Quote: Grimmy "How many minutes is he getting these days? Last season he was only really doing enough game time to consider him as an impact prop. I'd be very weary of talking about lads like Kibula and Hanley so highly when they haven't even debuted.'"
He's still not playing long minutes but then few props do, especially at just turned 18. It's certainly something he would need to work on.
I know what you mean regarding young players coming into the side with too much expectation. That said, players do make the step up successfully so no reason why Kibula couldn't too.
Look at the weight of expectation Sam Tomkins had as a junior. Didn't hinder his transition into the senior side at all.