Tag: England U20s

YOUNG GUNS

ALFIE PETCH EXETER CHIEFS PROP Alfie Petch has the credentials to become a topclass tighthead. Hailing from Bude, where former England and Lions No.3 Phil […]

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WILL SIMONDS WASPS CENTRE As a youngster growing up in Buckingham, all-rounder Will Simonds excelled at football, rugby, cricket and tennis. He might have ended […]

DREAMTEAM

LUKE EVES, HARTPURY AND FORMER BRISTOL, NEWCASTLE AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Mako Vunipola – Turned […]

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TOM EMERY NORTHAMPTON FULL-BACK Tom Emery is trying to follow in the footsteps of Northampton legend Ben Foden in more ways than one. Not only […]

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NEALE HARVEY RUS TUIMA EXETER NO.8 At 6ft 5ins (1.96m) and 19st (121kgs), Rus Tuima cuts an imposing figure. Little wonder the powers- that-be among […]

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JAMES SCOTT WORCESTER & ENGLAND U20S LOCK James Scott might have been a footballer and could have been a top basketball player – instead he […]

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JORDAN OLOWOFELA LEICESTER FULL-BACK Atry-double in the Junior World Cup opener against Argentina continued the recent run of success for England U20s speedster Jordan Olowofela, […]

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JOEL KPOKU SARACENS LOCK Joel Kpoku reveals he was torn between Rugby League and Rugby Union before a chat with legendary England back rower Richard […]

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ALEX SEVILLE GLOUCESTER PROP As an aspiring Premiership and Test loosehead, Alex Seville does not have far to search for a role model who has […]

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BEN WHITE LEICESTER SCRUM-HALF Ben White’s perfect summer would see him playing a lead role for England U20s during a World Cup victory in France […]

Pirates look to steal a march

Preview Cornish Pirates v Doncaster Today, Kick-off 2.30pm. Mennaye Field HAVING beaten highflying Yorkshire Carnegie last weekend, seventh-placed Pirates are hunting another big scalp from […]

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GABRIEL OGHRE WASPS HOOKER It takes a certain level of chutzpah to swap Bath’s academy for Wasps. However, when former Millfield schoolboy Gabriel Oghre was […]

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GEORGE WORTH LEICESTER FULL-BACK As a Leicester season ticket holder in his youth, George Worth revelled in his side’s domination of English rugby by travelling […]

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TOBY TRINDER NORTHAMPTON PROP As a budding young star emerging through the ranks at Ipswich RFC, versatile Toby Trinder experienced the full gamut of positions […]

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GLOUCESTER HOOKER HENRY WALKER As a schoolboy cricket all-rounder of some repute, Henry Walker was faced with a tough choice: don the whites and forge […]

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JAMES DUN BRISTOL FLANKER When your dad played in the back row for Bristol, Wasps and England, Chris Robshaw attended the same school as you […]

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LLOYD EVANS GLOUCESTER FLY-HALF Lloyd Evans makes no bones about the fact he is frustrated. As a fly-half of considerable game-breaking quality who earned his […]

DREAMTEAM

PAUL TUPAI, BEDFORD AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Soane Tonga’uiha – Chubby bloke at Bedford […]

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HARRY SIMMONS LEICESTER TIGERS SCRUM-HALF Harry Simmons recently announced himself as a scrum-half of huge potential when, under his expert guidance, a youthful Leicester side […]

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WORCESTER WING ALEX HEARLE Alex Hearle went from top dog to being a small fish in big pond in the space of a few months […]

Sisi eyes Italian call-up

FORMER England U20s back rower David Sisi could line up for Italy against England this February after revealing a shock change of allegiance. Sisi, who […]

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ARTHUR ELLIS, THE EALING & FORMER OSPREYS AND WASPS OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Joe Marler – I […]