1. | Name | Will Bate |
2. | Nickname | LT (‘Little Tank’ James Singleton, 2014) |
3. | Position | Outside Centre |
4. | Previous Clubs | Local clubs include Eccles and Sedgley, Newcastle clubs include Blaydon & Gateshead Thunder |
5. | Earliest Rugby Memory | Playing at New Springs Legion Lions over in Aspull |
6. | Best ground you’ve played at | Headingly Stadium/Gateshead International Stadium |
7. | Rugby Idol | Chris Cockton – He once ate Nando’s out of chicken, and put on 3 stone whilst paying for nutritional advice… I aspire to be him. |
8. | Best dressed team mate | Ben Stubbs, Suave Cat that Fella |
9. | Worst dressed team mate | Jack Robinson, he’s been seen in the bar after a game in a shirt and tie, his just played in dirty shorts and flip flops |
10. | Worst training drill? | Speak to Crouchy Junior about our warm up… He knows my thoughts on this one |
11. | If you didn’t play rugby, what sport would you play | Darts… I’d be a model too |
12. | Favourite rugby moment | David Bruen not giving a two on one against Silloth at home in promotion play off in 2013 and getting absolutely ended… Bit top heavy that kid. |
13. | Celebrity lookalike | Tough one, either Gollum from Lord of the Rings, or the midget bloke from Fort Boyard |
14. | Which 3 famous people would you have over for dinner | Simon Frost, Ben Stubbs and Mike Richardson… If I could get an autograph and a picture with those three, my life would be complete |
15. | Last try you scored | Genuinely not sure… they all blend in to one and there’s been so many! |
Will is sponsored by Clearview Corporate Advisory, working with companies looking at invoice finance for the first time and companies looking to benchmark their existing invoice finance facility. Clearview are long term supporters of Bolton RUFC and Director Mark Critchlow is a regular attendee at both home and away fixtures.
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