Perry: Sooner England switch Watson to full-back the better

By NEALE HARVEY

Attacking flair: Anthony Watson looks to break through the Scottish defence. Inset, Leigh Halfenny
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MIKE Brown’s days as England’s first choice full-back are numbered according to Matt Perry, who reckons it is time for Bath and England to stop pussy-footing around and hand Anthony Watson their No.15 jerseys.
So convinced is former Lions and England star Perry of Watson’s full-back potential that he suggests the 23-year-old Bath man could even usurp Stuart Hogg and Leigh Halfpenny by starting there for the Lions against New Zealand t...

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