Northampton’s George Hendy taking rough with smooth as he plots England path

‘Ginger Penaud’ is also handy with a Rubik’s Cube and cricket bat but wants European glory against CastresFin Smith, the England fly-half, clearly remembers the day he first met Northampton teammate George Hendy. Smith was seven and unimpressed by the elevation of a precocious six-year-old to his age group team at Shipston-on-Stour RFC. Even then Hendy was hard to miss. “This lad turned up with bright orange hair and his legs put on backwards,” says Smith. “I