'I want to follow my brother to the top'

DAVID Opoku-Fordjour feels he has what it takes to achieve his lifelong dream of lining up alongside his brother to play for England.

- BEN JAYCOCK

The 21-year-old Coventry winger has earned plaudits across the Championship for his wrecking ball power and blistering pace.

His performances in the second tier resemble those of Bristol star wing Gabriel Ibitoye with his unpredictable, easy-onthe-eye play which causes headaches for opposition defences.

At 5ft 11ins and 14st 4lbs, he is a different, more athletic shape in comparison with his England international younger brother Asher, who continues to rip up trees at scrum time in the Premiership with Sale Sharks.

David says his family are immensely proud of Asher's journey. The versatile prop, who started out as a winger, was made redundant at Wasps in 2022 but two years later finished 2024 with an U20s Six Nations title, World Championship winners medal and an England senior debut against Japan in the Autumn Nations Series.

This year is set to be even bigger for Asher as England fans hope he can be the answer to Steve Borthwick's side's scrum problems but David hopes he can also represent the family name in the Premiership and at Test level.