Rugby gave me a confidence. I was quite shy and relatively timid, but it gave me the confidence to be a little bit more out-going and back myself a bit more.

I found in the past when I did a bit of punditry, I was very conscious of not saying anything negative about people I played against, because players are elephants and they remember when someone says something - I stored things for years and just waited for my opportunity.

There have been a couple of things I've been involved in launching that have been a bit more public, but I've always had other things tipping away in the background.

It's gone, OK? I've got a little bit better and sharper with each game back. I hope with the Italy game I will step up to another level.