Hey everyone Benkimer Radio episode 521 I think but talking of numbers and

talking of how long this podcast has been around the guest I'm talking to today has actually been

on the show a couple of times before and will probably want some kind of plaque, maybe some

kind of foot no, maybe his name on my spare room door or something make James

Haskell welcome back hello I can't believe it 521 podcast yeah me that's

insane that is an amazing achievement in itself. Commitment.

Pat yourself on the back. I know you will be because always pack yourself in the back.

Takes one to know one.

Yeah, it does, it does. And I do want to to plaque and I mean I think it wasn't my two episodes

ratings would have dipped down a business would have failed but I'm glad I'm back into

pepp it up. Is this the third time you've been on? Yeah it is yeah yeah it is the third time yeah.

And the last time you're on you are still actively playing rugby still chasing the egg.

Yeah.

mate how does it feel now retirement is fully sunk an in like are you

missing the game? So I'll be completely honest with you it's like I never

played rugby.

It is genuinely like I had never it's like it happened to somebody else.

I have not apart from my podcast house of rugby and obviously I watch bits and pieces. I don't have anything to do with it.

I don't my house has got bits of you know some memorabilia around but the contrary

to what people think it's not like a complete shrine to me where every room was plastered in England Caps,

photographs moved my shirt off, you know, as sort of videos of me doing, you know, highlight

real things.

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