LIST: 3 best and 3 worst England players this weekend

Sunday, 22 May 2022 at 13:46

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byRugby Rucker

We look at who from Eddie Jones England squad impressed and who didn't during this weekend's Gallagher Premiership action.

BEST:

#3. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)

The Tigers skipper came to the fore during a difficult away trip to Newcastle this weekend. Fiery as always, he carried relentlessly and proved why he is one of the premier scrummagers in world rugby today.

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Ellis Genge was right next to Nic Dolly as he was when Jack Willis was hurt in a similar way. Fingers crossed the damage done this time isn’t as bad. leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/rugby/ru…

7:06 AM · May 22, 2022

#2. Orlando Bailey (Bath)

The sensational young fly-half inspired Bath as they produced a defiant late fightback to stun Irish and stop their rivals from securing Champions Cup rugby for next season. Bailey’s penalty six minutes from time stole the points for the hosts who are determined to finish a campaign to forget on a high with just one more Premiership match remaining.

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FT: Bath Rugby 27-24 London Irish Orlando Bailey's late penalty helps Bath move off the bottom of the Premiership table. 👉 bbc.in/3PzqNBh

4:25 PM · May 21, 2022

#1. Joe Marchant (Harlequins)

Inspired by Joe Marchant, Harlequins sealed the champions’ place in the playoffs and boosted their hopes of a return to Twickenham next month. He was simply phenomenal from start to finish and wlll be pushing Henry Slade all the way for the No.13 shirt.

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Joe Marchant has had enough 😤 Excellent tackle from one winger on another there 💪 Great fun seeing him and Louis Rees-Zammit go at it today 🔥 #GallagherPrem

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2:36 PM · May 21, 2022

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Joe Marchant was incredible all over the pitch today 👏 Another famous comeback for @Harlequins! The secret? "Tighten it up, get our defense sorted, and then in attack... just do what we do" 😏 #GallagherPrem

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4:08 PM · May 21, 2022

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WORST:

#3. Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks)

The England centre was removed at half-time for Sale on Friday night with the visitors far more impressive after the restart.

Sharks boss Alex Sanderson revealed after the game: "“It wasn’t pre-planned to substitute him as he reported a tight knee so we need to be cautious as we want him to go on the England trip and then be available for the World Cup.”

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Eddie Jones revela plan para llevar a Manu Tuilagi a la Copa Mundial de Rugby de una pieza teknomers.com/es/eddie-jones…

5:48 AM · May 22, 2022

#2. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)

A very poor display against Saracens. Their back row Theo McFarland first charged down the scrum-halves box kick to score before then intercepting a pass to grab a second.

The Rugby Paper

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Chris Boyd will return to New Zealand at the end of the season, but one of the legacies he leaves English rugby is scrum-half Alex Mitchell, who has been arguably the Premiership’s form player in the last couple of months | Paul Rees Full story ⤵️⤵️⤵️ therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/35…

9:00 AM · May 22, 2022

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#1. Alfie Barbeary (Wasps)

The back-rower doesn't have many bad games but this was potentially his poorest games yet. His sin-binning for a deliberate knock-on shortly after the break proved to be the turning point as Sale came back to win.

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𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑳𝑬𝑫 𝑼𝑷 👆 Congratulations to 👇 🌹Alfie Barbeary 🌹Joe Launchbury 🌹Jack Willis Who have been called up to the 36-player England squad for a training camp.