Friendly rivals: Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt
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Alex Lozowski knows what it is to grow at a rapid rate. The Saracens and England back, who has the versatility to play either fly-half or inside-centre, was 5ft 5in until he was 16, when a growth spurt took him to 6ft. It is an apt metaphor for Lozowski’s rise over the last 18 months. Lozowski has gone from being bracketed as third-choice fly-half at Wasps to joining Saracens in the summer of 2016 and being fasttracked into the England squad in his first year at the club.
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