Northampton Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson believes more players could follow Henry Pollock and work with promoters like Eddie Hearn to grow their profile. On Tuesday, Pollock put pen to paper on a multi-year extension with his boyhood club, with the England international agreeing a deal worth £400,000 per year. At just 21, Pollock already has 13 England caps and made five appearances for the British & Irish Lions during last year's tour of Australia.

Pollock's profile continues to grow, with the flanker becoming the first rugby union player to join Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Talent Agency at the start of the year. Dowson revealed that the boxing promoter "drove as hard a bargain as he possibly could" during negotiations. Reflecting on Pollock's decision, Dowson said: "I think we'll see more of it. I think headlines and social media engagement... is positive for the game."

Dowson also lifted the lid on the boxing promoter's role in the negotiations, lauding him for helping grow Pollock's profile, adding that part of the negotiations were handled by a "traditional rugby agent". "Eddie's been excellent. He's raised the profile of the game," Dowson said. "He's raised the profile of Henry and he's done what an agent's supposed to do."

Hearn told The Telegraph that he believes the 21-year-old is worth more than seven figures, predicting Pollock's value will "skyrocket" over the coming years. Dowson added: "I think there's elements of the contract which weren't done by Eddie, which were done by his traditional rugby agent."