Name - Kelly McCallum

Age - 31

Position - Fly Half

Country - Canada

Q - How did you get into rugby?

At University a friend invited me to watch his club rugby match. I had only seen one match before and really had no idea about the game at all because back then in Canada the only sports that made it on to TV were ice hockey, basketball and American football. In the end his game got moved and I ended up watching the Douglas women's rugby team warming up. They were short a player and were going to have to forfeit the game and although I had no idea how to play they convinced me that if I played out on the wing, my 12 year old brother could run up and down the sideline and tell me what to do! I loved it from the start (despite running forward for an American football style pass first off!)

Q - How did you get to international level?

I started playing club rugby in 1993 and within a year I was selected for the British Columbia provincial women's team. In 1997 I made the first Canadian women's sevens team and played in the first Hong Kong Seven's women's tournament. I then travelled to Australia and played for Brothers rugby club and made the Queensland Reds state side. After returning to Canada in 2000 I was selected for the Canadian women's national team where I've been ever since and, as of this season, I captain. In 2002 my husband and I moved to the UK and since then I have been playing for Premiership club Richmond WRFC.

Q - What coaching and fitness advice do you receive?

Most of my rugby coaching comes from my club sessions twice a week. My husband Lance is the Richmond coach and also Canada's assistant coach. The rest of the Canada coaching team are obviously based over there so although they monitor my training programme each season and test my fitness in training camps each year, I'm mainly responsible for my own physical training.

Q - What's your top training tip?