Rifleman Bean takes aim at Prem big guns

By NEALE HARVEY

Coming force: Saints signing Lewis Bean in action for the Army

Comrade: Rokoduguni

POWERHOUSE Army lock Lewis Bean is gunning for Premiership glory after completing a remarkable rise into Northampton’s ranks just three years after taking up rugby.
Yorkshireman Bean, a serving corporal with the 2nd Battalion Rifles in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, barely saw a rugby ball while completing two tours of Afghanistan.
However, he quickly made up for lost time by representing the Army and then joining Moseley, where his giant 6ft 8ins (2.03m), 20st 2lbs (128kgs) frame brou...

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