It's something I've not had the opportunity to play in before. It's also the first for some of the other players here but we're going into it full of confidence.

I prefer league to union but have no regrets about my time in Wales. Unfortunately Cardiff were rebuilding and we did not have any real success but I played more than 20 times for Wales in some of the finest stadiums in the world.

Stuart was sensational, as all our forwards were. They had a plan to come down our middle. They thought they could have some joy there but our front row was immense.

It gives folks the opportunity to show their stuff.

We're pretty much shattered, but come the end of this week we're into another opportunity and hopefully we can bounce back well.

I liked all the schools I looked at, but I felt I had more of an opportunity at Eastern, from a quarterback standpoint. I really felt that was the place for me to be.