JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Too small? Jeff Probyn won a record number of caps for an England prop

One newspaper article made me think this week: It said that English rugby is too concerned with size rather than skills when it comes to the development of young players.
As a player who was always regarded as too small, even when a schoolboy, I had first hand experience of not getting picked because of size and not ability.
Despite not going to a recognised rugby school, I progressed through county rugby (Surrey) to get my first shot at international rugby with an England tr...