Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster) Shadow (Ronan O'Gara). Newly coined because he follows Christian Cullen everywhere. When Christian went in for his recent scan they had to ask Ronan to leave the room.

Best nickname:

Favourite line from a movie: "Nice beaver." "Why thank you. I had it stuffed last week." Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley in the Naked Gun 33 1/3.

Last book you read and why:

Roy Keane's autobiography. I wanted to get an insight into the whole controversy, then realised on reading the book that I knew all the stories already. It was ruined slightly but still took me the whole World Cup to complete.

Heineken or Guinness?

Neither, as I don't drink. A pint of milk will do nicely.

Worst habit:

Annoying people. For example John Hayes is a really quiet, unassuming guy and has no time for messing so sometimes I pretend that I'm his cousin to other people. That can usually get him going.

Christmas cracker joke:

What vegetable can make you cry? (Response) An onion? Did you ever get a slap off a turnip?

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To get to the other side.

Most annoying team-mate:

Shaun Payne. It's because he's so damn good at everything, from scrabble to lifting weights. We've already heard several times this season, "Watch how Shaun does this."

Least-favourite ground:

Moher Road.

Give us a recipe that includes pasta:

I'll need to ring my mother for this as I have only moved out of home this week. Acky Mullen, the chef to the Munster rugby team, does have his own unique concoction that I think includes about four litres of cream and a handful of pasta to be dished out amongst the entire squad. I'm not sure it's that healthy.

What's in the CD player?

Sting and the Police.

Favourite breakfast:

Porridge.

Lord Of The Rings or Star Wars:

I loved Star Wars as a kid but as we have two members of the Lord Of The Rings cast within the squad, I would have to go with that. We have Gimli the dwarf, who's a Frankie Sheahan lookalike, and Jason Holland, who's actually a hobbit from the Shire judging by his hairy feet.

One item for a desert island:

My mother.

One luxury you cannot do without:

Biscuits. McVitie's Fruit Shortcake for their superior dunking quality.

Number of times you lied in this interview so far:

Once. Jason Holland is not actually from the Shire or a hobbit; he just looks like one.

Who will win this competition (European Cup)?

Hopefully either Leinster or Ulster.

Dog/cat/budgie?

Dog.

Favourite cuisine:

I'm a bit of a plain eater so it's going to have to be Italian. Spices make me go a bit loopy.

Pamela Anderson/Heidi Klum/Miriam O'Callaghan:

Got to be Miriam O'Callaghan.

Boxer shorts/Y-fronts/thongs:

Boxers.

Party piece:

Joxer by Christy Moore.

Favourite body part:

My big ass. Apparently when Mum used to watch Ultie (Ultan) and myself playing for Con the only way she could identify us amongst the mill of bodies was by our big backsides. Although there was the day when she thought one of us was down injured and it turned out to be Dave O'Brien.

INTERVIEW: John O'Sullivan