Hanging out with Toulouse and former All Blacks No.9 Byron Kelleher © Getty Images

Wednesday night saw all the team head to Scalinis restaurant for the first of our London tour dinners. A great Italian restaurant – and I’m told celeb haunt - it was nearly packed out by all the boys! We were also treated to some opera singing by actors who were masquerading as waiters and waitresses. That was a real treat and some of the squad even joined in!

We trained in Hyde Park yesterday, which was a bit of a departure from being on a rugby pitch but a great experience none the less! The backs and the forwards did separate training sessions with Kingsley and Philippe. It was quite interesting to see how the language barriers disappear when you start playing and everyone just slots into their roles so naturally.

It was quite emotional for me as my Under 9s made the journey down from Spalding to see the guys in action. They had a great day out and were able to see some of the best players in the world training in one place. Pretty special. It was all capped off by them meeting the squad after training and getting their shirts and balls signed.

Paul Sackey even competed in a sprint race with some of them! It was great to see how even guys at this level are happy to engage with the next generation of talent. My family were up yesterday – my wife Becky and my two boys – and they also met all the boys.

The day was topped off by a pub quiz in Canary Wharf. Hosted by Match Sponsors MasterCard, it was a fantastic event. Will Greenwood, their Rugby Ambassador, made for an excellent quiz master! Each of the boys were assigned to a table of staff and the winning team was captained by Xavier Rush – a good Omen I hope!!

MC Will Greenwood takes charge at the quiz night © Getty Images

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