Every home nations BEST and WORST players this weekend

ENGLAND:

BEST: Jack van Poortvliet

Telegraph 9/10: “Starting debuts, in a position of historical tempestuousness for Eddie Jones, do not come better than this. Set a ferocious tempo; box-kicked majestically.”

"Brilliant service from clean breakdowns had England fizzing onto the ball. In his two appearances so far he has shown serious promise – no wonder Eddie Jones likes him."@willgkelleher runs the rule over the England and Australia players https://t.co/fpKklZxj2J

— Times Sport (@TimesSport) July 9, 2022

WORST: Marcus Smith

Telegraph 9/10: “There is no doubt about his talent, no doubt about his potential; there is also no doubt that he was England’s least impressive back, the sin-binning indicative of England’s wobble.”

Rugby Pass 5.5/10: “With his team already under the pump Smith was sin-binned at the worst possible moment for a brainless deliberate knock-dow”

I’ll caveat this by saying I’m a big fan of Marcus Smith, but he’s been poor this series.

I’d be tempted to go for Farrell, Porter, Marchant for the decider. #AUSvENG

— Mana Rugby (@mana_rugby) July 9, 2022

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