‘High expectations’ around Henry Arundell should be encouraged – Les Kiss

London Irish head coach Les Kiss says that “high expectations” should be encouraged around players like Henry Arundell following his memorable debut Test series with England.

Arundell announced himself on the world stage by scoring a try and making another during just seven explosive minutes off the bench in England’s first-Test defeat against Australia.

The 19-year-old made further appearances as England turned the series around with victories in Brisbane and Sydney, continuing his blistering form for Irish last term.

Arundell’s club colleague Will Joseph also broke through on England’s tour Down Under, while other home-grown products at Irish, such as Ollie Hassell-Collins, Tom Parton and Ben Loader, have previously featured on England boss Eddie Jones’ radar.

“Henry is a well-balanced lad, and a real positive and upside to his success it that he respects the opportunity,” Kiss said.

“These guys don’t take it for granted. They have got a lot of humility.

“They know it is on the back of hard work, so they manage it themselves, their peers will manage it and then it is up to us as coaches to make sure that we help them understand what these new challenges will be.

“I think you have got to put heavy expectation on yourself. That is how you challenge yourself, but it is also being able to understand that from A to B is not a straight line, if that makes sense.

“You have just got to be able to work with the ups and downs in the most productive way.

“We tend to bounce right from great things happening to bouncing low, and it is how you build yourself back to an even keel as quickly as possible, and that is the important thing.

“If it doesn’t happen on day one, it doesn’t mean it is not going to happen.

“It’s about building