Ex-ace Richards picks the scrum-halves Eddie should be blooding for England

■ By NEALE HARVEY

In possession: Ben Youngs and Willi Heinz. Inset, Peter Richards
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PETER Richards says England’s slavish reliance on scrumhalves Ben Youngs and Willi Heinz could come back to haunt them – along with a failure to groom experienced successors.
Former England No.9 Richards has huge admiration for both men but believes it is high time Red Rose boss Eddie Jones gave Wasps pivot Dan Robson a proper opportunity.
Richards, formerly of Wasps, London Irish and Gloucester and a World Cup finalist in 2007, told The Rugby Paper: “Firs...

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