Rugby-A baby rhino in ballet shoes, Tuipulotu already on England radar


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  • Friday, 10 Jan 2025

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - England Training - Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Britain - November 19, 2024 England head coach Steve Borthwick during training Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - England coach Steve Borthwick names his Six Nations squad on Tuesday and although it is a long shot for Kepu Tuipulotu to be included it surely won't be long until the 19-year-old takes the next step on his path to becoming the country's next hooker.

Borthwick was at Northampton to see Tuipulotu make his Premiership debut for Bath off the bench for the final nine minutes on Sunday, but the coach already knew all about him having invited the teenager to England's Pennyhill Park training centre to get a feel of the senior set-up last Autumn.

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