MS = Mark Shaw
PH = Phil Hodgson

1.MS = Full name and nickname if you have one ??
PH = Phil Hodgson - Hoggy

2.MS = How long have you been in Rugby League ??
PH = 48 years!

3.MS = Who have you played for in Rugby League ??
PH = Market District BC (Bramley Juniors), Hunslet Juniors, Middleton Arms

4.MS = Do you like playing or watching ??
PH = Can only watch these days. You can’t beat playing though!

5.MS = What is your best moment in Rugby League ??
PH = Hunslet beating Wakefield Trinity 8-0 in the 1965 Challenge Cup semi-final.

6.MS = What is your funniest moment in Rugby League ??
PH = Missing the plane back from Italy in 2008 with the BARLA Great Britain Under 23s.
Some of us were put on a train to get to another airport. After three
hours we pulled into Padua – where we had been based for the tour. Back
where we started!

7.MS = What do you think of Rugby League in the south ??
PH = I think it’s fantastic – the growth of the sport is beyond what anyone could have
imagined only 25 years ago.

8.MS = Why did you become a Rugby League fan ??
PH = Went to a Hunslet game in 1963 and became hooked (Hunslet were a major side in those days).

9.MS = How did you become the Oxford Cavaliers Club Coach ??
PH = Didn’t know I’d been asked!

10.MS = What is it like working for the Oxford Cavaliers ??
PH = Great!

11.MS = Were do you see the Oxford Cavaliers at the end of this season year ??
PH = In Oxford.

12.MS = What would you like from the Oxford Cavaliers ??.
PH = Continued sustained progress.

13.MS = Do you think you can help raise the profile of the Oxford Cavaliers ??
PH = Yes, through further publicity in my role as a journalist.

14.MS = Can you tell us 5 things about the Oxford Cavaliers ??
PH = 1) Very pro-active club 2) Put down firm roots 3) Wear Hull KR shirts 4) Lionel Hirst behind their formation (I think) 5) Bulldog is Halifax mad )

15.MS = Is there anything you would like to say to the Club, the player and are supporter ??
PH = Keep up the great work!

Thank you Phil for you time.