Young Gun

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

NATHAN SWEENEY

YOUNG GUNS EDINBURGH FULL-BACK Having endured a difficult past year nursing an ACL injury, Scotland age grade fullback Nathan Sweeney is ready to unleash his […]

GEORGE TAYLOR

YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL BEARS LOCK After enduring an injury-ridden first season at Bristol Bears, second row George Taylor has signed a four-year contract extenstion with […]

LOUIE HENNESSEY

YOUNG GUNS WALES U18 CENTRE Louie Hennessey has signed a contract with Bath to go alongside his studies at Bath University and the 18-year-old is […]

OLLIEALLAN

YOUNG GUNS LONDON IRISH SCRUM-HALF London Irish Academy scrum-half Ollie Allan likes to operate on his motto ‘dream big or don’t dream at all’ and […]

WILSON IJEH

YOUNG GUNS EALING TRAILFINDERS WING After telling himself that he’ll ‘never play rugby again’, Ealing wing Wilson Ijeh wants to become a name that’s feared […]

REUBEN CROTHERS

YOUNG GUNS ULSTER FLANKER After captaining Ireland to the U20s Grand Slam title, Reuben Crothers aspires to break into Ulster’s first team. Openside Crothers, 20, joined […]

KITAN OJO

YOUNG GUNS HARLEQUINS WING Under the guidance of some of the most legendary wingers in Premiership history, Harlequins academy wing Kitan Ojo is looking forward […]

ETHAN MORGAN

YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF MET FLY-HALF Ethan Morgan describes playing rugby at Cardiff Metro-politan University as the perfect environment for an aspiring professional rugby player. Cardiff […]

ISAAC SHAW

YOUNG GUNS EALING FULL-BACK After being dropped by Saracens, 18-year-old Isaac Shaw describes Ealing Trailfinders as a ‘lifeline’ and after training with the first XV, […]

TOMMY MATHEWS

YOUNG GUNS HARTPURY FLY-HALF Former England U20s playmaker Tommy Mathews is eager for more top-flight action after getting a taste this season during his loan […]

MIKEY SUMMERFIELD

YOUNG GUNS LONDON IRISH PROP Mikey Summerfield is living his childhood dream of playing for his boyhood club London Irish and representing England at the […]

GRIFFYDD EVANS

YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF UNI / LLANDOVERY FLANKER Cardiff University student Griffydd Evans is eager to step up to Scarlets first team after starring for his […]

HENRY PEARSON

YOUNG GUNS HARTPURY COLLEGE PROP Hartpury College prop Henry Pearson wants to follow in the footsteps of their alumni and has his sights set on […]

IWAN SHENTON

YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF MET NO.8 Cardiff Met captain Iwan Shenton is enjoying a fine campaign in his final year at university and has his sights […]

AARON FLORESTEIN

YOUNG GUNS WASPS AND HINCKLEY FLANKER Openside flanker Aaron Florestein is aiming for the very top as he looks to continue his impressive rise. The […]

CAMERON KING

YOUNG GUNS LONDON SCOTTISH No.8 London Scottish back rower Cameron King has his sights set on the Premiership after starring for Cardiff Metropolitan University. The […]

NATHAN DOAK

YOUNG GUNS ULSTER SCRUM-HALF Nathan Doak has shone for Ulster since breaking into the first team, but the scrum half’s immense hunger means he is […]

CONNOR DOHERTY

YOUNG GUNS SALE OUTSIDE CENTRE Sale born-and-bred Connor Doherty has achieved his lifelong dream of playing for the Sharks; now his sights are set on […]

BEN EVANS

YOUNG GUNS EDINBURGH CENTRE/WING Last year when he was deciding what university he wanted to go to,  18-year-old Ben Evans got a call from Edinburgh […]

EVAN MITCHELL

YOUNG GUNS COVENTRY FLY-HALF Evan Mitchell is one of few rugby players to be able to follow his father’s footsteps in playing for the same […]

MACKENZIE GRAHAM

YOUNG GUNS BATH FLANKER Bath-born and bred Mackenzie Graham has achieved his childhood dream of signing a contract with the club and thanks his ‘personal […]

ROSS McKNIGHT

YOUNG GUNS GLASGOW WINGER Glasgow Warriors Academy winger Ross McKnight made his Scotland U20 debut earlier this year and now is determined to break into […]

YOUNG GUNS

TOBY BALDWIN WASPS WING From enduring three hamstring injuries in two years, to attending ‘Hogwarts’ it’s fair to say 19-year-old Toby Baldwin has had an […]

MICHAEL JONES

YOUNG GUNS EDINBURGH LOOSEHEAD Despite achieving so much at the tender age of 19, Michael Jones remains grounded and will take things ‘one step at […]

ANEURIN OWEN

YOUNG GUNS DRAGONS CENTRE A NEURIN Owen is a real student of the game and intends to base his style on legendary New Zealand centre […]

Leicester Tigers

SEB SMITH

YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER LOOSEHEAD PROP Seb Smith fell in love with Leicester Tigers the minute he he set foot in Welford Road to watch his […]

DAFYDD JENKINS

YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS DAFYDD Jenkins casts an envious eye towards the two Welsh caps that his close pal Christ Tshiunza won in the autumn […]

TOM WILSTEAD

YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL FLY-HALF TOM Wilstead lives out his schoolboy dreams every day he turns up for training at Bristol Bears. Fly-half Wilstead, 20, who […]

OLLY HARTLEY

YOUNG GUNS WASPS CENTRE OLLY Hartley yesterday took his first steps towards emulating his England trialist dad Gary when he made his Wasps debut in […]