Ed Lewsey is a member of the Abu Dhabi Harlequins team and has represented Wales at U18 and U19 level.

Team: Abu Dhabi Harlequins 

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 95kg

Position: Scrum-half

Age: 35

Birthplace: Kent, England

Years in UAE: Three-and-a-half years

Honours: Wales U18s, U19s, and students

Favourite childhood memory of rugby: Caked in mud on Sunday mornings and climbing into a filthy communal bath, or watching David Campese score for the Wallabies v Barbarians at Cardiff Arms Park with my father

Favourite player growing up: Rob Howley

Rugby team you support: Wales

Best international player at the moment and why: Bismarck du Plessis – brutal and skillful in equal measure. Anyone sharing a name with a warship is pretty cool

Rule you would change and why: I would merge the codes into one global game of rugby 

Best game you ever saw: Difficult one. Either France v NZ World Cup semi 1999, or Wales v England also 1999 – Scott Gibbs’ famous try at Wembley – incredible to be there 

Toughest opponent in UAE: Still Paul Hart from Jebel Ali Dragons – great competitive attitude and he is almost as old as me

Funniest moment in your career: In hindsight, having my shorts pulled down v Northampton, whilst kicking. I missed the ball and they scored. We lost the game though, so I was not laughing at the time

Greatest achievement in any sport: Playing for Wales at junior level. The Junior World Cup in 1998 down in Toulouse was great fun

If you could be a professional in any other sport what it would be and why: Cricket – Kumar Sangakkara is one of my heroes. You don’t need to be super, super fit and your career lasts a long time 

Favourite meal: Roast lamb or a Portuguese dish called Bacalao con natas

Favourite place in the UAE: Fujairah