"In the form of his life" - 4 Premiership stars Eddie Jones should call up after this weekend

Sunday, 27 February 2022 at 19:49

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byRugby Rucker

Despite Eddie Jones resistance to picking in-form Gallagher Premiership players, here are four stars who impressed over the weekend for their respective clubs this weekend…

#1. Josh Hodge (Exeter Chiefs)

Age: 21
Position: Fullback
Score: Northampton 31-31 Exeter Chiefs

Devon Live: "The full-back was outstanding as he brought fear into the Saints defence with every carry, scoring a try from 55m out after breaking the attempted tackle of Fraser Dingwell. The initial stats have him racking up 145m in attack and beating six defenders which sounds about right."

#2. Dan Kelly (Leicester Tigers)

Age: 20
Position: Centre
Score: Leicester Tigers 35-23 Gloucester

Leicestershire Live: "Tackled like a demon smashing into Gloucester bodies 15 times. Remained effective until the end with a neat break in the Gloucester 22. Sadly his battle with England rival Mark Atkinson was short-lived, after the visiting 12 was injured after 30 minutes"

#3. Nathan Hughes (Bath RFC)

Age: 30
Position: Number 8
Score: Newcastle 25-30 Bath

Somerset Live: "Made big tackles and won key turnovers as well. Only a yellow card for a high tackle on Pete Lucock stopped him getting an even higher score, fortunately Bath finished 7-7 during his 10 minutes off the pitch. In the form of his life."

#4. Harry Thacker (Bristol Bears)

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Score: Bristol 31-19 Wasps

Bristol Live: "The hooker was subtly absolutely pivotal to Bristol Bears’ victory despite not making the eye-catching runs we have become accustomed to."