Ellis Genge: ‘I was a lot angrier when I was 18 than I am now’

Leicester’s aggressive prop has returned from surgery fit and firing and says his reputation for losing his temper is unjustifiedEllis Genge wants to set the record straight. The Leicester and England prop does not care for statistics but one in particular has caught his eye. Genge often treads the line between confrontational and combustible – “He’s more bark than bite,” said his head coach, Matt O’Connor, recently – but the 23-year-old feels his reputation for losing his temper on the field is unjustified.“I’ve given away one penalty for ill-discipline all season and that was last weekend,” …