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Lucas Brooke, son of All Black great Zinzan Brooke, has scored in his debut for England Under 20s in their 38-22 Six Nations victory over France at Cardiff Arms Park, Wales on Sunday (NZ time).
The 19-year-old openside flanker, who was born in England, scored early in the second half to spark an England comeback after the team were down 19-3 at halftime.
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The 1.84m forward plays for London Irish and has previously represented England at age-group level.
Zinzan and wife Alison have lived in England for almost 25 years.
Congratulations Lucas 🥂👏 https://t.co/dWTUgIDywl
— Zinzan Brooke (@ZinzanBrooke8) June 11, 2021
In a Stuff report, the media outlet quotes Zinzan as telling Rugby Pass in 2020 that Lucas "doesn’t know New Zealand at all".
"It’s a big call but why would you stop your kid just because it’s England – it’s his call.”
Zinzan told Rugby Pass his grandparents were English and that his wife’s parents are also English.
🌹 | Luke Green and Lucas Brooke have been named in the @EnglandRugby U20 starting XV to face France on Saturday, with @PhilipCokanasi2 in the replacements!
— London Irish (@londonirish) June 18, 2021
Good luck lads 👊
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