Paver: Jamal reminds me of the young Dan Cole

By NEALE HARVEY
ONE-TIMELeicester reject Jamal Ford-Robinson could have the last laugh by challenging Tigers star Dan Cole for his England place, according to Cornish Pirates co-coach Alan Paver.
Tight-head prop Ford- Robinson, 23, failed to make the cut as a junior at Welford Road but went back to basics via Cambridge and the Pirates before earning a Premiership shot at Bristol.

Mentor: Alan Paver

Ford-Robinson, right, who joins Northampton this summer, was a surprise England squad call-up ahead of today’s clash with the Barbarians, but his Pirates mentor Paver believes the former...

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