#5. Joe Simpson
They wrote: “He may have won one cap back in 2011 but has been very much on the periphery since. There is little doubt that he is the quickest scrum-half in England, and therefore the most dangerous, but it is a question of whether his game management can stand the highest pressure.”
Where he is now: A frustrated figure at Wasps, stuck behind Dan Robson in the pecking order. He since left the Ricoh for Gloucester and has impressed thus far. However, he has never been close to a recall.
DID YOU KNOW? Simpson was born in Australia to a New Zealand mother and English father, both rugby enthusiasts. He has one younger brother called Michael.