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Young Guns – Jack Lightbown

Jack Lightbown’s journey into rugby didn’t begin with a thunderous tackle or try-saving turnover.
It started on a rainy day at a deserted football pitch in Bolton – an anti-climactic beginning that steered the teenager toward a sport that would soon become his calling.
Having once looked set to play the round ball game, the 18-year-old Sale Sharks and England U18s tighthead has instead excelled in rugby at an early age.

Lightbown told The Rugby Paper: “I wanted to start off with football. My dad was messaging the local club, trying to get me involved.
"We turned up one day and it was pour...

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