A rugby boy has stopped smashing pints for six months

Dai Rossiter is renowned in EURFC for loving a snakey. Forget Dracula in charge of the blood bank and think Hugh Heffner in the back of a Fake Taxi, or Oliver Reed at an Irish stag party. Going sober for six months hasn’t been easy for the guy.

What has been the hardest occasion for you to resist getting on the sauce?

Being a proud Welshman, it was very difficult not to have a pint or eight in celebration of the big win against England this world cup.

To give us an idea of how loose you were before your sober six, what’s the worst state you’ve been in whilst at uni?

Well last year I had a big one until 8am, then got myself ready for the Gary Player (all dayer) and was there for 2pm. I was kindly greeted with a four pint work station on arrival for being late.

How has it been being a non-drinker at EURFC socials?

The boys have been supportive more than anything. Drinking safeties just means people think I’m getting binned and it means I can remember all the funny shit that happens in the morning.

How do you intend to raise money, and do you have a target?

Well, next week a load of the rugby boys and I will be dropping in on all the socials to ask people to chuck a few quid in a bucket. I just want to raise as much as possible basically, and I hope all the other societies buy into this initiative as much as EURFC have done.

If one of the rugby boys comes into your social next week, yes make him bolt, but chuck a few quid in his bucket whilst he’s at it.