MATT CORNISH
EALING TRAILFINDERS HOOKER
There are many roads to professional rugby but Matt Cornish has taken it to the extreme going from London 1 to the Championship in the space of only two seasons.
Having not been picked up by a Premiership academy, Cornish was happy playing for his local club, Cobham, but his fortunes changed when former Ealing Trailfinders director of rugby Mike Cudmore took over the Surrey side for the 2014/15 season.
Cudmore was so impressed with Cornish that he was quick to call his successor Ben Ward and the rest, as they say, is history.
“I always loved rug...