Joshua Black: This is quickly turning into the “prop focus” as we’ve interviewed a few front row during this series. Can you explain the mentality of a prop to those who just don’t understand.

Stephen Duffus: Scrums are life! Playing prop is the only position in the game where you literally go head-to-head with your opposite number, it is a physical and mental battle that I love. I could have an awful game in the loose but if the scrum is going forward I've done my job.

JB: It looks like you’ve been enjoying your first season as a Greendog. Did it feel like a leap of faith or did you always know you would be welcomed the way you have been?

SD: Joining a new club is always a daunting experience but I knew the environment would be class from my experiences with Goose. From day one I've loved it here, and was really surprised at how welcoming everyone was.

JB: Unless I’ve missed it, I believe you have yet to sing in front of the club and it’s members the same way that I did. If you’re called to the microphone, what will you sing?

SD: Yeah, I think you missed our trip to East Retford, but I sang a bit of tenacious D on the bus. Although I can never say no to a bit of 500 miles.

JB: Unlike most props you actually care about the food that goes into your body. But when you’re not so careful at a party, what are the five best buffet items that must go on your plate?

SD: Buffets are an opportunity to let your fat inner child run riot. Mine is all about the beige... sausage rolls, spring rolls, mini pizzas, mozarella sticks, and mini beef wellingtons.

JB: Shout out to Philippa for her work on filming the matches, what a legend. When you’re not watching rugby, what TV series is on the go?

SD: Yeah she is definitely a keeper haha. With the amount of time she spends watching me play rugby, I tend to give her free reign with the telly. Neighbours and Grey's Anatomy make regular appearances but we recently just got through the masked singer.

JB: Coming back onto the rugby, you definitely like to get into space with ball in hand. Has that always gone successfully? Not that I’m hinting at any particular moment this season...

SD: haha, I know exactly where you're going with this. I do like to play with ball in hand but in my last home game against Ashfield I got a bit excited and went for a triple miss pass with the big Cipriani wind up, it was magical... problem is it went straight into touch, I was mortified.

JB: You’ve been around a few rugby environments. What is the one thing that you would like to see us develop and what is the one thing that we have which is unique to us?

SD: This year has seen an influx of new players, which is brilliant. I'd like us to keep growing closer with each other, but that naturally comes with time and plenty of rum. The Birstall environment is unique in that there are so many different characters but we all pull together on and off the pitch, everyone has bought in. The buy in is so easy when the club looks after its players so well, a little bit of love goes a long way.

JB: To finish as always, why would you encourage people to come and join the club?

SD: I say this all the time... Give Birstall a week and you won't want to leave. It really is a community of people that look after each other. Being a Greendog is something special.