"It's endless" - England fans make shocking list of Eddie Jones 'wasted talent'

Sunday, 27 November 2022 at 21:23

byRugby Rucker

Fans over on Facebook have made a shocking list of 'wasted England talent' since Eddie Jones took the job in 2015.

Reacting to the list, one fan wrote: "…jury is still out but I fear we could be adding Marcus Smith, Maro Itoje, Elliot Daly and Van Poortvliet to that list too,"

A second commented: "Eddie Jones seems to be asking Marcus Smith to play in the way that Paul Gustard did when he was Harlequins coach. As soon as the coach went, Marcus flourished. Maybe that is something that England need to do."

Another said: "Murley, Lynagh, Randall, Mitchell, Obano, Blamire, Atkinson, Porter…hell, Cokanasiga is not being used correctly, so add him to the list…It’s endless."

Someone else responded: "Don't forget Cipriani,"

Eddie Jones wasted talent:

Joe Marchant
Jonathan Joseph
Dan Robson
Ben Spencer
Luther Burrell
George Ford
Sam Jones
Alfie Barbeary
Paul Hill
Kieran Brookes
George McGuigan
Will Collier
Christian Wade
Paolo Odogwu
Alex Lozowski
Ollie Devoto
Harry Williams
Joe Marler
Mike Brown
Danny Care
Brad Shields
Ben Curry

England's Autumn Nations Series squad ranked from best to worst:

What we've done is taken every England players 'rating' from each game this month and averaged their score with powerhouse Joe Cokanasiga coming out on top.

1. Joe Cokanasiga - 7

Argentina: 7
Japan: 7
New Zealand: N/A
South Africa: N/A

2. Maro Itoje - 6.87

Argentina: 6
Japan: 7.5
New Zealand: 7
South Africa: 7

Maro Itoje of England relies the ball from a line out during the Autumn International Series match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham, London on 19 November 2022 (Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK)

3. Guy Porter - 6.75

Argentina: N/A
Japan: 8.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: N/A

4. Ellis Genge - 6.37

Argentina: 7
Japan: 8.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 5

Ellis Genge of England is tackled by Damian de Allende of South Africa during the Autumn Nations International Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham, London on 26 November 2022 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)

5=. Sam Simmonds - 6.25

Argentina: 5
Japan: 8
New Zealand: 7
South Africa: 5

5=. Freddie Steward - 6.25

Argentina: 6
Japan: 9
New Zealand: 6
South Africa: 4

Freddie Steward of England is tackled by Ardie Savea of New Zealand during the Autumn International Series match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham, London on 19 November 2022 (Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK)

7. Jonny May - 6

Argentina: N/A
Japan: N/A
New Zealand: 7
South Africa: 5

8=. Tom Curry - 5.87

Argentina: 7
Japan: 7.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 4

Tom Curry of England runs at Samuel Whitelock of New Zealand during the Autumn International Series match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham, London on 19 November 2022 (Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK)

8=. Ben Youngs - 5.87

Argentina: 5
Japan: 6.5
New Zealand: 6
South Africa: 6

8=. Owen Farrell - 5.87

Argentina: 5
Japan: 8.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 5

Owen Farrell, Captain of England kicks the penalty during the Autumn Nations International Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham, London on 26 November 2022 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)

8=. Kyle Sinckler - 5.87

Argentina: 8
Japan: 7.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 3

Kyle Sinckler of England during the Autumn International Series match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham, London on 19 November 2022 (Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK)

12=. Jack van Poortvliet - 5.75

Argentina: 5
Japan: 9
New Zealand: 3
South Africa: 6

12=. Henry Slade -5.75

Argentina: 4
Japan: 8
New Zealand: 6
South Africa: 5

14=. Marcus Smith - 5.62

Argentina: 5
Japan: 8.5
New Zealand: 4
South Africa: 5

Marcus Smith of England warms up before the Autumn International Series match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham, London on 19 November 2022 (Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK)

14=. Jonny Hill - 5.62

Argentina: 6
Japan: 7.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 4

14=.Manu Tuilagi - 5.62

Argentina: 6
Japan: 6.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 5

Manu Tuilagi of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Australia at Twickenham on 13 November 2021. Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK

17=. David Ribbans - 5.5

Argentina: N/A
Japan: 7.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 4

17=. Luke Cowan-Dickie - 5.5

Argentina: 6
Japan: 7
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 4

17=.Joe Heyes - 5.5

Argentina: 4
Japan: 7
New Zealand: N/A
South Africa: N/A

20=. Alex Coles - 5.33

Argentina: 5
Japan: 7
New Zealand: N/A
South Africa: 4

Evan Roos of South Africa is tackled by Alex Coles of England during the Autumn Nations International Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham, London on 26 November 2022 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)

20=. Jack Nowell - 5.33

Argentina: 5
Japan: N/A
New Zealand: 6
South Africa: 5

22. Billy Vunipola - 5.12

Argentina: 5
Japan: 6.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 4

Billy Vunipola of England in possession ahead of Kazuki Himeno of Japan during the Autumn International Series match between England and Japan at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on Saturday 12th November 2022 | Photo: James Fearn/PPAUK.

23. Will Stuart - 5

Argentina: N/A
Japan: N/A
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 5

24. Jamie George - 4.87

Argentina: 4
Japan: 7.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 3

25. Mako Vunipola - 4.62

Argentina: 4
Japan: 6.5
New Zealand: 5
South Africa: 3

Mako Vunipola applauds in the direction of the supporters at full-time followinga the Autumn International Series match between England and Japan at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on Saturday 12th November 2022 | Photo: James Fearn/PPAUK.