YOU might have heard of poems and pints but Queen's College in Taunton will serve up rugby anecdotes and a choir on Saturday.

The choir providing the music and songs will be the Aber Valley Male Voice Choir, while the rugby wizardry will be provided by former Abertillery, Neath, Llanelli, Llanelli Scarlets, Wales Barbarians, scrum half, Rupert Moon or to give him his full name Rupert Henry St John Barker Moon.

'Moonie' was he was known called by the Llanelli fans, will be regaling the audience with tales of his playing career.

When asked what the good people of Taunton can expect from his talk, Moonie said rather tongue in cheek: "They can hear stories from someone who was not so good and how he ended up playing rugby with some people who were very good along the way."

For a generation of Llanelli fans, Moon was their hero, he gave his all, left it all on the pitch and fought to the end.

He might not have been the greatest scrum half in the world but as the fans would say' he was ours' and he was an integral cog in the Scarlets team.

One of Moon's proudest achievements in his playing career came in 1992, when Llanelli achieved a remarkable treble.

Taking up the tale, he said: "To win the cup, league and to beat Australia (the World Champions) in the same season is a remarkable achievement.

"I have only got off the phone from talking to Tony Copsey who was our second row at the time and we have been laughing like it was yesterday.

"I go back to Walsall and the days when the former Llanelli player Hamilton Lewis was running the touchline and regaling me with stories such as from the Llanelli v South Africa game in 1970 at Stradey Park.

"He told me what it was like to play at Stradey Park and why it was so special.

"Llanelli and Llanelli rugby club has been one of the biggest influences on me along with the supporters and the coach of the club (Gareth Jenkins). It all helped shape me as a person."

Moon played in an era when New Zealand, Australia and South Africa came to the UK and played test matches against England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales but also played counties or club sides.

By 1997, this all came to a halt.

Talking about this Moon said: "I think the way the game has gone it has changed to become more of a spectacle for television.

"Where as in my day there was more of an offering which made it vital as we were not playing the usual teams.

"When it all stopped (touring sides playing club teams) maybe it was the right time as the game was going professional but now maybe it should be looked at again.

"Look at the way in which the Lions latest tour played all the provisional teams in the run up to the test matches.

"It was a key part of developing this experience and pride."

While Rupert never got selected for the British & Irish Lions as a player, he did in 2001 come very close.

He was on holiday at the time in Australia following the tour and got told by the then Lions coach Graham Henry he might be needed. But it was never to be.

As he said a lot of rugby careers are built on being at the right place at the right time and having the help you need when you need it most.

And during his time at Queen's College in Taunton he will tell pupils of they aim to become a professional rugby player they need a plan B if it does not work out and they need to be better prepared for their futures.

All profits from the evening of rugby and song will go to Queen’s Foundation and the injured rugby players foundations of the WRU and RFU.

Tickets - £12 adults, £10 students – can be purchased from bookings.queenscollege.org.uk or by calling 01823 340880.