I probably see the game more naturally from the wing and if I’m honest I’m probably better there. I really tried to make it work there but I’m okay with the change. I was like, ‘I played scrum half for four years! I’ve played for England there. “I played scrum half recently and someone described me as a ‘winger slotting in at scrum half’. And though she’d rather it was 9, as she’d spent most of her early years honing her abilities at the base of the pack, she’s content with whatever number sits between her shoulder blades. She’s just finished a training session with England and has been named in the starting XV to take on Scotland in the opening game of her country’s Six Nations title defence. I’m grateful to be where I am.”Īt present she’s in her car. Every day I’m trying to be a little better. I’ve learned to let go of the things I can’t control and to focus on the one percent things that I can control. “I wouldn’t say always,” she says with a laugh. But I’ve got to ask, is she always this upbeat? Despite some signal issues which cause temporary breaks in the video call, it’s been an absolute joy speaking to the England scrum half-turned-winger with 24 caps. We’re half an hour into our conversation and Claudia MacDonald hasn’t stopped smiling.
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