By BEN JAYCOCK

London Irish’s Tom Pearson credits Cardiff Met University for getting him to where he is today – and believes BUCS Super Rugby can be a useful pathway to create future stars.
The 22-year-old flanker goes into next season off the back of a breakthrough season at Irish, playing 19 games in all competitions and guiding his side to Champions Cup rugby next term with an eighth-place finish – the club’s highest in 10 years.
Pearson’s stellar club form attracted the attention of England head coach Eddie Jones who named him in his Six Nations squad earlier this year. “I didn’t expe...