'If you could...?' to OxonRob
By GTD
June 24 2005
One of our 2005 summer series is a supporters 'If you could', the series continues with OxonRob. What a Casanova that man is! Throughout the off season we plan to learn a little bit more about many of our 'Usual Suspects'
June 24 2005
One of our 2005 summer series is a supporters 'If you could', the series continues with OxonRob. What a Casanova that man is! Throughout the off season we plan to learn a little bit more about many of our 'Usual Suspects'
| If you could............. | OxonRob - Robin Clive |
| Relive any 'non-sports related' moment in your life, what would it be and why? |
The birth of my first daughter, at which I assisted in quite a big way. |
| Enjoy a 'champagne moment' again in your career which one would it be and why? |
The time I won the largest ‘account’ in South Africa, at a time when I had no staff, no clients, no stationery and no offices, but could talk a good advertisement! |
| Enjoy a 'champagne moment' again in sport which one would it be and why? |
Scoring the winning try in my first game for my prep school 1st XV, and winning my colours at the same time. |
| Not be asked one question for the rest of your life what would it be? | Do you regret leaving South Africa? |
| Be a celebrity for the day who would you be? |
I loathe the cult of celebrity, and would hate to be one. However, if I must be, then Casanova. |
| Be a sports star for the day who would it be? | Barry John. |
| Have dinner with 4 people from the past or present who would they be? | Pete McCarthy, (wrote Road to McCarthy, and McCarthy’s Bar) David Niven, Geoffrey Chaucer and Lauren Bacall. Some of the best raconteurs around. |
| Witness one event from history what would it be? |
The tearing down of the Berlin Wall. |
| Go back in time and give advice to a 13 year old Robin Clive what would it be? | Stop having quite such a good time and concentrate on your schoolwork! |
| Win any sporting event in the world what would it be? |
The Masters. |
| Try out a new sport what would it be? | Three Day Eventing. |
| Have one extravagance what would it be? | Unending supplies of Louis Roederer Crystal Brut. |
| Only ever eat one meal again what would it be? | Cold poached (wild) salmon salad. |
| Live anywhere else in the world where would it be? | Having lived in the USA, Belgium, France and South Africa so far, apart from my native UK, I don’t want any more ‘abroad’. I’d simply move to Devon. |
| Support any other Rugby Club which would it be and why? | London Welsh, because they are so like us, but closer to the amateur ethos. Anyway I played for them! |
| Tell us a claim to fame what would it be? |
I once had a book presented to the Queen. |
| See into the future what do you expect to be doing in 10 years time? |
Retired and living on royalties, or sitting on a damp cloud, harping! |
| Only ever drink one drink again what would it be? |
A pint of Hook Norton on a summer’s evening. |
| Do any other job other than your current one what would it be? |
History Professor. |
| Change one thing about yourself what would it be? |
Inherit a large passive income. |
| Buy one player from past or present to play in London Irish colours who would it be? | Mike Gibson at 12. |
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