This is what became of the England team that were world junior champions for the first time in 2013
Top 10s/ListsTuesday, 27 February 2018 at 15:30
England became world junior champions for the first time as they fought back from a 12-point half-time deficit to beat perennial rivals Wales.
A brace of tries by Ashley Evans and five points from Sam Davies's boot gave Wales a 15-3 lead at the break.
England had a try disallowed either side of half-time, but Jack Nowell finally powered over in Vannes, France.
Sam Hill scored their second try and two conversions and two penalties from Henry Slade saw England home.
But which players have gone on to become full internationals? Find out below.
England - 10/23 are full internationals
15. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs/England)
A product of Exeter’s highly-successful Academy system, the young Cornishman has literally gone from strength to strength since starting out as a youngster with the Cornish Pirates mini’s section.
He scored his first international try shortly after against Italy and has since go on to represent England in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, as well as helping the Red Rose country to lift the last two Six Nations titles.
A magnificent 2017, however, was crowned with him lifting the Premiership title in May against Wasps, then heading to New Zealand a month later to feature for the British & Irish Lions on their summer tour.
In doing so he became Exeter’s first-ever Lions representative, featuring in two of the three test matches against the world champions.
14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby/England)
A regular under Eddie Jones with England, Watson went onto grab The British & Irish Lions’ first try of the 2017 Tour to New Zealand, and never looked back in six blistering performances in the famous red jersey.
He's since struggled with injury but having made his return following a 13 month lay off, did enough to make England's 2019 Rugby World Cup squad.
13. Harry Sloan (Harlequins)
The centre struggled to establish himself as a regular at the Stoop and on 12 April 2018, it was confirmed leave Harlequins at the end of the season to join RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders from the 2018-19 season.
12. Sam Hill (Sale Sharks)
Part of a golden generation of young, local talent to come through Exeter's highly-successful Academy system in recent years, the hard-running centre has established himself as a key performer within the Chiefs ranks. Hill received his first call up to the senior England squad by new coach Eddie Jones on 13 January 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship but is yet to win a cap. Recently joined Sale.
11. Ben Howard (Old Elthamians RFC )
The speedster left Worcester in 2018 and now plays for Old Elthamians RFC in National League One. He also studies International Relations at the University of Birmingham.
10. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs/England)
Saracens coach Mark McCall called it one of the "greatest kicks of all time" - but Henry Slade's 60-metre touch finder in last season's Premiership Rugby semi-final merely underlined the talent that the Exeter Chiefs playmaker has within his skill-set.
With over 100 appearances for the Devon club already accrued, a bright future lies ahead for Slade both for club and country after he formed a formidable midfield partnership with Manu Tuilagi during the Six Nations..
9. Alex Day (Saracens)
Dropping down a division has helped Day establish himself and it was announced last week that Saracens have signed the Cornish Pirates scrum-half. The move strengthens his chance of an international call while the length of his contract with Sarries has not been disclosed.
1.Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs/England)
A hugely popular member of the Exeter Chiefs squad, both on and off the field, Alec Hepburn arrived at Sandy Park ahead of the 2014/15 season. His fine form was rewarded in February 2018 when he was called into the England senior squad for the first time and made his Six Nations debut against Italy in Rome.
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs/England)
Introduced to rugby - alongside Jack Nowell - through the Penzance-Newlyn (Pirates) Minis section, the Cornishman is another huge success story of the Exeter Chiefs Academy set-up.
On the international scene, the talented hooker helped England to win the Grand Slam in 2016, whilst he was also a member of their tour party for the hugely successful summer tour to Australia.
3. Scott Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)
The powerhouse was forced to retire from rugby at the age of 24 because of a neck injury in August 2018. Wilson suffered the injury in Falcons' Premiership semi-final loss to Exeter last May and was told to retire by a doctor. He made 80 appearances for Newcastle after coming through their academy and was 18 when he made his debut.
4. Tom Price (Exeter Chiefs)
Winning the Junior World Cup with England in 2013, Price is a towering presence on the field and is indomitable at the line out. Known for his crunching tackles, Price joined Exeter Chiefs from Scarlets in 2019.
5. Dominic Barrow (Leicester Tigers)
Barrow has returied after leaving Northampton Saints with immediate effect in March 2019. The former Leicester Tigers and Newcastle Falcons lock has left Franklin’s Gardens by “mutual consent”.
6. Ross Moriarty (Dragons/Wales)
Destructive and powerful back row Ross Moriarty joined the Dragons in the summer of 2018 after moving from Gloucester. Having played for England Under 18 and Under 20, Moriarty made his Wales international debut against Ireland in August, 2015 and has since become a regular.
7. Matt Hankin
After a long-term injury with a concussion, he retired from Saracens at the end of the 2017/18 season.
8. Jack Clifford (Harlequins/England) (capt).
Born to a Kenyan father and an Australian mother, the flanker has been with Quins since he was 13. The last two seasons have unfortunately been dominated by injury for Jack, however, he'll be aiming to force his way back into the England set-up moving forward. Retired due to injury in August 2020.
Replacements: Scott Spurling (Saracens), Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (London Irish), Tom Smallbone (London Irish), Harry Wells (Leicester Tigers), David Sisi (Zebre/Italy), Callum Braley (Gloucester/Italy), Ollie Devoto (Exeter Chiefs/England), Henry Purdy (Gloucester).
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