By JON NEWCOMBE

London Irish assistant coach Declan Danaher admits he was taken aback by England new boy Ollie Hassell-Collins’ raw power when he first set eyes on him as a 15-year-old.
Danaher, Irish’s record appearance holder, was working with the academy at the time and the Reading-born winger, now 24, made an immediate impression.
“The first time I met Ollie he was trialling for our AASE team, at St Paul’s, around the corner. I was taking a tackle drill and Ollie was in the middle and doing the tackling and he was absolutely slotting the ball carrier, cutting guys in half,” explained ...