Being number eight is a unique position.
You are the lynchpin of the team because you're the link between the backs and the forwards.
This is a very demanding position to play.
Simon Taylor's facts
You need to have the physical strength of a forward combined with the speed and skill of a back.
Basically you've got to be a good all-rounder but especially have good ball handling skills and be a strong runner.
I have to control the ball at the back of the scrum.
And sometimes I can even pop up in the line-out!
In order to mix things up, our hooker, usually Gordon Bulloch, will choose to throw the ball to me as an alternative to our main line-out target, normally Scott Murray.
As if this isn't enough to keep me busy, as a marauding number eight I can also be found right in the middle of most rucks and mauls!
You need to be extremely fit to be a good No.8 - which means sticking to a tough training regime.
I do three weights sessions a week, four rugby sessions and extra fitness work too.
I also play a competitive game every week for my club Edinburgh Reivers. It's the best training you can get.
It is important to eat healthily - and I try to, but there's no point getting obsessed with it - you don't want to start weighing things or anything like that!