“ON MY FIRST DAY AT BORO, PAUL INCE TOOK THE PISS AND SAID, ‘WE’VE SIGNED BOB THE BUILDER!’”
Before turning professional, you worked on a building site and in a factory – what was that like?
I realised pretty quickly that I didn’t want to work on a building site or in a factory for the rest of my life – it was the perfect motivation to work on my fitness and keep chasing my dream. I had to carry a hod on my back up a set of ladders all day long, but it gave me great lower body strength and huge calves. After work every night, I’d go for a five-mile run with a couple of rugby players who lived near me, and my physicality improved a lot.
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