Wood: Rugby is a very emotional game and when a team collectively brings it you have to match it

Tom Wood has a unique take on what makes a nice day out.

“I like nothing better than being spat at, when your backs are against the wall, being told you’re not good enough,” he says as he recalls England’s beatings at the Aviva and Millennium Stadiums.

“Nothing unites a team more than that. The Twickenham crowd is a very polite crowd, very passionate. Nothing like the hatred we get. That could be a double-edged sword.