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VIDEO – England players’ other sporting passions

28 July 2010

  • Find out what England players’ other sporting passions are
  • Youngs, Monye, Foden, Flood, Worsley and Easter speak to RFU.com

The England squad will not be back at Twickenham until August 8 when Martin Johnson calls his players together for a week-long training camp.

Modern day rugby stars like to keep fit during the off season so RFU.com caught up with a few of the players to discover which other sports they like to play and watch.

Find out what England stars Ben Youngs, Ugo Monye, Ben Foden, Toby Flood, Joe Worsley and Nick Easter will be doing away from the rugby field this summer.

Northampton Saints full back Ben Foden summed up the attitude of the squad to all sports when he said: "I’m pretty keen at every sport, I’m one of those guys who enjoys playing sport to relax. I’ve taken up golf so can be seen hitting the ball into the trees and the rough.

"When I was younger I used to play a lot of tennis and football – the only thing I’m not very keen on is swimming because I don’t seem to float very well."

Football, tennis and cricket are popular and lots of the players play golf, but who is the darts fan?

You can see the England players in action at Twickenham Stadium when Martin Johnson’s squad host a free open training session on August 11. England Women, who start their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign against Ireland on August 20, will also be training in front of the public on the day.

Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the England teams in the Senior England Men news section and the England Women news section on RFU.com.