SLIMMED-DOWN and more mobile Harlequins No.8 Alex Dombrandt believes he is in tip-top condition for a New Year assault on winning his first England cap.
Dombrandt, 23, was lampooned by club boss Paul Gustard for his ‘university rig’ when he emerged from Cardiff Met two years ago to take the Premiership by storm.
Nobody is laughing now, though, as dedicated Dombrandt explains how he has shed ten kilos – over a stone-and-a-half in old money – in an effort to deliver world-class performances that could persuade Red Rose boss Eddie Jones to give him a Six Nations shot.
Dombrandt told The Rugby Pap...