By JON NEWCOMBE
Determination: Marland Yarde found inner resilience
MARLAND Yarde has endured “the longest pre-season ever” in a bid to defy predictions and return to full fitness in time for the start of the new Premiership season.
The 13-cap winger was in the form of his life last October when a catastrophic knee injury in the latter stages of Sale’s match against Newcastle cut him down in his prime.
It was a bitter blow, especially with World Cup year just around the corner, and the 27-year-old faced up to 18 months out.
The fact he has reduced that worst-case recove...