère in France. When I was 15, rugby took over and there wasn't time to ski any more. I didn't ski again until I was 33.
one-day done needs
I said I'll need to get my nose straightened one day so that I can breathe properly and that was translated by the press into me having it done.
zara people waiting
Zara [Phillips] skis very well but is happy to take it easy around me. She will often wait for me when I'm on my snowboard but she can really whizz around if she needs to. I only snowboard if I'm on my own with Zara; if we're with other people who want to go a bit quicker, I will stick with skis.
jumping skis
With ski jumping I reached a plateau and the more I did it the worse I got.
home player risk
A French player, Sylvain Marconnet, broke his tibia skiing in 2007 and missed his home World Cup. For me the risk of breaking something versus the reward was never worth it.