Q&A with Max Evans of Scotland and Castres

Following on from todays squad announcement from Scotland for the 6 Nations, I am pleased to announce that Scotland international Max Evans has kindly agreed to answer your questions about all things rugby (and I am sure some non rugby ones too, if you ask nicely!).

Max plays as a centre or wing and has recently joined Castres, after leaving Glasgow Warriors.


I am sure you will have plenty of questions, so all it leaves me to do is to once again thank Max for taking the time out of his busy schedule and to wish him luck on his upcoming 6 Nations campaign.

Cheers!

Adam

Please note that all questions regarding Max's private life, will not be submitted.

Is it a problem that there are so many Scottish internationals playing outside of Scotland?

Is there such a thing as an out and out winger anymore or should all wingers be able to play either centre or fullback?

Did you ever seriously consider playing for England at the highest level?


You were a very good golfer, do you think you could have played professionally?


How are things for Thom after his injury?

Scotland's try-scoring problem - is it that we are not capable of making the breaks, or just that we don't convert them? What can be done to fix the problem?

What have the reactions of the squad been to the announcement of Scott Johnson's appointment?

Did you find it difficult to continue with rugby after your brothers injury?

Do Castres approach rugby with a different mentality to Glasgow?

Toonie, a gifted unpredictable player, but a less gifted somewhat predictable coach? Harsh or fair?

What has been the highlight of your Scotland career so far?

Which player have you most enjoyed playing against and why? Also, which player have you least enjoyed playing against?

What are your views on the way that French pro's train - as in the "more is more" philosophy? Players such as Rory Lamont and Nathan Hines have criticised it saying that players aren't fresh come game day because of the beastings during the week.

Pls can you let Big Euge know that we have officially moved the sabbath to Mondays?! Cheers

Couple of questions for Max...

1) What is the best piece of advice you have received relating to rugby and who was the advice from?


2) If you were stranded on a desert island, what 3 items would you want with you and why?


3) When you get a break from rugby training and games what is your favourite comfort food (anything that you love but coaches/nutritionists frown upon :P?)

Thanks

The decisions made by Ben Morgan and Steven Shingler on which country to commit to for possibe caps has caused quite a bit of discussion here on 606v2. How difficult a decision did you find it, to choose to follow your Scottish routes?

Which player that you've faced on the rugby pitch scared you the most?

when playing with scotland, do you have a 'favourite enemy', a team that you really want to beat?

Can you give Sean Maitland a call and ask him to declare for Scotland? I know that's a little bit like asking a Turkey to vote for Christmas ...

max, do you see yourself as a wing or a centre primarily?

Also welcome to all new members, most of the scottish posters on here are generally decent banter, join in on the other threads!

Who do you think out of the current Scotland squad will make it into the Lions 2013 squad?

Do you have any funny nicknames?

Do you think your team place could be under threat from Visser?

How much of a disruption to the squad is the Shingler saga creating

So Max are we getting a football Premier League like franchise in France. Rugby is quite brutal as well you know personally and can be a short lived career. So fair play to those who get a good deal and good luck at Castres. I guess one great thing is that the bar will be raised maybe to the level of competing better with SH teams

How much can you bench press/squat and who can lift the most/least in the Scotland team and how much can they lift??

I've heard Geoff Cross is a beast for squats!

What do you think the final order of the 6 Nations will be?

I'm going to move the discussion from this thread into a separate thread to allow the questions to be easily sent to Max.

Couple of questions got removed in the interests of keeping the conversation makiing sense on the new thread.

RugbyDreamer
Max - what drew you to rugby union over any other sport? what made you choose it?

Anna Banana
Max - Anything you particularly want to do/achieve after rugby e.g. Business aspirations? Golf?

How much are you influenced when choosing a club, by how many players there you already know?

Max - What are the most memorable club/international try's you've scored in your career so far?

Good luck in the 6 nations!

Did you put Chris Masoe off joining the Warriors from Castres?

Knackeredknees wrote:How much of a disruption to the squad is the Shingles saga creating

Should we areally be asking questions about the boys spreading STDs amongst the camp?

RDW_Scotland wrote:How much can you bench press/squat and who can lift the most/least in the Scotland team and how much can they lift??

THIS is the stuff that everyone wants to know!

Folks, we have now forwarded your questions to Max. Thanks for your contributions, and hopefully we get some interesting answers back.

Who is the fastest in the Scottish squad?