Jamal Ford-Robinson is detailing what the award he won at Gloucester's end of season bash was for when eventually he explains that "essentially it's about being a good club man".Given his standing among his peers, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who he has shared a dressing room with to argue.
The award was a welcome end to a hectic season for Ford-Robinson that began in mid-October when he was summoned into the squad at the 11th hour and scored the winning try against Harlequins. It could yet end with a second winners' medal of the campaign with Gloucester facing South African side the Sharks in tonight's Challenge Cup final while along the way he has hit a century of Premiership appearances as well as 100 matches for Gloucester.
So how will he spend his summer reflecting on it all? "Weekend getaways in the caravan," he says. "I'm all about the caravan life. I went down to Brean [in Somerset] and got some serious caravan envy because we definitely had the smallest one. But I only paid £3,500 and I'm very happy with it. It's big enough for me, the missus and the dogs."
Add caravanning to the list of interests that Ford-Robinson enjoys. He has dabbled in wrestling - "I'm undisputed, undefeated, still 1-0!" - as well as esports coaching. He's a keen photographer and has recently started vlogging, while it was during lockdown that his TikTok videos went viral.
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