By NEALE HARVEY
Physical presence: Henry Purdy scores against Bristol
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GLOUCESTER wing Henry Purdy is ready to fill the boots of Jonny May and boost his own chances of earning a long-awaited senior England call-up.
Purdy, a double Junior World Cup winner with England U20s in 2013 and 2014, has been a bit-part player for Gloucester over the last three seasons, flitting between wing and centre for a side that has failed to achieve its undoubted potential.
However, Purdy’s tryscoring rate of 0.39 per game compares favourably with the 0.42 May managed over the last...
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