By PAUL REES

JACK van Poortvliet was watching in a bar at Welford Road when Ben Youngs set a new England men’s cap record of 115 last weekend, looking to follow the trail taken by the scrum-half.
The 20-year-old Van Poortvliet has spent the last couple of years soaking up information and advice from Youngs and player-coach Richard Wigglesworth as he establishes himself at the Premiership leaders.
“I went to see my family after our game against Gloucester and we watched England and Wales in a bar in the stadium,” said van Poortvliet. “When Ben came on, there ...