Eddie backs Malins and youth

By NICK CAIN

Full-back challenge: Bristol’s Max Malins
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THE rise of young stars like Max Malins and Will Stuart in the England pecking order, as well as the naming of uncapped 23-year-olds Paolo Odogwu and Harry Randall in the red rose squad for the 2021 Six Nations, shows that England coach Eddie Jones is serious about transition.
It is more evolution than revolution, but when Jones named his 28-man squad he highlighted the advances made over the last six months by Bristol’s onloan full-back Malins and Bath tighthead Stuart, both 24.
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