Basque-ing Shark

Real Name

Roger

Location

Wolverhampton

Occupation

Retired

Favourites

Movie(s)

Dead Calm

TV Programme(s)

Documentaries, Travel, Discovery

Book(s)

The Art of Coarse Rugby

Music

Trad Jazz, Irish Music (The Corrs), Freddie Mercury & Queen, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Robbie Williams, Ronan Keating, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Johny Cash, The Eagles, Tammy Wynette, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Celine Dion, Simply Red, U2, Westlife etc.

Radio Station(s)

Radio 1

Food(s)

Anything except peanut butter or tripe 

Drinks(s)

Guinness, Banks's Bitter, John Smith's Smooth, Black coffee

Place(s) to visit

The Greek islands, Croatia and the rest of the world

Rugby-related

How long supporting Sale Sharks?

 20 years or so

Best ever Sale Sharks game

European Chalenge Cup, 27-3 against Pau at the Kassam (and the last game).

Favourite Sale Sharks experience off pitch

Weekend in Limerick, 21st Jan 2006 (HEC game against Munster)

How did you start supporting Sale Sharks?

Employed a salesman who played for Sale, years ago

Non-rugby

Pastimes

Sailing in the Med, Travelling, Property renovation.

Four people you'd invite to dinner:

Richard Branson, Ellen MacArthur, Natasha Kaplinski and the Dalai Lama.

Most likely to say?

"It would be rude not to…. that’s very kind of you, mine’s a large pint please!"

Least likely to say?

"I won’t be able to make the match next week, the shrapnel in my left leg is killing me and it’s the mother-in-law’s birthday."

Tell us something about you we don't know.

I've never owned a racing pigeon