ALFIE PETCH
EXETER CHIEFS PROP
Alfie Petch has the credentials to become a topclass tighthead.
Hailing from Bude, where former England and Lions No.3 Phil Vickery cut his teeth, he was spotted by Exeter forwards guru Robin Cowling – an esteemed ex-England prop himself – who identified that Petch possessed all the physical attributes to anchor a scrum.
Four years later, standing at a modest 5ft 11ins (1.80m) but weighing- in at a monster 19st 7lbs (124kgs), it’s hard to imagine Petch once played as an inside back.
“I used to play No.10, centre or fullback and used to ...