Three best and three worst England hopefuls from the opening round of the Premiership

Plenty of players have made a solid first impression so far this weekend, putting their hand up for selection - but that certainly wasn't the case for. everyone on the opening weekend.

In a new weekly feature, we'll highlight three players whose stellar performances impress, and three who do anything but.

With Newcastle and Harlequins still to play, we make our picks for the five games so far this weekend below.

Bristol Live: "It is great to see the red scrum cap of Harry Thacker back bursting through gaps at Ashton Gate after missing most of last season through injury as he recovered from surgery on his neck. The hooker broke the line on a couple of occasions to make 45m in attack, the second-highest total of any player on the pitch."

Leicester Mercury: The talented full-back picked up where he left off last season with a superb opening-day display. He started with an assured highball then went on to be the focal point of everything Tigers did well on an opening day to remember."

Who needs Faf de Klerk? With the South African away on international duty, Sale fielded the young 20-year-old at scrum-half and he made the difference in a dominant first half for the hosts. Having exploited a gap in the Bath defence, he offloaded to send McGuigan through for Sale's second score of the game. He looks different class

Bristol Live: "The centre barely touched the ball and when he did the delivery to him put O’Conor into really tough positions. Saracens’ rush defence led by Dom Morris and Nick Tompkins muzzled the dog lover."

His chances of an England recall are slim following the emergence of Marcus Smith and his unfortunate Bath debut did anything but improve his chances. Clobbered by Rohan Janse van Rensburg in the second half, the playmaker was hauled off for a head injury assessment, before watching an unlikely victory slip through his new team’s fingers.

An exciting player to watch but he had a dogs dinner of a performance against Leicester. This guy is meant to be an exciting attacking talent with all the flair in the world - but he needs to improve his shambolic defending and get the basics right. No chance of an England call-up right now when you compare his form with Freddie Steward.