“We’re two games into a season and I reckon he’s beaten at least 15 defenders. Unbelievable athlete and a lot of what he does seems effortless.”
The words are from Ealing Trailfinders back-rower Simon Uzokwe, picking his dream team for The Rugby Paper. The player he is talking about is Jonah Holmes, the Wales international who left the Dragons last summer.
Holmes was said to have been less than impressed with the pay offer he received after losing his place in the Welsh Rugby Union’s elite 38-man squad (you can read about the curious case of Jonah Holmes here). But his account is that the main driver for his call was a desire to return to where he was raised and play for his local club.
