Newcastle Falcons vs Northampton Programme
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“I play the game the way I do because I want to get people up<br />
out of their seats being excited about rugby, and I think back<br />
to when I was young. I was part of the guard of honour at a<br />
<strong>Falcons</strong> game, waving the flags when the players ran onto the<br />
field. I had my photo taken with Alex Tait after the match and I<br />
was absolutely buzzing because I was just star-struck meeting<br />
him in the flesh.<br />
“It’s funny looking back because he’s a mate of mine now and<br />
I wind him up all the time by sending him the photo, but this<br />
is a special club and the players really value everything our<br />
supporters do for us. It’s no hardship at all if someone wants<br />
a selfie, a high five or whatever, and I just think back to when I<br />
was that kid and how I felt about the <strong>Falcons</strong>.<br />
“The players really<br />
value everything our<br />
supporters do for<br />
us.”<br />
“I like having a run with the ball, which the fans seem to enjoy,<br />
although guys like Brett Connon and the coaches probably tear<br />
their hair out when I go off-script. I love to score tries, whether<br />
they’re from one metre out or one hundred. I just want to get<br />
my hands on the ball and have a crack, and as much as I was<br />
joking about the coaches getting frustrated when I don’t stick<br />
to script they’re actually really good at giving me the licence to<br />
go if I think it’s on.”<br />
Asked who excites him in the current game, he says: “Internationally,<br />
I love the two Irish wingers, Mack Hansen and James<br />
Lowe. The way they play the game is class because they’re<br />
popping up all over the pitch, getting touches everywhere and<br />
creating opportunities out of nothing. More locally, we have a<br />
few really exciting young lads at the club.<br />
“Three for me who immediately stick out are Ben Redshaw.<br />
He’s going to be a really good player – he is already, to be fair<br />
– and Oli Spencer is another one. He’s had some horrendous<br />
luck with injuries but has come back really well, and he’s very<br />
skilful. He looks like he has loads of time on the ball, and in the<br />
pack Jacob Oliver is another. He rocked up here last year when<br />
he was still a schoolboy and trained with the first team, and I<br />
thought he was a centre. He was flying round the field making<br />
breaks, and he reminds me of Jamie Blamire in lots of ways.”<br />
Media and message boards might be full of doom and gloom<br />
PLAYER INTERVEIW - ADAM RADWAN<br />
Sam Cross making a tackle during the 2016 Olympics<br />
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