JOEL KPOKU
SARACENS LOCK
Joel Kpoku reveals he was torn between Rugby League and Rugby Union before a chat with legendary England back rower Richard Hill persuaded him to throw in his lot with Saracens, where he is now one of the hottest second row properties behind Maro Itoje and Nick Isiekwe.
Born in Southgate, a conversion kick away from Saracens’ spiritual old home at Bramley Road, Kpoku spent his formative years playing for the London Skolars Rugby League team before embracing Union with the Saracens Amateurs and combining both sports for four years.
“Skolars gave me my fir...