Three Lions players whose stock has fallen massively this tour

#3. Sam Simmonds

All of the pre-tour hype following his record-breaking haul of tries during the 2020/21 Premiership season seem to have completed faded.

There have been flashes from Simmonds so far, but he seems to have little chance of featuring in the Test team with Jack Conan the standout Number 8 star.

Hopefully, this will still act as a kickstart to his international career with a recall from Eddie Jones hopefully coming this Autumn.

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