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<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">Rahul Bose, Actor, Director. On participating in the Asian Rugby Championships at Bangkok this month.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Tell us more about the rugby championships.</span><br />This championship is held every two years. This year there are 11 teams participating including Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Kazakhistan and Sri Lanka. We played Thailand and Kazakhistan, losing against both the countries. With Thailand we put up a good show, but lost considerably to Kazakhistan. <br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">How does it feel to be part of the team?</span><br />It''s great to represent your country abroad. You hear your national anthem and see your nation''s flag go up. Cricket took around 40 years to come of age. These are just the early years of Indian rugby. I am happy to be part of the team.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">How long have you been playing rugby?</span><br />Counting my school days, I''ve been playing for 21 years now. My position is scrum-half or wing. Clearly, we''re the weakest team in this tournament, but that''s because we''re the newest team. We have miles to go. But this year we''ve done good. We trained in Mumbai under a coach from England. Our team consists of people from Manipur and cities like Bangalore and Mumbai. And one of the greatest things about this game is that you''re only as good as your performance on the field. India has the scope and talent and with money and infrastructure it should take us about 25 years to be as good as any other country in this game.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">What''s next when your return to Mumbai?</span><br />I am back on November 24 and there are three more films I am looking to act in. After Everybody Says I''m Fine I took a month-long break which was great. By the end of the month, it''s back to the world of movies.<br />kanakhirani@indiatimes.com </div> </div>