The hat-trick scoring jack Bracken wasn’t the player that coach Mark Mapletoft reserved special praise for in the aftermath of the 40-21 win over Argentina.
Jack Bracken wasn’t part of the England squad that clinched the Six Nations U20s title 15 weeks ago, yet he was in Cape Town on Saturday justifying his recent call-up with a dream debut hat-trick.
Jack Bracken wasn’t part of the England squad that clinched the Six Nations U20s title 15 weeks ago, yet he was in Cape Town on Saturday justifying his recent call-up with a dream debut hat-trick.
His preparations consisted of an on-the-fly drawn two-match series in Georgia before flying to South Africa where his English young guys carved a reputation for stickiness.
South Africa U20 and England U20 will bring their World Rugby U20 Championships to a close this Friday with wholesale changes in their third place play-off encounter at Athlone Stadium.
Hand on heart, the future of international rugby is in a good place just now judging by the array of entertaining personalities that RugbyPass has encountered these past few weeks at the Junior World Championship in South Africa.
There are numerous players at the Junior World Championship who hail from families with serious reputations at the top-end of the sport... Another eye-catching family name within the England ranks is Bracken.
There are numerous players at the Junior World Championship who hail from families with serious reputations at the top-end of the sport... Another eye-catching family name within the England ranks is Bracken.
England have named a starting XV to play Fiji on Thursday at the Junior World Championship showing a dozen changes from last Saturday’s opening-round draw with Ireland.
A Kiwi being universally loved by the English is a rare thing, but that is what Nick Evans will achieve when he will be inducted into the Premiership's Hall of Fame.