Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook discusses his England future

LMS: Thank you, it's an amazing honour to be called up, even just to train with the rest of the England team. I'm really looking forward to getting up there and getting started.

Q: How far do you think the England team can go?

LMS: England can be the best team in the world. We've got loads of talent over here and I don't see why we can't convert that into being the best national team.

Q: Incredibly, you only started playing Rugby League when you were 16. Did you ever think you'd get to play for England?

LMS: No, I just started playing Rugby League for fun because I'd got bored of football. I didn't really know anything about the sport back then. To come this far and now be selected to for the England Elite training squad is amazing.

Q: You recently helped run a training session at Medway Dragons, a local amateur club. Did you spot any more stars of the future?

LMS: Definitely! Some of the kids had only trained a few times and had great skills with the ball, the grip, the pass. They looked like they'd been playing for ten years, and that was just the under 9's team! There is some unbelievable talent out there, so the future is looking very bright!

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