Feyi-Vaboso Find Six Nations Fame but Still Scratching Surface
It would be easy for Immanuel Feyi-vaboso to become the center of attention of his newly acquired fame. The other day, even an actor who presented himself as a patient in one of his student’s medical exams sent a breathless message to the new British star. There was a similar story at the local GP rescue last week. “They don’t treat you differently, but they just say,’ Well done, ‘ that’s okay.”
Ask the 21-year-old Exeter winger about his own reflections on his near-vertical rise to prominence in national sport, and his post-Six Nations self-analysis is fascinating. “You said I was a ball of experience and it’s good you said that. But I feel I still have a long way to go to be a decent Test Player. I’m not going to call myself a Test player yet, I’m still going to get there.”
Having only played a few club games for Exeter-less than 12 months ago he was still playing for Taunton in National League One-there was even a time, sitting in his student lounge, when he wondered if he had ever experienced anything strange. – bodily experience. While others discussed whether he could soon become a British and Irish Lion – ” that was obviously his dream at some point – – he preferred to highlight reality. “I’m not going to be too childish about it. I’m not even a real player.”
Nevertheless, Exeter and England have done brilliantly. If on the contrary, then it is possible to play for Liverpool and liverpool and study in the Welsh capital. After transferring to Aston University to study medicine, the sting of his laughter once again occurred in a state of limbo.
The head of rugby, Rob Baxter, stepped in to broker a deal with the University of Exeter and the rest was a coincidence of oval balls. As Baxter noted, ” he has the ability to break tackles and make yards but with more speed and maybe a little more natural sporting ability. Such a substance is like gold dust.”Some exciting form for Exeter has rightly put him in the England Six Nations squad and his strength on the ball has made him an instant fan favourite. “The interesting thing about him is as a true rugby player, he’s just scratching the surface,” Baxter said. “His ability to control the ball is so great that the world is his oyster.”
The next round begins at the weekend when Exeter visit Sale on Sunday, his first game since not found England’s last championship game, in France, due to concussion. The story is that Feyi-vaboso has self-diagnosed the condition, but the truth is more nuanced. “Self-analysis? I have no idea where it came from. To be fair, I said I had symptoms so we sat down and did an HIA. I feel unwell, I have a headache and lack of concentration. I don’t want to play like that. I have no such experience … I feel like I’m going to disappoint my team if I’m not fully there.”
Memories of his experiments in Scotland, however, will never fade. “The field is very quiet … he doesn’t feel real. I remember diving down and thinking , ‘ Did I even score?’”
Performances in Ireland are also” unreal ” in other respects. “It was the best game I’ve ever played for emotion, bodily – speed-it was just the pinnacle of it all. Markus dropped a goal late in the game … it was a dream. It was so weird, it was crazy.”
