"Future England captain" - The 3 players Eddie Jones tipped to be world-class in 2015

Devoto’s name was a surprise inclusion when Jones first announced his squad in 2016, listed only as an injury replacement for Manu Tuilagi; a surprise because he was not even really first-choice at his club, Bath, at inside centre, where Kyle Eastmond was preferred when everyone is fit and available. But Jones had seen something he liked in the tall, left-footed, Yeovil-born 22-year-old.

The hard-running centre made his first England appearance in the summer of 2016 when he came off the bench to face Wales at Twickenham Stadium, but he would have to wait until February 2020 before he would feature again, this time coming off the bench for Jones' side in their Six Nations defeat to France in Paris.

Where is he now? Since moving to Chiefs lift that maiden title, Devoto has established himself as an integral part of the Exeter first-team squad, helping the squad to reach three further Premiership finals, including helping the Devon club to lift their second title with victory over Wasps in October 2020.

That success came just a week after Devoto was involved in the Exeter side that lifted the Heineken Champions Cup with victory over Racing 92 at Ashton Gate.

Did you know? The Devoto surname is of Ligurian descent 

The Australian-born back row forward had a fast rise to fame as he captained the 2013 England U20s to Six Nations and Junior World Cup titles, before representing England 7s during the HSBC World Sevens Series in Japan and Hong Kong.

Where is he now? After being tipped to be a 'future England captain', the flanker was included in Jones first ever squad. He would make his debut against Scotland as a replacement for Chris Robshaw in the Aussies first game in charge during the 2016 Six Nations.

However, he just wasn’t able to stay fit in the four subsequent years and was forced to retire in 2020 due to a shoulder problem.

Did you know? Born in Brisbane, Australia to a Kenyan father and an English mother, Clifford moved to England in his teens

The lock, who is equally at home on the flank, is one of a number of success stories from the Saracens Academy, stepping up to the first team for his debut in January 2013 in the LV= Cup.

The four-time Premiership winner and three-time European champion’s international CV also makes for impressive reading. ‘The Pearl’ guided England U20 to their second-ever World Rugby Championship title before gaining a full cap in the 2016 Six Nations where Eddie Jones’ side were crowned Grand Slam champions.

Where is he now? He followed up with three Test starts on England’s victorious summer tour of Australia and another Six Nations gong before becoming a British & Irish Lion in 2017 and 2021.

Itoje was named European Player of the Year and Land Rover Discovery of the Season in 2016 as well as man of the match in Saracens’ maiden European Cup success.

Did you know? As a schoolboy, Itoje played several sports including basketball, football, rugby and athletics, representing England at U17 level in shot put