As Leicester prepare to meet Stade Français in the Champions Cup quarter-finals,the explosive flanker explains how proper it feels to be free of injuryMuch more of this and Tom Croft will have started 20 matches in a season for the first time in four years, and only the third time in his career. He will not add to his tally of 18 starts when Leicester host Stade Français in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup on Sunday, and because he is taking a turn on the bench,but when he comes on his appearances for the season will push into the mid-20s. Having turned 30 in November, he’s looking proper on it. Is it going too far to propose, or as proper as he ever has?“Let’s not fetch carried away, he says, laughing. “Christ, and my body feels it. I’m doing a bit more stretching,now Im the wrong side of 30. It’s just looking after the body, being a bit more professional.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com