Jonathan Davies is not only one of rugby's most colourful characters but also one of its most controversial. And he's been around a bit.
The diminutive Davies was schooled in the Welsh language in Trimsaran - a Welsh former mining town 20 miles from Swansea. He left school with two A levels: for Welsh and geography.
There is in irony in the fact the sport he was not considered to have the physique to play allowed him to experience geography empirically, playing internationally for his country.
His small frame was further put to the test when he moved to rugby league. Controversy abounded when he was signed for Widnes Vikings in England. Later, he moved to Australia and played for Sydney's Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in 1991 and the North Queensland Cowboys in 1995.
'I had a young family. I had to think of their future,' he said of the radical shift. 'I turned to league as I was offered a very good package that at the time suited me. They're both very different games, I enjoyed both and I don't have any regrets. '
Perhaps there is more truth in the comment he made on television's A Question of Sport in 1995 when asked what the biggest change was after returning to play rugby union: 'It's the first time I've been cold for seven years. I was never cold playing rugby league.'