Off-contract Brisbane centre Herbie Farnworth is set to be one of the most sought-after players in the NRL, and the England international's dedicated off-season training regimen in an 80-metre tunnel in Lancashire is just one reason why.After starring in the World Cup on his return from a biceps injury suffered mid-season in 2022, the 23-year-old spent time with family in England before beginning his own personal off-season preparation on his official break.The only problem was a fierce winter had left all training facilities in the Bronco centre's home village of Blacko and surrounds blanketed in snow and ice.Blacko village green was ruled out. The athletics track he usually uses for his speed work was closed off. Burnley College's outdoor field where he conducts game-specific work was frozen over.His England-based uncle, life-long mentor and technique trainer Brian Foley - also a former legendary Wigan recruiter and development coach - told AAP from Lancashire what he did next."The weather turned so bad that we had to find a linking tunnel under a motorway flyover where Herbie trained as a young kid," Foley said.
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