Connect with us

Columnists

Don’t let the gifted little ones get away

JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Too small? Jeff Probyn won a record number of caps for an England prop

One newspaper article made me think this week: It said that English rugby is too concerned with size rather than skills when it comes to the development of young players.
As a player who was always regarded as too small, even when a schoolboy, I had first hand experience of not getting picked because of size and not ability.
Despite not going to a recognised rugby school, I progressed through county rugby (Surrey) to get my first shot at international rugby with an England tr...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

SUBSCRIBE

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Related Topics
 

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Rugby Newsletter
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

The Rugby Paper

The best betting sites

Globusbet

the best minimum deposit £5 casinos casinobonusesfinder

Full list of UK betting sites at BookiesBonuses.com kasyna akceptujące paypal

online casinoFill Your Boots

free bets

online bookmakerFull list of UK betting sites at BookiesBonuses.com

GGBetBanner Depicting Therealefl.co.uk an affiliate site for Licensed UKGC Football bookmakers.

More in Columnists