He’s the England international in the form of his life who is playing for the world’s best club in Toulouse — rugby’s equivalent of the Galacticos of Real Madrid.
But the morning after another ding-dong battle in France’s Top 14 and with just a few hours’ sleep in the bank, Jack Willis is up early to fulfil his other role as a father to two young children.
The creche run has already been completed by the time Willis welcomes Mail Sport to his stunning French home.
‘We played Vannes away at 9pm in the first league game of the season and got back home at four in the morning,’ Willis says, finishing off a huge plate of eggs on toast to refuel after the exertions of the night before.
‘Then I was up at 7am for my son Enzo’s first day at school — that was a challenge! It’s full on here with rugby and family life. They are long days, but I’m getting used to it.’
Jack Willis is the England international in the form of his life who is…
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