| Name: Mike Skinner | Former Clubs: Coventry Schools, Caymen Islands, Scalloway |
| Age: 48 | Shetland debut/Honours: Too long ago to remember/ too many to mention.
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| Height: 5' 10" | Highlight of Rugby career: Entering national leagues with Shetland |
| Weight: 12st | Worst event in Rugby career: Playing hooker against Orkney |
| Place of Birth: Coventry | Best event in Rugby: Scotland beating Franceto win 5 Nations 1999 |
| Position: Scrum half | Worst event in Rugby: England winning World Cup |
| Favourite Food: Foie gras | Childhood hero: Gareth Edwards |
| Least Favourite Food: Andouilette | Toughest opposition: London Welsh 1990 |
| Favourite Drink: Badoit | Biggest influence on rugby career: Mal Smith |
| Least Favourite Drink: Whisky | Pet hates: Racism |
| Favourite Film: Apocalypse Now | Superstitions: None |
| Favourite Music: Reggae | Who don't you like sharing a cabin with & why: vegetarian, teetotal snorers |
| Favourite Actor: Bob McBain | Who would be your ideal 3 cabin mates: |
| Favourite Pub: The Pelican Port of Spain | Ambitions in Rugby: To be forced out of the side by a crop of young players |
| Favourite Rugby Song: None | Other: Never to be forced out by younger players |