Kearnan Myall

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Opportunity knocks again for Kearnan Myall, who was originally drafted into the Saxons’ squad for the 2010 Churchill Cup.  That time, he replaced London Wasps’ captain Tom Rees, an absentee from the party through a series of shoulder injuries that forced him to remain at home for rehabilitation.

Huddersfield-born Kearnan, who signed for Sale Sharks from Leeds Carnegie this season on a two-year contract, made his Saxons’ debut in the 66-0 win over Portugal at Edgeley Park in January 2009 and impressed during Carnegie’s successful battle against relegation from the Guinness Premiership in 2009-10.

He joined the Leeds Academy nine years ago at the age of 15 and has fulfilled the initial promise he showed when helping the club to win the National Colts Cup in 2004, the year he represented England U18 Clubs in the Home Nations tournament in Belfast.

Two seasons later, he made his first team debut off the bench ironically against Sale Sharks in the Powergen Cup, a significant step up from his earlier appearances for Holmfirth and Huddersfield YMCA. He appeared 127 times for Leeds and scored 12 tries before crossing the Pennines along with Carnegie club mates Luther Burrell, Hendre Fourie and Scott Mathie to join the Sharks. In his final campaign for Leeds, he made 28 appearances and played the full 80 minutes in all except seven of those games.

Kearnan had figured in 71 Premiership matches – 58 for Leeds and 13 for the Sharks – by the end of January this year. He said: “My aspirations are as high as you can go. I want to represent England and the British & Irish Lions. There are a lot of great players out there so it’s all about really focusing.”

When signing Kearnan for the Sharks, Steve Diamond., now the club’s chief executive officer, said:“He is an established player and will add a lot to the squad. He is excellent in the line out and has a great work ethic.”

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