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This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Young Gun news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

Young Guns – Jos Gilmore

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Jos Gilmore has enjoyed imitating Sale Sharks’ opposition during midweek training but is now desperate for first team opportunities of his own. […]

Young Guns – George Pearson

2 March 2025 0 comments

Tigers back three player George Pearson made his England U20s bow by scoring a try in last week’s win over Scotland. Pearson, the younger brother […]

Young Guns – Josh Mann

23 February 2025 0 comments

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 […]

Young Guns – Noah Caluori

16 February 2025 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 WING Noah Caluori’s try for England U18s sent the teenage sensation viral last year and he hopes to continue […]

Young Guns – Bath Winger Charlie Griffin

9 February 2025 0 comments

By Conor McLarnon Up-and-coming Bath winger Charlie Griffin hopes to replicate the playing style of senior international Freddie Steward in a bid to establish himself […]

Young Guns – Ralph McEachran

2 February 2025 0 comments

By Dan Robertshaw Sale Sharks academy prop Ralph McEachran is hoping to follow in the footsteps of young loosehead Asher Opoku-Fordjour and establish himself as […]

CAMPBELL RIDL

26 January 2025 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS EXETER CENTRE/WING Campbell Ridl credits Exeter Chiefs for allowing players to balance university studies comfortably alongside their rugby. The centre-cum-wing, who spent his […]

REGGIEHAMMICK

19 January 2025 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS FLANKER A brasive back row Reggie Hammick has joined Mark Mapletoft’s England U20s set-up aiming to make his mark on the side […]

Young Guns – Micky Rewcastle

12 January 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Local lad Micky Rewcastle is enjoying a breakthrough season at Newcastle, determined to help keep his side in the top flight. The […]

Young Guns – Will Glister

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Having overcome the demise of his beloved boyhood club Wasps, Will Glister has blossomed at Northampton and looks set to attack 2025 […]

Young Guns – Chester Owen, Coventry

29 December 2024 0 comments

Chester Owen, Coventry Back Rower Chester Owen bounced back from his release by boyhood club Leicester Tigers, starring for Coventry this season and the back […]

ISRAEL AKINROWO

22 December 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS CENTRE Proud West Countryman Israel Akinrowo fell in love with rugby at Devonport Services where he blossomed alongside his best friend […]

ISRAEL AKINROWO

22 December 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS CENTRE Proud West Countryman Israel Akinrowo fell in love with rugby at Devonport Services where he blossomed alongside his best friend […]

ISRAEL AKINROWO

22 December 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS CENTRE Proud West Countryman Israel Akinrowo fell in love with rugby at Devonport Services where he blossomed alongside his best friend […]

JACKKINDER

8 December 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER TIGERS WINGER Having transitioned from football, Jack Kinder immediately fell in love with the physical nature of rugby, as well as its […]

OSCAR WILSON

1 December 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS CENTRE Oscar Wilson hopes to make it onto Mark Mapletoft’s radar this season and then make the transition from U20s to England […]

Young Guns – Max Clein

20 October 2024 0 comments

Young Guns Max Clein is enjoying learning from his childhood hero Sean Cronin at Munster and hopes to emulate the Ireland legend’s career. Cronin won […]

JONNOBALDING

13 October 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS GLOUCESTER & ENGLAND U18 LOCK England U18s second row Jonno Balding is hoping performances for Radley College can impress his club Gloucester enough […]

DYLANHICKS

6 October 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS MUNSTER & IRELAND U20 FLY-HALF Tyro Munster fly-half Dylan Hicks is hoping to continue progressing through Ireland’s successful age-grade system and would love […]

Young Guns – Tom Dye

29 September 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U18 PROP Tom Dye has the rare ability to play both sides of the scrum and sees scrummaging as by […]

Young Guns – Fraser Rawlins

22 September 2024 0 comments

Young Guns Fraser Rawlins burst onto the scene during the England U18s tour to South Africa, scoring a brace of tries in the fightback victory […]

Young Guns – Harlequins’ Felix Champain

15 September 2024 0 comments

Young Guns Felix Champain felt his trip to South Africa last month with England U18s was a great indication in what it takes to go […]

PATRICK HOGG

8 September 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS NEWCASTLE & ENGLAND U18 FORWARD England U18s captain Patrick Hogg is using his time at Newcastle Falcons to pick the brains of club […]

ELLIOTWILLIAMS HARLEQUINS & ENGLAND U20 LOCK

1 September 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS England U18s enforcer Elliot Williams is hoping to reach the heights of beefy senior lock George Martin after playing his part on the […]

Young Guns – Ben Coen

25 August 2024 0 comments

Young Guns – England u20 fly-half Ben Coen, by Ben Jaycock Ben Coen has enjoyed an incredible season that saw him go from a bench […]

ARTHUR GREEN

18 August 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS BATH & ENGLAND U20 NO.8 Arthur Green hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps and one day win a full England cap. The […]

JUNIOR KPOKU

11 August 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS RACING 92 & ENGLAND U20 LOCK Junior Kpoku is learning from some of the biggest stars in rugby at Racing 92 and during […]

CRAIG WRIGHT

28 July 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 HOOKER Having concluded his time in the England U20s setup with a World Championship medal, Craig Wright is now […]

HARVEY CUCKSON

14 July 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS Bath & England u20 second row Harvey Cuckson thought long and hard about whether to represent England or Wales in his age-grade rugby […]

CHARLIE MYALL

7 July 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER & ENGLAND U20 CENTRE Charlie Myall has put his injury woes behind him and is on a mission to inflict bone-crunching tackles […]

TOM BRIGG

30 June 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS ULSTER & IRELAND U20 BACK ROW Tom Brigg is determined to put his injury woes behind him by making his mark at the U20s […]

CONOR BYRNE

23 June 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS ENGLAND U20S FULL BACK England U20s full back Conor Byrne balances his time at Harlequins by going back and forth from Exeter University. […]

Young Guns – Henry Pollock

16 June 2024 0 comments

Feature HENRY POLLOCK NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 FLANKER Henry Pollock has burst onto the scene at Northampton Saints, with the energetic England U20s flanker eyeing […]

Young Guns – Angus Hall

9 June 2024 0 comments

BEN JAYCOCK YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 CENTRE England U20s versatile back Angus Hall is hoping his club Saracens’ transitional period will mean he’ll […]

Young Guns – Reuben Logan

2 June 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON SAINTS & ENGLAND U20 BACK ROW Being the son of a Scotland legend can be quite daunting but England U20s back row […]

Young Guns – Will Jeanes

26 May 2024 0 comments

WILL JEANES – BATH SECOND ROW England Students second row Will Jeanes has progressed through the age groups at Bath and hopes to play a […]

NICK LILLEY

19 May 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS by Ben Jaycock Exeter Chiefs centre Nick Lilley wishes he could have a notepad and pen to hand in training to write down […]

Young Guns: Loughborough prop Eric Nixon

12 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Venezuelan-born prop Eric Nixon is hoping to follow in the footsteps of a long list of Millfield School rugby captains who have […]

Young Guns: Bath & England U18 fly-half James Linegar

5 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK James Linegar stepped up with ice in his veins to slot a match winning conversion from out wide against Wales in the […]

Young Guns: Harlequins & England U20 centre Sean Kerr

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Sean Kerr revealed kicking in front of a vibrant, hostile crowd in France during England U20s Six Nations title decider in Pau […]

Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons hooker Jacob Oliver

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Newcastle Falcons have endured a dismal campaign in the Premiership but tyro hooker Jacob Oliver believes the future is bright in the […]

Young Guns: Bath & England U18 back row Connor Treacey

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK England U18s captain Connor Treacey led his country through an unbeaten Six Nations and now plans to be a sponge at Bath, learning […]

Young Guns: Rams and England U20s fly-half George Makepeace-Cubitt

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK George Makepeace-Cubitt was the only player in England U20s’ victorious Six Nations squad not connected to a Premiership club but the talented […]

Young Guns: Northampton & England U20 wing Toby Cousins

1 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Northampton season ticket holder Toby Cousins aims to follow in the footsteps of the club’s youthful backline and break into the […]

Young Guns: Exeter & England U20 back row Kane James

24 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Wales-born back row Kane James has opted to represent England due to the support received by U20s head coach Mark Mapletoft and […]

Young Guns: Saracens & England U20 lock Olamide Sodeke

17 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Powerful second row Olamide Sodeke is earning plaudits for his ferocious defence during the U20s Six Nations but is paying close attention […]

Young Guns: Sale Sharks second row Tom Burrow

10 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Towering Yorkshireman Tom Burrow has found his calling at Sale Sharks and, after transitioning from the U18s programme, he has his sights […]