Dream come true - Ben Kelland, who led out the England rugby team. Picture: ROB SAMBROOK (53057-3)
A boy from Colchester saw his dreams converted to reality when he led the England rugby team out at Twickenham.
The team lost to South Africa on Saturday despite the best efforts of Ben Kelland, nine, who led the team out as mascot.
Ben, a pupil at Holmwood House School, in Chitts Hill, Lexden, Colchester, is a big fan of the oval ball and plays for his school and Colchester Rugby Club.
"It was just amazing to meet all the England players and to run out on to the pitch with them," he said.
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