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Paddy Wallace (Ulster) The Scarab (Paul Shields)

Paddy Wallace (Ulster) The Scarab (Paul Shields). It's a beetle, and with his black hair and the fact that he's quite stocky, he looks like one of those beetles out of the film The Mummy.

Best nickname:

Favourite line/scene from a movie:

"Get busy living or get busy dying." Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption.

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Last book you read and why:

David Beckham's autobiography to try and kill a bit of time. Before that It was Roy Keane's autobiography; it's much better.

Heineken or Guinness?

Guinness.

Worst habit:

Untidiness. I'm a bit of a slob. My girlfriend's moved in with me to my new flat, which is lucky for me as people will not realise the condition of the flat before that. Whenever I was injured, I didn't fancy much tidying up or washing so it was just left about the place. It was a pigsty before she moved in.

Christmas cracker joke:

Where do you weigh a pie? Answer: Somewhere over the rainbow. (Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high)

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To get away from Donncha (O'Callaghan).

Most annoying team-mate:

Neil Doak in Australia. Restless, couldn't relax. Couldn't sleep and kept the television on until 3 a.m.

Least favourite ground:

Sportsground.

Give us a recipe that includes pasta:

Carbonara. I would grill the bacon and slice it up.

Add a bit of cream, parmesan cheese and melt that in the pan. Add the bacon and the sauce to the pasta with a fresh sprig of mint.

What's in the CD player?

The Darkness. 50 Cent.

Favourite breakfast:

Full Irish.

Lord Of The Rings or Star Wars:

Lord Of The Rings. Gandalf is my favourite character.

One item for a desert island:

My laptop.

One luxury you cannot do without:

My new car, arriving in January. A Mazda RX8.

Number of times you lied in this interview so far:

Zero.

Who will win this competition (European Cup)?

Sale Sharks.

Dog/cat/budgie:

Dog.

Favourite cuisine:

Chinese.

Pamela Anderson/Heidi Klum/Miriam O'Callaghan:

Heidi Klum.

Boxer shorts/Y-fronts/thongs:

Boxers, please.

Party piece:

Walking on my hands.

Favourite body part:

My left foot because it's the only thing I haven't broken yet.

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