#2. Danny Care (England)
Former England stat Kyran Bracken first revealed why the Quins playmaker was mysteriously frozen out of Jones plans in 2018 despite being a regular up until that point.
“He (Care) made the mistake of speaking his mind to Eddie Jones and questioning how he wanted him to play when he was playing with an England ‘B’ team against Japan in the autumn of 2018,” said Bracken. The scrum-half was reportedly
“Eddie’s response to that was ‘that’s not the attitude I want’ and he binned him from his plans.”
This story was later backed up by England and Harlequins teammate Mike Brown.
Care was briefly recalled in 2022 before being replaced in the first half against Australia.
DID YOU KNOW? At age 11 he was invited to join the Academy at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club which meant giving up club rugby union for a fw years
Quickfire Q&A with Danny Care:
- Q: Favorite away ground? A: Kingsholm Stadium
- Q: Best (most inform) player in the Prem? A: Cadan Murley
- Q: How do you deal with the mental side? A: Breath through it
- Q: What’s the best individual performance you’ve seen? A: Ugo for his retirement game