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LIST | 5 Things to Know About England Debutant Alex Coles

Second-row:

  • 4. Maro Itoje (Saracens)
  • 5. Jonny Hill (Sale Sharks)
Final whistle celebrations for Maro Itoje of England Rugby after the Six Nations Championship match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on February 26th 2021. – PHOTO: Phil Mingo/PPAUK

DID YOU KNOW?

  • As a schoolboy, Itoje played several sports including basketball, football, rugby and athletics, representing England at U17 level in shot put
  • Hill is the nephew of former Rugby league international Paul Loughlin.


Back-row:

  • 6. Alex Coles (Northampton Saints)
  • 7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
  • 8. Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
Tom Curry of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

DID YOU KNOW?

  • Curry is the twin brother of Sale Sharks flanker Ben Curry, son of Bishop Heber High School Head Teacher David Curry and nephew of former England hooker John Olver
  • Coles played rugby as a child at Newmarket and Shelford Rugby Club prior to joining the academy of Northampton Saints at the age of fourteen
  • Vunipola was born in Sydney in Australia to Tongan parents, but moved to Wales with his family as a young child after his father Feʻao Vunipola signed for Pontypool RFC in 1998