If I was to sit there and think about anything, it would be, 'What can you look forward to, what can you put your time into, and what can help you grow up?'

I don't have too many gadgets in the house. I do like playing computer games every now and again, though.

I would never think of myself as a celebrity.

I like watching any good players.

You always look at a game and see what you can take out of it to help you go to the next level.

I've proved what I can do in bits, but I need to get better at everything.

Obviously, international rugby is a different level, but there are some really good players around.

Big games are usually about doing the simple things well - not trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat.

You review a game. You don't brush over anything you did well and look at anything you could improve. There's stuff to get better at, it's not hard to find.

Sometimes you get put into difficult situations where both players are trying to go forward, and it's tough to be able to be as clean as you'd like to be.

I was always watching Dad lift trophies. That made me want to do what he does.

I'm my own person, and I don't expect anything from anyone.

You always think you're ready earlier than you are.

I spent my time chasing rucks and never managing to hit any, so I quickly switched out to the backs.

For me, you just get on with what's in front of you. It's always been the case.

You must be confident and on top of all the plays you call.

You always want to hear from the best about how to be the best.

I want to learn, but I also want to show that I can cope. That's what you always want to do, to step up and perform.

There will be nothing better than playing international rugby. It's a dream come true.

In the holidays at school, I used to go training with my dad every day. I used to see the hard work that went in behind what was an unbelievable Wigan team.

I don't know how many times you see 10s tackle each other.

I have always been a person with big aspirations, and I have always been confident I could take my opportunity, but you never know until you are out there.

You do anything you can for your team.

Rugby's all I've ever wanted to do.

Every time I kick a goal, I do the Joining Jack sign, which is two Js linked together for Jack's charity and for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Getting to the halfbacks is a big part of any game.

You'd be pretty stupid not to pick up things that others do well, people you admire.

The main thing for me - as a leader, anyway, is that you perform well. That's most of the battle.

You see what type of player I am, and you see a lot of that in leaders. Hopefully, you lead from the front and, first and foremost, play well.

I love practising, ever since I was that kid in the field, but I don't set targets for each session or anything.

Of course there are technical aspects to it, but every kicker has his own style. You have to find your own way, what works for you. The most important thing is to be comfortable and at ease.

The technical stuff does matter. It gives you a bit more ownership, a bit more power to choose what you do so that if you miss one, you can try to figure out a way, and that makes the next kick really exciting because it means you've got to commit everything to it.

Wales are obviously a team that like to play rugby in your half and put as many people as possible in the front line and get off the line and put pressure on you.

As with any skill, you have to work at leadership. Watch how the best do it, review what you've done, and look at what you might do.

You've got to be genuine and not try and be someone else - but be a better you all the time.

I don't think anyone is untouchable.

That's the way it should be: there has to be a drive to constantly improve.

Everybody loves playing against the best teams.

I don't like to get too far ahead of myself.

Rugby is a game where everything is connected - from your kicking game to your defence to your set piece and attack.

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