Quote ="Juan Cornetto"It is not unusual for a youngster to learn and play for both a Union and a League club on different days, so he may have played some League earlier than 13 but I doubt earlier than five! But I am only going by what the lad said himself :
[iScotland U20 fly-half Callum McLelland[/i
Date of birth 16 September 1999 Born Pontefract, W Yorks Club Edinburgh Country Scotland Position Fly-half
[iHow did you get involved in rugby?[/i
"I first played union when I was five at Castleford and was there until I was 12. Then I decided to play league as there’s always contact and it’s the part of the game I enjoyed most."
[iTalk through your progress in league…[/i
"I was training with the Castleford Tigers development team from the age of 13. It was massive for me as where I’m from is heavily rugby league.
I played England U15s and U16s, and captained them. At my first England camp no one knew who I was, so to then be told I’d be captain was a massive achievement. Then I was with the Castleford pro team."
[iYou joined Edinburgh in November. Why the switch to union?[/i
"Because of the amount of avenues you can go down. Rugby union is massive in many countries whereas league is in England and Australia, with a couple of teams in New Zealand and France.
I’m still young and by making the switch now I can develop my skill-set. I want to test myself."
[iWhat’s been the biggest challenge?[/i
"Being away from home. Not having my family around is tough and I’m living on my own for the first time."
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I believe he has told people what they want to hear there.
At 5/6 he was playing mainly football and did so up until about 12 when he then went to play union on a Saturday. He was playing RL all this time.
I know this because my lad played in the same team and I know his dad very well.
