James Horwill has backed Alex Dombrandt to break into the England set-up after seeing shades of Harlequins legend Nick Easter in him.
Dombrandt has enjoyed a fine debut season after joining Quins following three years at university.
The back-row forward, 21, has scored four Premiership tries and has been touted as an outsider for England’s World Cup squad.
Harlequins co-captain Horwill said: “Whether the World Cup is too soon, I don’t know, but I imagine he will be playing Test rugby in the not-too-distant future. He is a bit like Nick Easter. You wouldn’t look at him and go, ‘He’s a monster’. Nick read the game well, picked good lines and picked his moments well — and Alex has been doing that.”
