“You go out there, you pound your knees for 12 minutes, then you come and sit for 12 minutes, your back gets tight. Then you've got to go back out there for another 12 minutes and then come and sit for 12 minutes, and then maybe at the end of the game your team needs a stop and you can't help your team. It pounds the knees and stiffens up your back.”

British politician and former military officer

Sir Robert Ben Lobban Wallace is a British politician and former military officer. Born in 1970, he served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2019 to 2023 and was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 2005 to 2024. He represented Wyre and Preston North, after previously serving as MP for Lancaster and Wyre. His public life combines military service with senior government work, especially in defence and parliamentary politics.