Upwardly Mobile ; Dave Denton Is Already Attracting Attention, but the Edinburgh Youngster Won't Be Resting On His Laurels Any Time Soon, Finds Alasdair Reid

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Dave Denton appears to have acquired Richie Gray's disregard for the niceties of personal grooming, and if the Edinburgh forward lives up to the billings he has been receiving recently he could soon be sharing space with the Glasgow lock in the Scotland pack as well. With his professional career barely a year old, and with one cap safely in the bag already, the 21-year-old Denton is on a career trajectory that is heading inexorably upwards.

Shontayne Hape had certainly spotted Denton's potential when London Irish took on Edinburgh at the Madejski Stadium last month. Hape hit Denton high, hard and dangerously in a tackle that ended the Scot's involvement in the game, copping a four-week ban for his act after the intervention of the citing commissioner. Denton was robbed of his senses by the hit, but he had better get used to that level of attention if he carries on playing like he has.

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Upwardly Mobile ; Dave Denton Is Already Attracting Attention, but the Edinburgh Youngster Won't Be Resting On His Laurels Any Time Soon, Finds Alasdair Reid

It is not just Denton's unruly blond thatch that brings memories of John Jeffrey to mind. Denton, like Jeffrey, can switch easily between No 8 and the blindside flank, and can even do a shift in the second row, as Jeffrey occasionally did, if asked. But he also has t...

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