The Newcastle and England wing has the speed and potential to be the world’s best, according to Eddie Jones
Adam Radwan’s former coach, Chris Hyndman, remembers the day well. He had invited a group of sporty teenagers from Middlesbrough to look around Hartlepool sixth form college but only one of them turned up. It was holiday time and, with no one else around, Hyndman decided he would assess his solitary visitor’s sprint potential in the corridor outside the sports hall.
Hyndman, once a professional player at Northampton, could scarcely believe his eyes. “We decided to do 20-30 metre sprints to give him enough space to slow down. His times were very, very impressive.” It reinforced the testimony of one of Hyndman’s teaching colleagues, who had recently seen the skinny Radwan playing in a local under-16s game. “He came back saying: ‘This kid is ridiculously quick.’”
