Young Gun

WILSON IJEH

YOUNG GUNS EALING TRAILFINDERS WINGAfter telling himself that he’ll ‘never play rugby again’, Ealing wing Wilson Ijeh wants to become a name that’s feared and […]

REUBEN CROTHERS

YOUNG GUNSULSTER FLANKER After captaining Ireland to the U20s Grand Slam title, Reuben Crothers aspires to break into Ulster’s first team.Openside Crothers, 20, joined Ulster aged […]

KITAN OJO

YOUNG GUNSHARLEQUINS WING Under the guidance of some of the most legendary wingers in Premiership history, Harlequins academy wing Kitan Ojo is looking forward to […]

ETHAN MORGAN

YOUNG GUNSCARDIFF MET FLY-HALF Ethan Morgan describes playing rugby at Cardiff Metro-politan University as the perfect environment for an aspiring professional rugby player.Cardiff Met finished […]

ISAAC SHAW

YOUNG GUNSEALING FULL-BACK After being dropped by Saracens, 18-year-old Isaac Shaw describes Ealing Trailfinders as a ‘lifeline’ and after training with the first XV, he […]

TOMMY MATHEWS

YOUNG GUNSHARTPURY FLY-HALF Former England U20s playmaker Tommy Mathews is eager for more top-flight action after getting a taste this season during his loan spell […]

MIKEY SUMMERFIELD

YOUNG GUNSLONDON IRISH PROP Mikey Summerfield is living his childhood dream of playing for his boyhood club London Irish and representing England at the U20 […]

GRIFFYDD EVANS

YOUNG GUNSCARDIFF UNI / LLANDOVERY FLANKER Cardiff University student Griffydd Evans is eager to step up to Scarlets first team after starring for his boyhood […]

HENRY PEARSON

YOUNG GUNSHARTPURY COLLEGE PROP Hartpury College prop Henry Pearson wants to follow in the footsteps of their alumni and has his sights set on breaking […]

IWAN SHENTON

YOUNG GUNSCARDIFF MET NO.8 Cardiff Met captain Iwan Shenton is enjoying a fine campaign in his final year at university and has his sights set […]

AARON FLORESTEIN

YOUNG GUNS WASPS AND HINCKLEY FLANKER Openside flanker Aaron Florestein is aiming for the very top as he looks to continue his impressive rise.The 18-year-old […]

CAMERON KING

YOUNG GUNS LONDON SCOTTISH No.8 London Scottish back rower Cameron King has his sights set on the Premiership after starring for Cardiff Metropolitan University. The […]

NATHAN DOAK

YOUNG GUNSULSTER SCRUM-HALF Nathan Doak has shone for Ulster since breaking into the first team, but the scrum half’s immense hunger means he is eager […]

CONNOR DOHERTY

YOUNG GUNSSALE OUTSIDE CENTRE Sale born-and-bred Connor Doherty has achieved his lifelong dream of playing for the Sharks; now his sights are set on making […]

BEN EVANS

YOUNG GUNS EDINBURGH CENTRE/WING Last year when he was deciding what university he wanted to go to,  18-year-old Ben Evans got a call from Edinburgh […]

EVAN MITCHELL

YOUNG GUNSCOVENTRY FLY-HALF Evan Mitchell is one of few rugby players to be able to follow his father’s footsteps in playing for the same club […]

MACKENZIE GRAHAM

YOUNG GUNS BATH FLANKER Bath-born and bred Mackenzie Graham has achieved his childhood dream of signing a contract with the club and thanks his ‘personal […]

ROSS McKNIGHT

YOUNG GUNSGLASGOW WINGER Glasgow Warriors Academy winger Ross McKnight made his Scotland U20 debut earlier this year and now is determined to break into the […]

YOUNG GUNS

TOBY BALDWIN WASPS WINGFrom enduring three hamstring injuries in two years, to attending ‘Hogwarts’ it’s fair to say 19-year-old Toby Baldwin has had an eventful […]

MICHAEL JONES

YOUNG GUNSEDINBURGH LOOSEHEAD Despite achieving so much at the tender age of 19, Michael Jones remains grounded and will take things ‘one step at a […]

ANEURIN OWEN

YOUNG GUNSDRAGONS CENTRE A NEURIN Owen is a real student of the game and intends to base his style on legendary New Zealand centre Conrad […]

Leicester Tigers

SEB SMITH

YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER LOOSEHEAD PROP Seb Smith fell in love with Leicester Tigers the minute he he set foot in Welford Road to watch his […]

DAFYDD JENKINS

YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS DAFYDD Jenkins casts an envious eye towards the two Welsh caps that his close pal Christ Tshiunza won in the autumn […]

TOM WILSTEAD

YOUNG GUNSBRISTOL FLY-HALF TOM Wilstead lives out his schoolboy dreams every day he turns up for training at Bristol Bears.Fly-half Wilstead, 20, who used to […]

OLLY HARTLEY

YOUNG GUNSWASPS CENTRE OLLY Hartley yesterday took his first steps towards emulating his England trialist dad Gary when he made his Wasps debut in their […]

GUY PEPPER

YOUNG GUNSNEWCASTLE FALCONS FLANKER GUY Pepper is the latest member of the Barnard Castle School production line who hopes to make it in the Premiership […]

TOM CARR-SMITH

YOUNG GUNSBATH SCRUM-HALF BATH’S problems at scrum-half this season have presented unexpected opportunities for Tom Carr-Smith to travel away and be involved in the first-team […]

BEN MURPHY

YOUNG GUNSMurphy feels his Lucs in on dual-reg WORCESTER WARRIORS LOOSEHEADAs one of 14 players to head out of Sixways on dualregistration, Ben Murphy is […]

IWAN STEPHENS

YOUNG GUNSNEWCASTLE FALCONS WING Adam Radwan may have turned into the poster boy of Newcastle Falcons but the story of cross-code winger Iwan Stephens is […]

JACK METCALF

YOUNG GUNSSALE SHARKS CENTRE One year on from the collapse of the prestigious academy at Yorkshire Carnegie, homegrown product Jack Metcalf says there is ‘no […]

CAMERON ANDERSON

YOUNG GUNSWASPS FULLBACK/CENTRE When Scotland travelled to Argentina two years ago for the U20 World Championship they boasted the likes of Euan Ashman, Cam Henderson […]

ARTHURRELTON

YOUNG GUNSEXETER CHIEFS WINGER Two tries in two matches for Arthur Relton have given the fleet-footed winger the perfect start to life in England’s U20s.The […]