Yarde ready to go the distance for England glory

He is the son of Scotland and a hero in St Lucia, but Marland Yarde perhaps holds the key to England’s 2015 World Cup hopes.

Yarde ready to go the distance for England glory

His really is a very modern rugby tale.

Aged just nine, Marland moved to England with his parents – the wonderfully named Scotland Yarde and his wife, Marina – after a childhood in St Lucia.

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