Blackett: Exciting time for young English hopefuls

■By NEALE HARVEY

Fittest: Ben Velacott

Talent: Charlie Atkinson

WASPS head coach Lee Blackett believes a postlockdown surge of homegrown talent is set to provide England boss Eddie Jones with riches he could never have dreamed of.
With a packed Premiership schedule ensuring clubs must utilise entire squads, Blackett believes a host of new names throughout the league will emerge as Red Rose prospects.
At Wasps, No.10 Jacob Umaga, flanker Jack Willis and hooker Gabriel Oghre have already made their mark to move on to England’s radar, but Blackett expects more to follow acros...

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