many of those on the pitch also joined ed for the gruelling 350 mile three day bike ride last month in the august heat. so, forformer players, is this any easier? i would say honestly this is harder. because you think it s still inside you to play the game and take the contact, but it s tough, it s tough, obviously its class being back at kingsholm with all the lads again. it s something i thought i d never do personally. i said to my wife, i promised her i d never play rugby again. then obviously as the years go by, billy asked me, obviously the reasons around ed as well, it s one of them where you kind of have to do and want to. i think it was possibly one of the hardest things i ve ever done but still worth it, the bike ride. some of us have still got no feeling in our feet, i ve still got two toes. it s obviously tragic and we ve just got to be around him, support him, support his family,