Kidney using Cup to bring on youngsters

By PAUL REES

LONDON Irish have made the Premiership Cup final for the second season running and are using the tournament to show emerging players they can satisfy their international ambitions at the club.
Henry Arundell and Tom Pearson broke into the first team last season on the strength of their performances in the Premiership Cup and it was where England wing Ollie Hassell-Collins served his apprenticeship.
“We want to keep players here,” said Declan Kidney, London Irish’s director of rugby. “In the past the club has lost a lot of players who have gon...

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