RWC 2015 Launch-pad!
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It’s hard to believe now but England second row Joe Launchbury was once in danger of being left on the rugby shelf.
Let go by Harlequins Academy in his late teens, Launchbury returned to his Sussex roots to play lower league rugby with Worthing while also taking on a part-time job at a local supermarket.
Thankfully Wasps spotted his talent and the 23-year-old has not looked back since being handed a second chance, winning 22 caps in the two years since he made his debut against Fiji at Twickenham in November 2012.
“It’s everyone’s dream really, isn’t it, to play for England and make t…
Let go by Harlequins Academy in his late teens, Launchbury returned to his Sussex roots to play lower league rugby with Worthing while also taking on a part-time job at a local supermarket.
Thankfully Wasps spotted his talent and the 23-year-old has not looked back since being handed a second chance, winning 22 caps in the two years since he made his debut against Fiji at Twickenham in November 2012.
“It’s everyone’s dream really, isn’t it, to play for England and make t…
