"Finished” – Every England player ranked from best to worst on their 2022 Autumn Nations Series - Ruck

“Finished” – Every England player ranked from best to worst on their 2022 Autumn Nations Series

Marcus Smith may well have be the future of English rugby. However, a good number of his team-mates rank higher here…

What we’ve done is taken every England players ‘rating’ from each game this month and averaged their score with powerhouse Joe Cokanasiga coming out on top.

Check out the entire squad ranked from best to worst below. There were not too many standout performers.



England’s squad ranked from best to worst:

1. Joe Cokanasiga – 7

  • Argentina: 7
  • Japan: 7
  • New Zealand: N/A
  • South Africa: N/A

2. Maro Itoje – 6.87

  • Argentina: 6
  • Japan: 7.5
  • New Zealand: 7
  • South Africa: 7
Maro Itoje of England relies the ball from a line out during the Autumn International Series match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham, London on 19 November 2022 (Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK)

3. Guy Porter – 6.75

  • Argentina: N/A
  • Japan: 8.5
  • New Zealand: 5
  • South Africa: N/A

4. Ellis Genge – 6.37

  • Argentina: 7
  • Japan: 8.5
  • New Zealand: 5
  • South Africa: 5
Ellis Genge of England is tackled by Damian de Allende of South Africa during the Autumn Nations International Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham, London on 26 November 2022 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)

5=. Sam Simmonds – 6.25

  • Argentina: 5
  • Japan: 8
  • New Zealand: 7
  • South Africa: 5

5=. Freddie Steward6.25

  • Argentina: 6
  • Japan: 9
  • New Zealand: 6
  • South Africa: 4
Freddie Steward of England is tackled by Ardie Savea of New Zealand during the Autumn International Series match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham, London on 19 November 2022 (Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK)

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