It was in 2003 that I realised there was no choice but to have dialysis treatment - by the time of the World Cup that year, I could barely walk. A year later, I finally had a kidney transplant.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.