Butler wants place at Europe’s top table

By NEALE HARVEY
WORCESTER vice-captain Will Butler aims to join teammate Ollie Lawrence in the race for England selection after declaring himself ready to take the Premiership by storm. A Junior World Cup finalist with England U20s in 2018, Warriors academy product Butler has struggled to build on that success after suffering long-term elbow and ankle injuries.
However, a successful return before lockdown was rewarded with a new leadership role at the club and Butler is now among a squadron of young topflight centres looking to dethrone Eddie Jones’s Red Rose regulars as the race to t...

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