By NEALE HARVEY
BURGEONING flanker Lewis Ludlam hopes the impending departure of Calum Clark will give him a chance to become Northampton’s answer to Sam Underhill.
Ospreys tyro Underhill joins Bath this summer and is viewed as the next big openside prospect for England. However, Ludlam, a Junior World Cup finalist with England in 2015, is equally rated by the Red Rose hierarchy and is mentored by Richard Hill.
A serious pectoral injury in 2015-16 and the presence of Clark, Tom Wood and Teimana Harrison have combined to limit Ludlam’s opportunities, but after featu...