Boasting one of the more famous surnames in the southwest quadrant of English rugby must come with some added pressure for lock Cory Teague, but he insists he is not aware of any blood relation to famed Gloucester and England flanker Mike.
It is just as well for the former Truro College forward as his landing on the pathway at Exeter Chiefs has led him down the route to join Cornish Pirates on dual-registration for the new season, and return home to Cornwall.
“I have actually asked my parents that before but they had never heard of him,” Teague, 20, told TRP. “I know a bit about Iron Mike ...