Willis aiming to be the local villain

By ADAM HATHAWAY

Jack Willis headed back to France on Thursday with England aiming to go from local hero to villain in his adopted country.
The Toulouse back rower cemented his status across the Channel by lifting the Bouclier de Brennus, for winning the French Top 14 title, in June after a 29-26 win over La Rochelle in Paris.
Willis was only there because of the collapse of his boyhood squad Wasps in 2022 which forced his move to the French heavyweights with no jobs available in the Premiership thanks to the reduced salary cap.
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