“He’s lightning quick” – Eddie Jones backs three youngsters to shine during Autumn Nations Series

#3. ALEX DOMBRANDT

• Age: 24
• Club: Harlequins
• Position: Number 8

Jone said: “We haven’t seen the best of Alex yet.

“We might not for another couple of years but if he keeps that desire to want to keep improving, take the hard knocks and learn from it there is no limit on where he can go as a player because he’s got some special skills.

“He has real doggedness, his want is good and so is his ability to cope with disappointment.

“Because he got left out of the World Cup squad, he was down to the last 36, 37 and he had to learn with that disappointment.”

DID YOU KNOW? He played for Wales under 20s in all five of their games in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, qualifying as a resident student at a Welsh university. However he has no birth, family or residency qualifications to play for Wales at Test level

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