Aaron Hinkley: Selection 'dogfight' good for Northampton Saints pack
Aaron Hinkley made four Saints appearances last season after moving from Sandy Park following a trial
Northampton flanker Aaron Hinkley says there is currently a "dogfight" for places in the Saints pack. The 23-year-old joined the club from Exeter and has appeared in half of their six Premiership games this season, plus two midweek cup fixtures. He is competing for selection with the likes of skipper Lewis Ludlam, Juarno Augustus and Sam Graham."The four, five, six, seven, eight shirts at the moment are just a complete dogfight. It's done on form, which is good.
"There's a lot of healthy competition. I see myself trying to push the senior lads as hard as I can and as respectfully as I can, but showing I'm frustrated when I'm not getting picked."in the Premiership Rugby Cup, and sees himself as a specialist at recovering the ball at the breakdown."There's some unbelievable breakdown operators, the Currys, Jack Willis, Ben Earl, but if I shoot as high as I can, I'll hopefully be in and around it at the end of the season.
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