Young Gun: Mike Haywood – Northampton hooker

Mike Haywood is not lacking for mentors when it comes to learning the ropes as a hooker at Northampton with the vast...

Young Gun: Rory Lynn – Nottingham fly-half

Nottingham fly-half Rory Lynn admits he is relishing the opportunity of first-team rugby at Meadow Lane – and stepping out of...

Young Gun: Carl Kirwan – Rotherham flanker

When you consider Rotherham‘s Carl Kirwan’s last job was putting up scaffolding in the North Sea it is understandable why the...

Young Gun: Tom Stephenson – Northampton centre

Centre Tom Stephenson is the third generation of Northampton season ticket holders in his family and it might not be long...

Young Gun: James Currie – Worcester prop

With a childhood spent exploring the Amazon rainforests, not much will faze Worcester prop James Currie as he navigates the Premiership...

Young Gun: Tom Baldwin – Bath flanker

A double try-scoring performance in only his fourth senior rugby game set Bath‘s Tom Baldwin’s career off on the right foot...

Young Gun: Luke Treharne – Exeter and Wales U18 full-back

A contemporary of George North in the Scarlets academy, Luke Treharne and the giant Welsh winger made a ferocious midfield combination...

Young Gun: Gerard Ellis – London Irish hooker

Glenn Delaney has already converted Tom Youngs from a centre into an international hooker and he is confident he can repeat...

Young Guns: Jordan Burns – Harlequins scrum-half

Harlequins‘ stable of wings is so well stocked that the fastest man in their Sevens side, Jordan Burns, is being groomed...

Young Gun: Nathan Earle – Saracens winger

Every so often you can pinpoint the exact moment when a sporting star is born. For Wayne Rooney it was his...

Young Gun: Callum Braley – Bristol scrum half

As a West Country boy Callum Braley would like nothing more than to stamp his mark on Bristol‘s first team. But...

Young Gun: Gareth Evans – Gloucester No.8

Gloucester No. 8 Gareth Evans hasn’t told his Welsh father yet but he considers himself English and if things go to...

Young Gun: Will Robinson – Wasps fly-half

The similarities are striking: a confident young Wasps fly-half not afraid to play what’s in front of him, schooled at Whitgift...

Young Gun: Shaun Moulton – London Irish hooker

South African hooker Shaun Malton is a man in a hurry and wants to make his mark at London Irish in...

Young Gun: Christopher Tolofua – France and Toulouse hooker

There are few tougher tests for a young front rower than away in Argentina but after a remarkable rise through the...

Young Gun: Joel Conlon – Exeter No.8