By PAUL REES
RUGBY careers tend to be forged in academies, but not many players in the oval code have emerged from Nottingham Forest’s.
Joe Heyes was a 14-year old goalkeeper tipped for success when he had an epiphany and switched codes.
Within four years Heyes, whose father and grandfather were professional footballers, was playing for England at U18 level having joined Leicester’s academy and last summer he made his full international debut when he started against the United States at Twickenham.
“I always had an interest in rugby through my mum,” said the...
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