The College has over 480 registered boys playing rugby union.
"Most of us were just playing union," he says now, laughing.
For all students in first and second year it is mandatory that they play rugby union.
Ukraine have been playing international rugby union since the early 1990s.
Suddenly the call of the professional league was a very strong draw to men who could not claim money for playing union.
I grew up playing union, so I had the basic skills.
His athletics career started in 1996 at school, where he also played rugby union.
He played rugby union at English county level and decided to try weight training.
He is notable as the first black man to play rugby union for England.
The club and all of its players were banned from playing rugby union in the future.