Ellis Genge: Rugby has a state school problem. This is how to fix it

Ellis Genge: Rugby has a state school problem. This is how to fix it

Ellis Genge says the key to reversing rugby union’s decline in state schools is upskilling teachers to spread the word. But the England prop and newly-named British & Irish Lions squad member has been around the block enough times to also raise the obvious problem. “The talent pool is there in state schools,” Genge tells The i Paper. “There’s a lot more kids that go to state schools than private schools, so you’ve got to ask yourself, how are yo…