Arabian Knights Profiles: No9 - McNab


Sarrie Krishna!

By Our FB7s Correspondent
July 3 2006

The Artist. The Voice of Reason. The Tattooed Alf Garnett. The Man. The Legend. Ladies and Gentlemen, thesaracens.co.uk is privileged to present to you the Knights no9, the Preimership's most famous Francophile and FB7s badge designer: McNab Name: Mark Beauchamp

Number 9

Nickname: McNab

Age: 43

Height: 5’9” in my Cubans.

Weight: 12 and a half stone (but I’m working on it!)

Playing position 7s/15s: 7’s any back position. 15’s scrum half.

Past Fat Blokes appearances: None

Who introduced you to the Knights? The Giant Pea (Ed: That's Large in his green Ralph Lauren sweater, if you didn't know already)

Current club: None

Former clubs: Schoolboy Rugby at Cheshunt. Numerous sides during 10 years in Army and the infamous Mad Octopus 7’s side.

Honours: Taking out Buck Shelford from behind when he wasn’t looking and didn’t have the ball. Thank god he saw the funny side.

Job:. Combustion Engineer, Piss Artist.

Favourite Current Saracens player: Kyran Bracken

Favourite All-time Saracens player: Quite a few but I think Alex Keay inspired me the most. Great player.

Favourite All-time player in the World ever: Gareth Edwards.

Boyhood rugby hero: Jean Pierre Rives. I played Flanker as a schoolboy and he was my hero for years. (Nothing to do with my surname you bastards!)

(Ed: Do you really think we believe that, Monsieur Bowe-shawm?)

Favourite Food: A good Ruby.

Favourite Drink: Maker's Mark Bourbon.

Why no.9? No reason apart from played at 9 most of the time.

Worst rugby injury: Broke both collar bones. Had mega problems wiping my arse!!

Most embarrassing on-field moment: Too many to mention. I threw three interception passes in one match and got the tag Exocet for a while.

Most embarrassing off-field moment: Dunno, you tell me!

What are the three things you'd love to do before you die:

1. Stay awake till the end of the evening?

2.Stop getting uptight watching Sarries.

3.Finish getting tattooed.

What are the three things you won't do before you die:

1. See Wails win the World Cup.

2. Ever say “good game, Ref”

3. Stop farting in public.



Give us a favourite web site link (keep 'em clean, please): http://www.sacredarttattoos.co.uk/ Spot the McNab tats.

Bookmark or share this story with: