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Young Gun: Gabriel Ibitoye – England U18s & Harlequins wing

14 August 2015 0 comments

Gabriel Ibitoye is blessed with lightning pace and electric feet and he hopes that will help him evade defenders in one of the toughest places […]

Young Gun: Ed Coulson – Newcastle full-back

7 August 2015 0 comments

Deciding to leave Bath was not an easy decision for Ed Coulson but he realised it was best for him and he is now looking […]

Young Gun: Callum Watson – London Irish scrum-half

24 July 2015 1 comment

Having seen his two big brothers make big waves in rugby, it was no surprise Callum Watson decided to follow in their footsteps and give […]

Young Gun: Will Allman – England U18s and Northampton openside

17 July 2015 0 comments

Will Allman has already enjoyed two very successful years at U18 level but he is not done yet with a tour to South Africa next […]

Young Gun: Callum Chick – England and Newcastle U18s

10 July 2015 0 comments

Callum Chick started his professional career this week but he has one assignment left as a schoolboy and that is a daunting to tour South […]

Zach Mercer – England U18s and Bath No.8

3 July 2015 0 comments

Zach Mercer has been a sensation at school level this year but he is about to take on his greatest challenge yet when he tours […]

Young Gun: Will Owen – England U20s and Leicester openside

9 June 2015 0 comments

Breaking into the Leicester first team is no mean feat but Will Owen will be attempting just that next season after what he hopes will […]

Young Gun: Brett Connon – Newcastle and Tynedale fly-half

5 June 2015 0 comments

The step up from schools rugby to the professional game is never an easy one to make but, after a full season in National League […]

Young Gun: Tom West – Wasps loosehead

22 May 2015 0 comments

England U20s has provided the stage for much of the country’s current stars to shine over the last few years and Wasps academy prop Tom […]

Young Gun: Jamie Shillcock – Worcester scrum-half

19 May 2015 0 comments

Juggling school and rugby is part of Jamie Shillcock’s routine but the Warwick School and Worcester scrum-half will take it to a whole new level […]

Young Gun: James Cordy-Redden – Cross Keys full-back

15 May 2015 2 comments

James Cordy-Redden is about to sit his last exams at university but he could be an Olympian by next summer after signing a contract with […]

Young Gun: Sam Skinner – Exeter and England U20s back row

8 May 2015 1 comment

Sam Skinner always dreamed of a professional rugby career but he thought he’d missed the boat when he finished school in 2013 without being spotted […]

Young Gun: Ollie Curry – London Irish lock

1 May 2015 2 comments

Ollie Curry was signed straight from school by London Irish but with his contract being only one-year, he has had to prove his worth this […]

Young Gun: Josh Caulfield – England U18s and Exeter lock

24 April 2015 0 comments

Representing England was always Josh Caulfield’s dream but to do so next to his best friend Curtis Langdon made it even more special. The Exeter […]

Young Gun: George Perkins – England U20s & Saracens wing

17 April 2015 0 comments

George Perkins used to be the fast kid running around people but he has had to find new tricks since joining Saracens and the past […]

Young Gun: Maliq Holden – Hartpury College wing

10 April 2015 0 comments

Maliq Holden was heartbroken after being dropped for last year’s AASE League final but it might well be the best thing that has happened to […]

Young Gun: Ellis Genge – England U20s and Bristol prop

6 March 2015 0 comments

It took three years for Ellis Genge to concede a move to prop from the back row would give him the best chance of becoming […]

Young Gun: Rory Thornton – Wales U20s & Ospreys lock

27 February 2015 0 comments

As far as good weeks are concerned, the past seven days could not have gone much better for Rory Thornton. He led Wales U20s to […]

Young Gun: Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas – Wasps back row

20 February 2015 1 comment

Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas has been a standout performer for Henley this season but getting his professional debut for Wasps was his main goal. That dream came […]

Young Gun: Lovejoy Chawatama – London Scottish prop

13 February 2015 2 comments

Lovejoy Chawatama only moved to the front row two years ago but last Saturday he celebrated his fourth international cap in England Students’ 32-16 win […]

Young Gun: Jack Stanley – Exeter prop

6 February 2015 1 comment

Schoolboy Jack Stanley knew he was going to pack down alongside grown men when he made his debut for Taunton three weeks ago but he […]

Young Gun: Javiah Pohe – Leicester and Nottingham centre

30 January 2015 1 comment

Breaking into the Leicester Tigers first team is no easy feat so Javiah Pohe is biding his time playing for Nottingham in the Championship where […]

Young Gun: Curtis Langdon – St Paul’s & London Irish hooker

23 January 2015 0 comments

Curtis Langdon might only be 17 but he knows what he wants and that is to help St Paul’s become only the second school to […]

Young Gun: Lewis Ludlam – Northampton and Coventry flanker

16 January 2015 1 comment

It definitely did not seem like it at the time, but being released by Northampton at the age of 14 is the best thing that […]

Young Gun: Conor Dolan – Wellington and Wasps centre

13 January 2015 0 comments

Taking on the best schools in the country on a weekly basis is no mean feat but that is what Conor Dolan and Wellington College […]

Young Gun: Adam Hastings – Millfeld and Scotland U18s fly-half

19 December 2014 0 comments

Adam Hastings already has one of the most famous names in rugby but if that was not enough pressure on his young shoulders, he decided […]

Young Gun: Biyi Alo – Saracens prop

5 December 2014 1 comment

Going backwards to go forward. As contradictory as it sounds it has been the life of tighthead Biyi Alo since he joined Saracens this summer. […]

Young Gun: Piers O’Conor – Wasps full-back

28 November 2014 1 comment

Making an LV=Cup appearance for Wasps was the primary target of Piers O’Conor at the start of the season. But two months in and the […]

Young Gun: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle full-back

21 November 2014 0 comments

Simon Hammersley was supposed to be one of Dean Richards’ long-term projects yet, ten games into the season, the young full-back has already made seven […]

Young Gun: Alex Gallagher: Blackheath fly-half

14 November 2014 1 comment

Blackheath were the first English club to have a World Cup winner in their ranks with John Gallagher and, 20 years on, his son Alex […]

Young Gun: Drew Cheshire – Moseley wing

7 November 2014 1 comment

Drew Cheshire has been one of the most prolific try-scorers in the National Leagues for the past two seasons with 46 tries in 69 games […]

Young Gun: Max Northcote-Green – Bath back row

31 October 2014 0 comments

Max Northcote-Green faced a difficult choice in the summer of 2012 – push on with his rugby career or take a gap year to see […]

Young Gun: Dan Thomas – Gloucester flanker

24 October 2014 0 comments

Former Wales U20 captain Dan Thomas hopes to be involved in the LV=Cup with Gloucester in three weeks and, with an A-League hat-trick against Leicester […]

Young Gun: Jean-Baptisite Bruzulier – Worcester scrum-half

17 October 2014 0 comments

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 even got on the […]

Young Gun: Auguy Slowik – Bristol full-back

10 October 2014 0 comments

Auguy Slowik is not the most famous name in Bristol‘s glittering squad but with four tries in the space of seven days the full-back is […]

Young Gun: Josh Sharp – Loughborough Students fly-half

3 October 2014 1 comment

For the past three years, Josh Sharp had only one goal – to break into the Saracens first team and become a professional rugby player. […]

Young Gun: Beno Obano – Bath prop

26 September 2014 1 comment

Beno Obano was a superstar on the school circuit in 2013 when his rampaging runs for Dulwich were feared all over the country. Linked with […]

Young Gun: George Wacokecoke – Bath wing

19 September 2014 0 comments

As the biggest player on the field, it was hard to understand why rugby was not just about running through people and scoring tries but […]

Young Gun: Conor Murphy – London Irish scrum-half

12 September 2014 0 comments

Sunbury is hardly a small village deep in the Munster province but Conor Murphy could not be more Irish if he tried. The scrum-half was […]

Young Gun: Liam O’Neill – Nottingham winger

5 September 2014 2 comments

Liam O’Neill was keen to impress Martin Haag when he made his Nottingham debut last weekend and two tries at Welford Road should have done […]

Young Gun: Tom Bliss – Wasps and USA scrum-half

29 August 2014 2 comments

Tom Bliss is expected to make his Wasps debut today against London Welsh in a pre-season friendly at Adams Park. Joining the club’s academy this […]

Young Gun: Joe Marchant – Harlequins and England U18s centre

22 August 2014 2 comments

If Joe Marchant was not a rugby player he could have been in the latest Expendables movie as the action man. Aside from his obvious […]

Young Gun: Josh Skelcey – Northampton wing

15 August 2014 0 comments

Last season started how it was supposed to for Josh Skelcey: First team debut for Northampton against London Irish in the LV=Cup, beating the Australian […]

Young Gun: Dean Adamson – Bedford winger

8 August 2014 1 comment

If at first you don’t succeed try, try and try again. This could the title of Dean Adamson’s rugby career so far. With his time […]

Young Gun: Kieran Treadwell – Harlequins and England U18s second row

1 August 2014 1 comment

It is quite common to see young players with a cross-border heritage gain international caps with different countries, at different levels – but doing so […]

Young Gun: Jordan Onojaife – Saints Academy lock

25 July 2014 2 comments

When Jordan Onojaife sat down at home to watch England‘s opening game at the Junior World Championship last month, little did he know he would […]

Young Gun: Jamal Ford-Robinson – Cornish Pirates prop

11 July 2014 0 comments

Taking opportunities can make or break a young player’s career so Jamal Ford-Robinson was keen to show what he could do when he turned up […]

Young Gun: Cameron Cowell – London Irish full-back

4 July 2014 1 comment

Cameron Cowell says scoring his debut try for England U18s was the highlight of his career so far, but with the full-back set to continue […]

Young Gun: Henry Taylor – Saracens & England U20s scrum-half

27 June 2014 0 comments

Of all the players out in New Zealand trying to defend England‘s Junior World Championship crown, none of them are quite like Henry Taylor. For […]

Young Gun: Hayden Thompson-Stringer – Saracens back-row/lock

20 June 2014 1 comment

Hayden Thompson-Stringer, 19, a late addition to the JWC, admits he is one of England‘s lesser-known prospects. However, the rapid trajectory of fellow Saracens back […]

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