My Life in Rugby with Lennie Newman - The former Northampton forward and team manager talks about his life in the game

EIGHTEEN months after turning out as a 17-year-old for Kettering 4s at Wellingborough Borstal, I found myself making my debut for Northampton against Harlequins. I was with Kettering 1sts by then, and was supposed to be playing for them at Luton, but Saints had seen me play for East Northants, liked what they saw, and called me up as emergency injury cover at lock.
On the day of the match, Saints’ team secretary, Andy Johnson, rang me saying Dave Caplan, the England full-...