LIST | 5 England Stars Who Started With a Bang But Faded Fast

Here's a look back at five England internationals who actually started very brightly, but quickly faded away...

A prolific rugby league winger, Solomona has continued that eye-catching form with Sale Sharks, scoring 41 tries in 68 games so far.

His England career began with the definition of a 'bang' - a dream first run out in the England shirt, he came off the bench to score a last-minute winner in a dramatic 38-34 win against Argentina in San Juan on June 10, 2017.

He won the last of five caps against South Africa in June 2018 and has vowed to put his off-field problems behind him. His Premiership form before lockdown earned him some admirers - time for an international recall?

Another overseas-born star who has been limited to five caps in a single year - Harrison enjoyed a fine breakthrough year in the 2015/16 season with Northampton Saints.

He was rewarded for his form with a call up to the national side in 2016 but has not appeared since despite forging himself a solid Premiership career. At 27, he still has time on his side, but will he be able to catch the attention of Eddie Jones again?

"England were looking for a physical edge from the Yorkshireman and he made instant impact with thumping tackle on Dimitri Szarzewski. Yellow card marred an impressive debut. 7/10"

That's how The Guardian described Sam Burgess' England debut on 15 August 2015. By November 5 he was back in rugby league.

Not a downfall which was his own doing in the view of many. He was a blockbusting, versatile forward in league, touted as England's answer to Sonny Bill Williams - a ball-handling and physical back.

At club level, he operated well as a back row but internationally we was slotted into the number 12 shirt.

Ultimately, that proved to be a sad a recipe for disaster. He moved back to his beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs, while he captained England Rugby League in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final before retiring as a result of a chronic shoulder injury last year.

The Hong Kong-born winger is a certified Gloucester legend, having scored 455 points in 262 games for the club since 2007.

But the speedster hasn't made the splash many thought he would on the international stage.

An England u20s Grand Slam winner in 2008, his eye-catching 2010/11 campaign saw him win Gloucester's Young Player of the Year Award award. He made his England debut off the bench against Wales in a World Cup warm-up match in 2011 and would win all of his four caps to date in the same year, though he didn't make the '11 World Cup squad.

He scored two tries in those four appearances but has rarely featured in the international conversation since.

Now 30 years old, he doesn't have time on his side, but will he manage one last hurrah in an England shirt?

The man who led Newcastle Falcons to a remarkable 2019/20 promotion campaign as Head Coach, in his playing days the now 42-year-old was a clever fly half who scored over 1,000 career points.

Newcastle-born Walder was tearing around the Premiership alongside Jonny Wilkinson at the turn of the century and collected his first England cap in 2001, with his last of four international caps coming in a World Cup warm-up match in 2003.

At that point, he had scored an admirable 41 points in four appearances for the national team, but missed selection for the World Cup as Wilkinson went on to become a hero with THAT drop goal which brought the cup home.

Walder would go on the enjoy a solid club career which took in spells with Wasps and Japanese outfit Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars, but his international career will remain a case of what might have been.