By NEALE HARVEY
SUPER RUGBY star Piers Francis is determined to challenge for an England fly-half spot when he returns from New Zealand later this summer.
Gravesend-born Francis, 26, failed to make the grade at Saracens as a 17-year-old, but recently signed for Northampton after impressing over two stellar years with the Auckland Blues.
His roundabout route to the top has encompassed spells at Waikato, Counties Manukau, Edinburgh and Doncaster, where he restored confidence after a serious foot injury. Now Francis is ambitious to make the most of a chance to impress at Franklin’s Garde...