«He'd be in my side any day of the week. He's a big-time player. He reminds me of Dan Luger. Put him in a big event and he'll deliver, time after time after time. In the pressure games Mark always comes up with the goods.»

«Even though we would have had an away quarter-final you never know what Wasps can do, ... We are that sort of side that can come up a level on the day, as we showed in the Premiership final.»

«The England management know that we won't overplay them. We want them in the best shape for England and Wasps.»

«The experience I've had has proved that coming here was the right move,»

«Geech was very influential in the middle of my career, at a time when many promising scrum halves can falter in their development,»

«On absolute pure form, there could have been no argument,»

«I didn't see where he [Henson] had performed on the tour.»

«In 2005, there seemed to be a lot of coaches around from different countries and that did not dilute their ability,»

«But there were elements where they would conflict. One would say one thing and then another would say something that would contradict.»

«I've been managed well by Wasps and by England, so I'm in good shape, fresh in body and mind. There can be no excuses for me. I've just kept on trying to use every little opportunity to put my case forward. I've worked hard, kept my head down and this has come as a pleasant surprise. It's going to take a monumental effort to win in Paris. You never know what you're going to get. It's the uncertainty. We've got to go there with the mentality that France are going to play the best game of their lives. That's the only way to ensure that your head is right.»