ENGLAND U20 and Sale Sharks seem to have a different vision for Asher Opoku-Fordjour, their rising prop star.
Last season Alex Sanderson, Sale’s director of rugby, outlined a plan to switch Opoku-Fordjour from loose-head to tight-head. This is based on the supposition that a prop who, in his age group, is not just world-class but probably the best No.1 in the world, can transfer the attributes outlined in the main column to tight-head.
These are very different positions, and at a very compact, muscular 5ft 11ins and just over 18st (115kg), with fast-twitch dynamic power, Opoku...