Beefy prop Josh Mann is using Asher Opoku-Fordjour’s rise to Test level as an inspiration for his own journey inside the England pathway having joined Mark Mapletoft’s England U20s group after progressing with flying colours through the U18s.

At 5ft 11ins and just shy of 20 stone, Exeter loosehead Mann packs a punch and is hoping his carrying stands out enough for the 18-year-old to earn Six Nations and World Championship appearances this year.
Mann told The Rugby Paper: “Coming into this environment you definitely notice a step up in intensity but it’s similar fundamentals around the philo...