Bath Rugby hooker Rob Webber facing up to twin England challenge
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If Rob Webber wants to know where he ranks in the pecking order of England’s hookers, the next fortnight will give him a good gauge.
Tom Youngs and Dylan Hartley have largely shared ownership of the Red Rose number two jersey over the past couple of seasons and Webber will come up against each of them in Bath Rugby’s next two Aviva Premiership matches.
Youngs’ Leicester Tigers visit The Rec on Saturday before Bath travel to face Hartley and his title-winning Northampton Saints team-mates seven days later.
But when Youngs had to withdraw from England’s summer tour to New Zealand and Hartley …
Tom Youngs and Dylan Hartley have largely shared ownership of the Red Rose number two jersey over the past couple of seasons and Webber will come up against each of them in Bath Rugby’s next two Aviva Premiership matches.
Youngs’ Leicester Tigers visit The Rec on Saturday before Bath travel to face Hartley and his title-winning Northampton Saints team-mates seven days later.
But when Youngs had to withdraw from England’s summer tour to New Zealand and Hartley …
