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Young Gun: London Irish hooker George Davis

30 May 2021 1 comment

Davis may face competition in the Exiles academy from captain Joe Vajner, but he believes his position is centered on hooker despite also playing back row

CHEICK KONE

23 May 2021 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS Warriors so lucky Kone popped up WORCESTER WARRIORS LOCK As the newest member of the Worcester Warriors senior academy, Cheick Kone admits there is still plenty […]

Young Gun: Harlequins lock George Hammond

16 May 2021 0 comments

Hammond is one of two locks to have emerged at Harlequins this season, going back to England U20s with clubmate Hugh Tizard in 2020

Young Gun: Newcastle Falcons fly-half Louie Johnson

9 May 2021 1 comment

Sedbergh captain Louie Johnson is gunning for a shot with Alan Dickens’ England U20s side next season and did his chances the world of good […]

Young Gun: Bath and England U20 wing Gabe Goss

2 May 2021 0 comments

The Beechen Cliff School wing has made an impact for England U20s after initially being left out of the EPS by head coach Alan Dickens

Young Guns: Harlequins centre Lennox Anyanwu

25 April 2021 1 comment

After stints on loan at Esher and London Scottish, Anyanwu is now benefitting from a year under new coaching arrival Jordan Turner-Hall

Young Guns: London Irish hooker Joe Vajner

18 April 2021 0 comments

The captain of London Irish U18 talks to Adam Ellis about his hopes of representing England at age-grade level this summer

Young Guns: Harlequins hooker Sam Riley

18 April 2021 1 comment

Few up-and-coming players can claim to have such a rich abundance of coaching nous available to them to the degree of Harlequins hooker Sam Riley. […]

DAN JOHN

4 April 2021 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS EXETER FULL-BACK Fortunately not being able to drive didn’t put the brakes on Dan John racing back to Exeter from Wales last month to get […]

Young Guns: Worcester Warriors fly-half Fin Smith

28 March 2021 0 comments

Name-checked by England head coach Eddie Jones earlier this month, we meet the young Warriors playmaker

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers back-five forward Ollie Chessum

21 March 2021 0 comments

As a young lock forward learning his trade in the hugely competitive Premiership, Ollie Chessum could have no better tutor than Tigers head coach and […]

EWAN RICHARDS

14 March 2021 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS BATH SECOND ROW Premiership debutsat 18 are rare so it comes as no surprise when England U20s prospect Ewan Richards describes his recent experiences […]

Young Guns: Harlequins flanker Jack Kenningham

7 March 2021 0 comments

Awarded a senior contract by Harlequins this month, Neale Harvey catches up with the flanker who was inspired by Chris Robshaw

Young Guns: London Irish centre Will Joseph

28 February 2021 0 comments

The younger brother of England centre Jonathan tells Neale Harvey why the Exiles No.13 jersey is one he wants to make his own

Young Guns: Gloucester back row Freddie Thomas

21 February 2021 0 comments

The Gloucester academy product could have pursued a career in hockey but is well on his way to an England U20s call-up in rugby

Ealing Trailfinders prop Elliot Chilvers

Young Guns: Ealing Trailfinders loosehead prop Elliot Chilvers

19 February 2021 1 comment

Rejected by Northampton Saints, Chilvers is now aiming to realise his Premiership ambitions at Ealing Trailfinders

Young Guns: Worcester Warriors centre Seb Atkinson

7 February 2021 0 comments

The next star back off the production line at Worcester’s academy?

Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons prop Phil Brantingham

31 January 2021 2 comments

A player who was dual-linked in both codes up until the age of 16

Young Guns: Harlequins tighthead prop Fin Baxter

16 January 2021 0 comments

Being part of a 49-7 home defeat might not live long in the memory of some people, but try telling 18-year-old Harlequins tighthead Fin Baxter […]

Young Guns: Wasps tighthead prop Jordan Cordice

7 January 2021 1 comment

Cordice explains how the opportunity to go and play in New Zealand in last year

Young Guns: London Irish scrum-half Caolan Englefield

10 December 2020 1 comment

Despite being in the Harlequins academy, Englefield explains how he was also on the pathway at the Exiles

Young Guns: Saracens back row Ollie Stonham

2 December 2020 0 comments

Neale Harvey speaks to the 19-year-old product of Felsted School in Essex now readying himself for Championship action

Young Guns: Exeter Chiefs centre Corey Baldwin

24 September 2020 0 comments

Neale Harvey talks to the England-born centre who arrived at Sandy Park from Scarlets this summer

Young Guns: Bristol Bears winger Jack Bates

16 September 2020 0 comments

Bates made his Premiership debut for Bristol against Sale Sharks a fortnight ago, showing impressive defence

Young Guns: Ealing Trailfinders centre Ruben Moxham

9 September 2020 0 comments

Moxham was in Premier League Southampton’s academy with ex-Bath teammate Gabe Hamer-Webb, before rugby became his path

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers centre Dan Kelly

1 September 2020 0 comments

Kelly fielded a call from an unknown number last year where Geordan Murphy was on the other end when he picked up…

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers tighthead Jack Rowntree

18 August 2020 0 comments

There is another Rowntree coming through at the Tigers. Meet Jack, the son of Munster scrum coach Graham

Young Guns: Scarlets hooker Morgan MacRae

10 August 2020 0 comments

Teenage forward Morgan MacRae starred in the Welsh Exiles programme before joining the Scarlets

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers hooker Archie Vanes

3 August 2020 0 comments

A player likely to be in the England U20s set-up for next year’s Six Nations after starring for the U18s

Young Guns: Cardiff Blues flanker Gwilym Bradley

6 July 2020 0 comments

A No.7 who started out at London Irish before moving over the Severn Bridge

Young Guns: Exeter Chiefs back-five forward Christ Tshiunza

29 June 2020 0 comments

A player who is well on Wales’ radar after leaving Congo as a child and growing up in Llandaff

Young Guns: Ospreys and Wales U20 back row Morgan Strong

15 June 2020 0 comments

Told he wouldn’t make the top level in rugby as a teen

Young Guns: Worcester Warriors prop Lewis Holsey

8 June 2020 0 comments

A player familiar to those in the Championship at London Scottish last season

Young Guns: Northampton Saints No.8 Tui Uru

28 May 2020 0 comments

Uru was signed by Saints after playing for Bury St Edmunds in National Two South

Young Guns: Northampton Saints full-back Tommy Freeman

18 May 2020 0 comments

A talent who could have been lost to rugby after being released from an academy for being ‘too small’

Young Guns: Exeter Chiefs full-back/centre Tom Wyatt

11 May 2020 0 comments

A National 2 South winner with Taunton Titans on dual-registration this season and learning off Stuart Hogg at Chiefs

Young Guns: Cardiff Blues prop Theo Bevacqua

27 April 2020 0 comments

England-born, loosehead Bevacqua says Wales was always his first choice

Young Guns: Gloucester full-back/centre Tom Stanton

21 April 2020 0 comments

Tom Stanton has played plenty at outside centre, but wants to stamp his mark at full-back

Young Guns: Northampton Saints winger Josh Gillespie

14 April 2020 0 comments

Dropped by Bath, Northampton came calling for the Australia-born wing

Young Guns: Worcester Warriors back row Morgan Monks

7 April 2020 0 comments

Taking a lot of inspiration from fledgling teammate Ted Hill at Sixways

Young Guns: London Irish prop Tarek Haffar

31 March 2020 0 comments

Capped at England U18 level, the Exiles loosehead looks to base his skills in the same mould as Mako Vunipola and Ellis Genge

Gloucester and England U20s fly-half George Barton

Young Guns: Gloucester fly-half George Barton

27 March 2020 0 comments

England U20s sharpshooter Barton explains how Danny Cipriani has been offering him pointers

Young Guns: Northampton Saints prop Manny Iyogun

19 March 2020 0 comments

Leaning on the experience of the Franks brothers at Franklin’s Gardens

Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons fly-half Will Haydon-Wood

13 March 2020 0 comments

Going head-to-head with Gloucester’s George Barton for the England U20’s fly-half starting job

Young Guns: Saracens and England U20 prop Sam Crean

28 February 2020 0 comments

The England U20 prop is learning off Mako Vunipola at Saracens

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet

18 February 2020 0 comments

One of the young scrum-halves at Leicester forming a line behind senior man Ben Youngs

Young Guns: Sale Sharks scrum-half Raphael Quirke

14 February 2020 0 comments

Learning off former scrum-half and England Under-20s head coach Alan Dickens

Young Guns: Saracens hooker Theo Dan

7 February 2020 0 comments

Starting for England U20s in their match against Scotland this weekend

Young Guns: London Irish prop Luke Green

5 February 2020 0 comments

Get to know the England U20 tighthead who will start against Scotland this weekend at Myreside

Young Guns: Bath winger Gabriel Hamer-Webb

13 December 2019 0 comments

The Bath speedster talks working with Anthony Watson, Semesa Rokoduguni and Tom Homer

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