Rugby star Murley takes inspiration from Haaland as he targets World Cup spot

Cadan Murley knows exactly what he has to do to make Steve Borthwick's England squad for this autumn's Rugby World Cup – and has turned to watching Manchester City striker Erling Haaland to make sure he is on the plane to France. Murley is one of five uncapped players called up to Borthwick's 41-player training camp and has just over a month to prove his capability before the final 33-man squad is announced on 7 August.

Ad The Harlequins' winger is fresh from another impressive season in the Premiership, where he finished as the league's top try-scorer with 14 scores and the 23-year-old is now turning to another clinical marksman to further improve his game. RugbyGatland unapologetic for ‘pushing players to limit’ in Wales' Rugby World Cup preparation25/06/2023 AT 12:24 «Every sportsman looks at other sports and wonders how they can improve, and you have just got to look at [Haaland's] goalscoring record this season, it has been absolutely incredible,» said Murley.

«As a [Manchester] United fan it has been pretty tough to say! »The big thing I speak about is those relationships, a lot of his goals have been called a tap-in, but you have got to be there, you have got to be in the right places, and I think a lot of that is to do with his relationships and understanding with the players around him. «He has got some of the best assisters around him, [Kevin] De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, [Riyad] Mahrez but he still has to be in the right place at the right time to know what they are going to do and know how to finish.

»Just watching him play, you can always see he is always so alert, always live in the play, looking around for where the opportunity is going to come. «A lot of wingers these days, that's where a lot of your