LIST: 5 players you didn't know could have played for England

Here are five of the biggest international stars who could have played for England if they'd wanted, but didn’t...

Following a number of standout performances at the Junior U20 championship in 2010, there were reports that the standout back-rower was a transfer target for Leicester Tigers.

The RFU were reportedly involved in the bid as Hooper would have been eligible to play for England as his father is from Kent.

However, he'd end up signing a new deal and has since won 105 caps for the Wallabies. If only, eh?

Outside centre Davies was actually born in Solihull, England in the West Midlands. England are unlucky to lose out on a world class centre.

North was born in 1992 in King’s Lynn. His father is an Englishman from Yorkshire and his Welsh mother is from Anglesey. The family moved to Anglesey when he was aged two and he is a fluent Welsh language speaker.

One of the most consistent back-rowers in the Six Nations, Watson has accumulated 32 caps since making his Scotland debut in 2015. The flanker was actually born in Manchester, making him eligible to play for England.

Eddie Jones knew from an early stage the 20-year-old was a talent worth courting.

The wingers clinical finishing has been underlined by a haul of five tries in nine Wales appearances, including two in the recent victory over Scotland. Jones rang Rees-Zammit in early 2020, but he told the Aussie that he was only interested in playing for Wales.

Even football legend Paul Scholes attempted to convince him to play for the England, but the speedster didn't budge.

Did you know? At age 12 he was told by Cardiff Blues he wasn’t good enough to make it as a pro rugby player