"Even when we meet for this interview, the 51-year-old sits down with the wrong person - a local vicar - in a cafe in Market Harborough. Eventually, he moves around the corner to my table. Resilient to the last."

"But it was during five years at Leicester where Stimpson felt truly at home. He still lives in the area, with his wife, three children and dog, and coaches juniors at his local Market Harborough RUFC."

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