Telegraph brutally ranked England's FIVE worst players this Autumn - Ruck

Telegraph brutally ranked England’s FIVE worst players this Autumn


With the World Cup little under a year away, Telegraph Sport have taken a look at who underperformed during the 2022 Autumn Nations Series.

Their top performers included fullback Freddie Steward, Ellis Genge and Joe Cokansiga.

But who struggled? Take a look at who The Telegraph rated as Eddie Jones poorest performers.

#5. Joe Heyes

  • Age: 23
  • Position: Tighthead-prop
  • Club: Leicester Tigers
  • Caps: 7
Joe Heyes of England during the Under 20s Six Nations Rugby Championship match between England and France at Sandy Park on February 9th 2019, Exeter, Devon. Photo: Cameron Geran/PPAUK

Having impressed in Australia, this autumn was a step backwards for Heyes because it seemed as though Jones was reluctant to trust him. 

RUCK’s rating: 5.5/10

RUCK rating explained: 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.

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