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England U18s second row Jonno Balding is hoping performances for Radley College can impress his club Gloucester enough to earn a senior academy contract.
Balding was part of the England U18s summer tour of South Africa – his second age-grade tour having been involved in England’s unbeaten Six Nations Festival in Parma earlier this year. England beat Georgia in between defeats to Ireland and South Africa and Balding told The Rugby Paper: “The win over Georgia was massive in terms of getting spirits back up after a frustr...