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The England players you may have forgotten were selected for the British and Irish Lions

4. Charlie Hodgson (2005)

Hodgson made his mark on the 2005 Lions Tour scoring 50 points in the four midweek games he played.

The English fly-half wasn’t selected for the Test matches against New Zealand but made an impressive debut in a Lions jersey against Taranaki where he hit four penalties and two conversions.

He followed that up with three penalties and three conversions in the win over Otago and contributed 19 points in the 109-6 demolition of Manawatu before getting injured in the match against Auckland.

His England career started with a bang with a record breaking 44-point haul in the 134-0 win over Romania in 2001 and despite injury putting him out of contention for the 2003 World Cup, the fly-half would go on to win 38 England caps.

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