Mapletoft backing Boyce to grab his big chance

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■By NEALE HARVEY
SHOCK England call-up Lewis Boyce has all the attributes to succeed but must prove himself quickly at the highest level, says Harlequins head coach Mark Mapletoft.
Loosehead prop Boyce, a product of the Yorkshire Carnegie forward factory who starred for England’s U20s in their 2016 Junior World Cup win, has been drafted into England’s Six Nations squad in the absence of Joe Marler, Ellis Genge, Matt Mullan and Beno Obano.
Mapletoft expects Marler to be recalled immediately once his two-week suspension is over, meaning Boyce, 21, with just one Pr...

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