I know most players speak well of their millionaire owner but Nigel Wray really is a great guy and a genuine

I know most players speak well of their millionaire owner, but Nigel Wray really is a great guy and a genuine fan.”Obviously international rugby is a step up, but league rugby is now very competitive. There are no easy games and more is being asked of us each week – we’re all fitter than before, especially the second rows. Francois Pienaar is very keen for us to play attractive rugby, but no one’s place in the first team is secure and that’s as it should be.”Despite such squad psychology, Grewcock’s future seems as secure as any young player’s, especially as he has just signed a three-year contract with Saracens. Being a big lad I was just told ‘you’re playing’ – but I was never selected for representative age- group teams or anything like that. Because I hadn’t been on that particular treadmill, it might explain why I’m so enthusiastic about it all now.”Basically, I’ve always been a second row although Coventry tried me out at No 8.

In all honesty, I was a very average No 8 and had no confidence – I seem to be in the game more as a lock. I’ve been using weights to build myself up since I joined Coventry I’m 6ft 6in and weigh 171/2st which I am very happy with. I wouldn’t want to get any heavier because the props wouldn’t be able to lift me as high at the line-outs and it would put more pressure on my mobility in the loose.”Coming to Saracens at the beginning of last season was a dream move. It will certainly be a challenge.”He’s one of those players who even when you’re playing against him you’re always looking at what he’s doing.

He’s very active around the pitch and brilliant in the line-outs.”Grewcock, a native Midlander who joined his local club Barker’s Butts from school and did not switch to Coventry until he was 21, is still amazed at how far he has come. “As far as my own development is concerned, everything has gone much quicker than I originally thought. I played rugby at school in Coventry – I didn’t have any choice, really. “Whenever I play against Martin it’s always enjoyable,” he said.