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'Special talent' leaves team-mates and Jiffy blown away as Lions chances hyped up
@Source: walesonline.co.uk
England youngster Henry Pollock scored a sensational try for Northampton Saints in their defeat to Sale Sharks on Friday night. Pollock, who impressed in a memorable international debut against Wales earlier this month, pulled off an incredible solo score to leave TNT Sports pundits Ben Kay and Ugo Monye purring. The 20-year-old bagged a brace at the Principality Stadium off the bench on his Test bow and has carried that form into domestic rugby, with a delicate chip over the top followed by a calm finish meaning he's now scored his first Premiership try too. On social media, Wales legend Jonathan Davies reposted the clip with the words "special player", while Kay and Monye were left in no doubt that Pollock deserves to be in the England conversation, despite his tender years. Cameras cut to the Saints bench following the score, revealing Pollock's team-mates' reaction. "This guy, come on... something from nothing," said TNT Sports commentator Alastair Eykyn. "It's a special, special talent, and you can see team-mates shaking their heads in disbelief, but they see it all the time in training." "He's got everything," Kay added. "It's the strength to get him through initially, the confidence to chip over the top and back his pace. "He's a little bit fortunate with the bounce, but you make your own luck. And when things are going for you, they tend to keep going for you. "He is staking his claim. We were all thinking it's too early, but if you're playing this style, we've seen some players go before, right at the beginning of their international journey. "Maybe not going as first choice, but in the squad and then something happens along the way. He's definitely in the conversation." Former England and Lions man Monye agreed with Kay's assessment. "I don't think it is too early to talk about him and the tour to Australia," he concluded. "He is on fire. He's flying. That sense of positivity; it's so infectious, things do happen around him. I'm a fan." Lions coach Andy Farrell selects his squad for the trip Down Under on May 8.
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