Clarey calls for return of students’ stepping stone

By NEALE HARVEY

Progress: Alec Clarey

SARACENS prop Alec Clarey believes the RFU must find a way of resuscitating the England Students side, citing how it paved a way to his own eventual progression to the Premiership.
Financial cutbacks mean the England Students set-up is currently on hold, but five years ago Clarey was part of a students squad that contained Ruaridh McConnochie, Freddie Clarke and Lovejoy Chawatama - all of whom have since made their mark in the top-flight.
Clarey, who was at Hartpury at the time and has been handed a golden chance by Saracens after overcoming serious ...

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