From this, I know that I have to rework my questions to make sure they're relevant and specific to the interests of the reader. For example, changing 'Do you play rugby for fun or to win?' to something less biased and more proper, e.g. 'Which aspect of rugby do you enjoy most, the competition or social aspect'.
In addition, I need to ensure that my opening paragraph is completely unbiased, describing the circumstance and the players so they can answer as many relevant and important questions as possible. E.g. removing the 'How old are you?' and 'How long have you been paying rugby?' questions and including the information in my paragraph instead.
Also, I need to include a conclusion to my interview, to round off the article and provide a conclusion to the information gathered, and provide a message for the readers.
Final Version
SHEFFIELD SWANS THE INTERVIEW
Sheffield Swans is the largest girls rugby team in Sheffield, and one of the most successful in Yorkshire. But titles and trophies isn’t the only reason why these girls go out onto the pitch every Sunday and play like their life depends on it, we’ll see why from themselves in this interview. They tell us in their own words.
cat,
15
Newest Player on the Team
Q
.What got you interested in the sport?
A
. I started playing at school in PE, and I really liked it. Then our teacher mentioned that there was a new girls team that had started recently, which was the Swans, and I instantly decided to join,.
Q
. What’s your favourite part of the social side of the sport?
A
. Everyone on the team loves rugby, so no matter who they are, where they’re from or what they’re like, we can always talk and laugh about rugby because we’re all interested in it.
Q
. What’s your favourite part of the game - ie playing?
A
. It’s gotta be tackling! I love that, eventhough I’m small, I can take anyone down no matter how big or fast they are. And it’s always fun to see the surprise on their face when someone half their size takes them down.
Q
. Do you have a goal while playing rugby?
A
. Everyone is there to have fun, but I do get a bit competitive when we’re playing a match, especially if it’s in a festival or we’re playing against a team that have beat us before (and as there aren’t many girls teams lot, we play the same teams all the time so its a pretty regular occurence).
Q
. How often do you train per week, and how long per time?
A
. Twice a week for an hour - an hour and a half each time, on Thursdays and Sundays. But when we have matches it can turn into an all day event, we turn up an hour before to train, and then theres getting there and back, theres usually free fodod afterwards etc.
Q
. Would you recommend playing rugby to other people your age?
A
. Definitely. Its probably the one sport that fits absolutely everyone as soon as they join, from being in the front row to a winger there’s a place for everyone. Being part of a team helps you feel like you belong, especially because we try to be really friendly and include everyone as much as possible, so anyone will fit in.
Q
. What encourages you to keep playing rugby?
A
. Looking back at where I began, how I couldn’t pass the ball straight and was terrified to tackle, and then looking at where I am now, it really encourages me to keep training and playing to keep getting better and better. This combined with all the friends I’ve made, from this team and from the opposition that are always really friendly, I definitely won’t be leaving anytime soon.
maddie,
17
Fly Half
Q
.What got you interested in the sport?
A
.Well my friend said she needed people to do it with her because the team wasn’t very big at the time, and I just started DofE so I thought that it was the perfect opportunity to get two things done at once. But I ended up enjoying it so much that I decided to continue.
Q
. What’s your favourite part of the social side of the sport?
A
. Well, because our team’s so diverse, we have people from ten different schools around the city, and outside the city as well, girls from small towns come, you get to know people that you would’ve never met before and the fact that you’re bonding over things is really quite lovely.
Q
. What’s your favourite part of the game - ie playing?
A
. Honestly I’ve always really quite enjoyed mauls, but that’s probably really because I like a bit of a scrap. It’s actually really fun getting lifted, like the first time I did it I was terrified because, you know, two people throwing you into the air doesn’t sound like the safest thing in the world. But nah, its actually a lot of fun.
Q
. Do you have a goal while playing rugby?
A
. Honestly, I just do it for a laugh and because it keeps me vaguely fit. I think the whole point for girls is that most sports aren’t their forte. I don’t think I’d be able to be a dancer because I’ve not got the right build, but rugby allows you to do play anywhere depending on whatever your build is. With a lot of sports you feel like you’re being scrutinised a lot more than while you’re playing rugby.
Q
. How often do you train per week, and how long per time?
A
. Theres an hour training every week, we used to have fitness sessions ever week but due to a lack of availability it doesn’t happen anymore. Games can really range depending on what you’re doing. Festivals means the you play several different games, you can end up playing two hours. But most games are around an hour and twenty minutes.. I wish we had more playing time, and I wish I could train more.
Q
. Would you recommend playing rugby to other people your age?
A
. I’d recommend rugby to everyone, because it does’t matter who you are. Personally; I’m 5’8”, pretty medium build, I’ve got a friend that plays it thats 5’2” and really petite, I’ve got another friend thats 6’1” and a really strong build and honestly you can have different skills that mean you can do anything. You can be really fast or really strong or a bit of both and you’ll probably fit in somewhere. So I feel like everyone should give it a go. And also, its no where near as scary as you first think, like the first few times you get tackled its scary because you don’t really know how to react, but you get used to it, and honestly the pain is always worth it. I don’t think I’ve ever been satisfied about getting bruises but the girls on our team always compare bruising after a match, its like a badge that you’ve done something, like you’ve put some effort in. So I think its something everyone should do.
Q
. What encourages you to keep playing rugby?
A
. A lot of things encourage me to keep on playing rugby, because for one obviously I want to stay fit, and two theres such a team personality like its a family and I always feel like I’m letting everyone down the I’m not coming and girls rugby at the moment is still quiet small so if you don’t come then you know they might not have a full team to play... you’ve got to stay available. And it’s really helped me improve because in my mindset I’m still learning, because I think what you also get in girls rugby is that most girls are new, so they’re coming between, like you know I started at the age of 15 and I came not knowing anything about playing rugby and most people when they’re 15 they’ve been playing a sport for a few years, and its really just helped me learn to adapt to new things and I really love it.
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