Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards proves to be an intense interview subject for The Times' Paul Kimmage.
"He is in the Wales team hotel in the Vale of Glamorgan having his portrait taken. The photographer, Richard Stanton, has seated him in a black leather chair and is trying to cajole him: “Move this way, please, Shaun . . . Look here . . . Lean forward . . . hand under your chin.” He complies but does not speak. Five minutes pass. The atmosphere is intense.
"Stanton is pulling rabbits out of hats trying to lighten the mood. “What about a smile, Shaun?” “That’s not really me.” “Well, perhaps just a little more relaxed. Maybe a happy look?” “Not right now.”
"He jumps up and says he needs to use the toilet. Stanton wonders if he will see him again but he returns a few minutes later and the shoot resumes; same pose, same atmosphere. “Perhaps, just for this last pose, you can offer a grin?” Stanton pleads. No reply. “Just a little smile?” “It wouldn’t be right,” he says."
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