What’s the most important bit of tech in your life?

My Sky TV at home. It’s great for relaxing and there’s always something on. I do love Netflix too — that’s ideal for when I’m away on rugby tours as I can download shows and films to watch on the bus and plane or in my hotel room.

How has tech helped your rugby career?

The game has changed so much. When I first started, the kit was all baggy but tech has made it state-of-the-art. Now it’s fitted so, ultimately, you get caught less. Then there’s Catapult Sports’ GPS in the kit — you can see it in that little square on the back of the shirt between the shoulders. Measuring distance, speed, pace and even intensity of hits has played a massive part in evolving the game.

Does tech help improve a team?

England coach Eddie Jones is a big believer in training harder than you play so we have some pretty tough sessions, measured using tech. When we get to the 70th minute the guys are still thinking correctly and executing skill under pressure and fatigue. We also have to train with EyeGym to enhance vision and reactions, basically by playing little games on a computer.

Does that tracking stretch to the gym training too?

We have a machine called Gym Aware that measures power, angle and speed of Olympic lifts rather than just number of reps. It’s like a yo-yo on a string attached to a box that connects to the bar and measures the movement.

What’s the best advice ever given to you?

Former All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick used to say, ‘Always train as if you’re number two trying to become number one.’ So you always have that hunger and desire to improve.

Are you a petrol-head?

I drive a Mercedes-Benz GLE but I did have a BMW i8, which was great fun. It was quite techy with the hybrid and in-car interface.

Do you use social media much?

I do use it and enjoy publishing to Instagram and Twitter. I also like to check out the pictures to see what people are doing. It’s also great for seeing training methods people are using.

What’s the worst rugby initiation?

It’s not as bad as people expect, especially in the professional game. I had to sing a song at an England after-match function with a couple of hundred people there. The song was Build Me Up Buttercup.

Robshaw plays for London club Harlequins (tickets.quins.co.uk)