England lock George Kruis in prime form for giant test against Paul O'Connell and Ireland Six Nations battle
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England lock George Kruis in prime form for giant test against Paul O'Connell and Ireland Six Nations battle
Six years ago, George Kruis, the man who on Sunday has to combat the ferocity of Ireland’s Paul O’Connell and the height of the giant Devin Toner in Dublin, was kicking about in Cape Town for local side Hamiltons with pals from Dorking RFC with no notion that he might one day be going head to head with the British and Irish Lions captain he was cheering on that year in South Africa.
Kruis, 25, is not a cradle-to-cap player, spotted and nurtured from an early age in the manner of a George Ford.
He had to pester for a chance, lay himself open in a trial for Saracens, badger for information…
Kruis, 25, is not a cradle-to-cap player, spotted and nurtured from an early age in the manner of a George Ford.
He had to pester for a chance, lay himself open in a trial for Saracens, badger for information…
