Here, we list five players England head coach Eddie Jones should call-up to his Six Nations squad following the conclusion of the round two.
1. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs)
- Age: 26
- Position: Number 8
He’s a bit of a renegade but, with 11 tries in the Premiership already, the calls for an international recall continue to grow. Hopefully talent prevails, but in this case it’s more likely that Eddie Jones ignores fans and carries on with Vunipola. The Saracens back-rower was sin-binned against Scotland and was poor against Italy.
DID YOU KNOW? After graduating through their academy, Simmonds made his Exeter Chiefs debut in November 2012
2. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- Age: 23
- Position: Flanker/Number 8
A player that does provide the weight at the back of the scrum that Jones wants to see is Harlequins’ Alex Dombrandt, but the 23-year-old has not been able to convince the Australian to give him a run out despite being called up in the Autumn.
DID YOU KNOW? He played for
Wales under 20s in the 2017 Six Nations, qualifying as a resident student at a Welsh university. However he has no birth, family or residency qualifications to play for
Wales at Test level
3. Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
- Age: 21
- Position: Fly-half
Despite his stellar form for Harlequins, he’s since been in the international wilderness with no sign of a recall from Eddie Jones. However, following Owen Farrell’s recent performance against Scotland, it’s clear as day that England need a more creative number 10 to orchestrate the attack.
DID YOU KNOW? Smith picked up the game of rugby union at the age of seven with Centaurs RFC when his family moved to Singapore from the Philippines
4. Pier O'Conor (Bristol Bears)
The speedster was in scintillating form for the Bears in January as his club won all three matches, beating Newcastle Falcons, champions Exeter Chiefs and Bath Rugby to end the month top of the Gallagher Premiership table earning the praise of BT Sport’s Ugo Monye.
DID YOU KNOW? O’Conor is qualified to play international rugby for
Australia,
New Zealand,
Ireland and
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