JACK VAN POORTVLIET

LEICESTER SCRUM-HALF
Ahealthy queue of effervescent young No.9s has formed behind Ben Youngs at Leicester.
Joining Ben White and Harry Simmons in seeking to depose England’s venerable schemer is 18-yearold protégé, and current England U20s squad member, Jack van Poortvliet.
Born and bred in Norfolk, albeit with a Dutch surname and heritage courtesy of his great, great grandfather, who relocated from Holland to acquire a farm in the area, van Poortvliet followed in the footsteps of his rugby-mad father, Jeff, in learning his trade at North Walsham RFC....