TAREKHAFFAR LONDON IRISH LOOSEHEAD
Modern rugby demands pace as well as power from its props so when Tarek Haffar scattered a bunch of Leicester defenders on his way to the try-line in last month’s Premiership U18s final, comparisons with Ellis Genge and Mako Vunipola were obvious.
Which is just as well because those are the players Haffar, already capped by England at U18s level, with whom he toured South Africa last year, most admires as he makes his way through the academy ranks at London Irish with ambitious goals in mind.
“Props like Mako and Ellis are really my inspiration...