The star of the Junior World Cup and IRB Young Player Of The Year, George Ford, who has just turned 19, will start tomorrow in the final of the Aviva Premiership for Leicester. Supposedly it's only a matter of time before he plays for England and watching him he does seem like quite a special talent. So how do you reckon he'll rate against the current crop of international flyhalfs? He'll be playing directly opposite Nick Evans tomorrow which will be an interesting gauge of his talent.The star of the Junior World Cup and IRB Young Player Of The Year, George Ford, who has just turned 19, will start tomorrow in the final of the Aviva Premiership for Leicester. Supposedly it's only a matter of time before he plays for England and watching him he does seem like quite a special talent. So how do you reckon he'll rate against the current crop of international flyhalfs? He'll be playing directly opposite Nick Evans tomorrow which will be an interesting gauge of his talent.

Let's give the lad half a chance. Age 19 is awfully young to have the burden of "the next great England fly half." Ford seems a very talented player, but he needs to earn the accolade (and move himself ahead of Farrell, who is barely older than Ford, at that). Evans is a wily old hand, and recently named the Premiership Player of the Year. I personally think he is, and has been for years, New Zealand's second best fly half. How either he or Ford plays will depend not only on their own skills, but also on how their packs play. It is very difficult for even the greatest fly half to excel if he is on the back foot. But I certainly wish George Ford well. I;d love to see England develop a truly exciting attack. Mark L.