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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Joe Simmonds – Exeter fly-half
It took Joe Simmonds only two months to go from schoolboy to a man-of-the-match performance on his debut for Exeter. That...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Oliver Thorley – Gloucester wing
Oliver Thorley has targeted Gloucester‘s next three games to kick off a season which could end with World Cup glory in...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Freddie Gabbitas – Blackheath fly-half
Blackheath have made a storming start to the season and pulling the strings from fly-half has been Freddie Gabbitas. The 22-year-old...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ruaridh Dawson – Newcaslte scrum-half
The step up from school to men’s rugby is not an easy one to make as Ruaridh Dawson found out –...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Sam Aspland-Robinson – Harlequins wing
International duties made it hard for Sam Aspland-Robinson to settle at Harlequins this summer but, after only a few weeks of...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Johnny Williams – London Irish centre
It has been a busy summer for Johnny Williams but the centre is eager to kick start his senior career with...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Gareth Thompson – Hartpury College full-back
It was the Gareth Thomson show in Hartpury last week as the full-back scored all of his side’s points in their...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: George Cox – Nottingham flanker
George Cox had resigned himself to missing out on England schoolboy selection only to see his world change with one phone...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Whiteley – Saracens scrum-half
Tom Whiteley’s season could not have started better with a hat-trick and a match-winning penalty in his first two games for...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Theo Brophy-Clews – London Irish fly-half
Theo Brophy-Clews has become a school sensation over the past two seasons and he is now looking to make his mark...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Craig Willis – Newcastle fly-half
The World Cup warm up defeat at Kingston Park won’t be one to remember for Georgia but it will shine in...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Nathan Thomas – Harlequins back row
The Premiership Sevens finals was not a night to remember for Harlequins, but for Nathan Thomas it is one he will...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Will Safe – Gloucester No.8
The Premiership Sevens has been showcasing the best talents English rugby has to offer for many years now and Will Safe...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Owain James – Wasps full-back
Owain James is still coming to terms with mixing it up alongside his idols at training, but next week he will...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Adam Jamieson – Cornish Pirates prop
Adam Jamieson spent most of last season out injured but the young tighthead has worked hard to regain full fitness this...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Gabriel Ibitoye – England U18s & Harlequins wing
Gabriel Ibitoye is blessed with lightning pace and electric feet and he hopes that will help him evade defenders in one...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Ed Coulson – Newcastle full-back
Deciding to leave Bath was not an easy decision for Ed Coulson but he realised it was best for him and...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Callum Watson – London Irish scrum-half
Having seen his two big brothers make big waves in rugby, it was no surprise Callum Watson decided to follow in...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Will Allman – England U18s and Northampton openside
Will Allman has already enjoyed two very successful years at U18 level but he is not done yet with a tour...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Callum Chick – England and Newcastle U18s
Callum Chick started his professional career this week but he has one assignment left as a schoolboy and that is a...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoZach Mercer – England U18s and Bath No.8
Zach Mercer has been a sensation at school level this year but he is about to take on his greatest challenge...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Will Owen – England U20s and Leicester openside
Breaking into the Leicester first team is no mean feat but Will Owen will be attempting just that next season after...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Brett Connon – Newcastle and Tynedale fly-half
The step up from schools rugby to the professional game is never an easy one to make but, after a full...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Tom West – Wasps loosehead
England U20s has provided the stage for much of the country’s current stars to shine over the last few years and...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Jamie Shillcock – Worcester scrum-half
Juggling school and rugby is part of Jamie Shillcock’s routine but the Warwick School and Worcester scrum-half will take it to...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: James Cordy-Redden – Cross Keys full-back
James Cordy-Redden is about to sit his last exams at university but he could be an Olympian by next summer after...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Sam Skinner – Exeter and England U20s back row
Sam Skinner always dreamed of a professional rugby career but he thought he’d missed the boat when he finished school in...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Ollie Curry – London Irish lock
Ollie Curry was signed straight from school by London Irish but with his contract being only one-year, he has had to...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Josh Caulfield – England U18s and Exeter lock
Representing England was always Josh Caulfield’s dream but to do so next to his best friend Curtis Langdon made it even...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: George Perkins – England U20s & Saracens wing
George Perkins used to be the fast kid running around people but he has had to find new tricks since joining...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Maliq Holden – Hartpury College wing
Maliq Holden was heartbroken after being dropped for last year’s AASE League final but it might well be the best thing...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Ellis Genge – England U20s and Bristol prop
It took three years for Ellis Genge to concede a move to prop from the back row would give him the...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Rory Thornton – Wales U20s & Ospreys lock
As far as good weeks are concerned, the past seven days could not have gone much better for Rory Thornton. He...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas – Wasps back row
Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas has been a standout performer for Henley this season but getting his professional debut for Wasps was his main...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Lovejoy Chawatama – London Scottish prop
Lovejoy Chawatama only moved to the front row two years ago but last Saturday he celebrated his fourth international cap in...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Stanley – Exeter prop
Schoolboy Jack Stanley knew he was going to pack down alongside grown men when he made his debut for Taunton three...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Javiah Pohe – Leicester and Nottingham centre
Breaking into the Leicester Tigers first team is no easy feat so Javiah Pohe is biding his time playing for Nottingham...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Curtis Langdon – St Paul’s & London Irish hooker
Curtis Langdon might only be 17 but he knows what he wants and that is to help St Paul’s become only...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Lewis Ludlam – Northampton and Coventry flanker
It definitely did not seem like it at the time, but being released by Northampton at the age of 14 is...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Conor Dolan – Wellington and Wasps centre
Taking on the best schools in the country on a weekly basis is no mean feat but that is what Conor...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Adam Hastings – Millfeld and Scotland U18s fly-half
Adam Hastings already has one of the most famous names in rugby but if that was not enough pressure on his...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Biyi Alo – Saracens prop
Going backwards to go forward. As contradictory as it sounds it has been the life of tighthead Biyi Alo since he...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Piers O’Conor – Wasps full-back
Making an LV=Cup appearance for Wasps was the primary target of Piers O’Conor at the start of the season. But two...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle full-back
Simon Hammersley was supposed to be one of Dean Richards’ long-term projects yet, ten games into the season, the young full-back...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Alex Gallagher: Blackheath fly-half
Blackheath were the first English club to have a World Cup winner in their ranks with John Gallagher and, 20 years...
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/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Drew Cheshire – Moseley wing
Drew Cheshire has been one of the most prolific try-scorers in the National Leagues for the past two seasons with 46...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Max Northcote-Green – Bath back row
Max Northcote-Green faced a difficult choice in the summer of 2012 – push on with his rugby career or take a...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Dan Thomas – Gloucester flanker
Former Wales U20 captain Dan Thomas hopes to be involved in the LV=Cup with Gloucester in three weeks and, with an...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jean-Baptisite Bruzulier – Worcester scrum-half
Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier gave himself a five-point birthday present on Monday leading Worcester to victory against Northampton in the A-League. The scrum-half...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Auguy Slowik – Bristol full-back
Auguy Slowik is not the most famous name in Bristol‘s glittering squad but with four tries in the space of seven...
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