I was only operating at about 80% of my capacity.

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It's a really exciting time to be involved in Welsh rugby.

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I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people.

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I was diagnosed with the illness right before the 1995 World Cup.

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I am very excited to be here in Wales and look forward to putting on the Cardiff Blues shirt.

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The biggest thing for me is just to get out on that field. Just to do that will be incredible.

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It's been a long road back to health and fitness for me. I am just glad to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most.

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How do I take a step? How do I lift my foot off the ground, move it through the air a little bit and then bring it down? I had to teach myself to walk again.

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Towards the end of 2003 it was hard to get through training - and the darkest point was when a doctor told me there was a possibility I could end up in a wheelchair.

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I was on dialysis for 18 months before the transplant, so it was important I tried to look ahead to days like my comeback this Saturday. You need those big goals to drive you on.

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