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Hotshot: Ulster full-back Jacob Stockdale

Date of birth: 3 April 1996. Country: Ireland.Breakthrough: Stockdale scoring his first Pro12 try for Ulster. (Photo: Inpho)Tell us about your rugby background… My dad and grandad played and I started when I was about six at …Continue reading »

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Hotshot: Leicester Tigers flanker Will Evans

Date of birth: 28 January 1997. Country: England.Tiger tackled: Will Evans is caught during an Aviva Premiership match. (Photo: Getty Images)When did you first play rugby? When I was about five. My mum’s work colleague said I should go along …Continue reading »

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Hotshot: Glasgow Warriors flanker Matt Smith

Date of birth: 5 October, 1996. Country: ScotlandOn the charge: Matt Smith taking the ball up for Scotland U20 v Wales. (Photo: Inpho)How did you get into rugby? I started in primary school, gave it up for a year to play football, …Continue reading »

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Hotshot: Saracens wing George Perkins

Date of birth: 27 February 1996. Country: England.Try time! Perkins scores for Saracens in an Anglo-Welsh Cup clash in November. (Photo: Getty Images)When did you start playing rugby? When I was about five or six, at Upminster rugby club. I didn’t play …Continue reading »

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Hotshot: Toulon fly-half Anthony Belleau

Date of birth: 8 April, 1996. Country: FranceRising star: Anthony Belleau on the ball at the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship. (Photo: Getty Images)Where did rugby begin for you? I am from a village close to Agen in south-west France, so I played …Continue reading »

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