LIST | Eddie Jones six one-cap wonders of the last five years

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Monday, 23 November 2020 at 09:05
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The list every English player will be hoping to avoid.
Sometimes with head coach Eddie Jones, you only get one chance to impress or potentially never play for England again.
We're simply counting caps won during the Aussie's tenure as boss.

1. Kieran Brookes

The powerhouse tighthead was poised to become and England stalwart, proving himself to be one of England's better performers throughout the disastrous 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign.
However, due to a mix of poor form and injuries, his only cap under Jones came during the 2016 Six Nations.

2. Ted Hill

The talented Worcester back row was then called up to the full England squad for the 2018 autumn internationals and made his England debut against Japan in November at the age of only 19.
England Head Coach Eddie Jones included Hill in his Elite Player Squad for the 2020 Six Nations. The 20-year-old has now become a first-team regular at Sixways and could definitely go onto become a regular for England in the years to come.

3. Jack Maunder

On 20 April 2017, Eddie Jones named Maunder in a 31-man squad for the summer tour of Argentina. The talented scrum-half then made his debut in the first test against Argentina, coming on for Danny Care in the 77th minute to create the winning try in Santa Fe .
Maunder was then selected for Eddie Jones' pre-season England training squad, but hasn't really had a look in since.

4. Tommy Taylor

The Wasps hooker was called up to England's 2016 Six Nations Championship squad on 13 March 2016 as injury cover for Jamie George and would make his England debut that Spring as a replacement against Wales on 29 May 2016.
However, he didn't play much rugby in the two years that followed with his career being badly affected by knee and shoulder injuries. The 28-year-old has since got his career back on track, but has struggled to get himself back into the England reckoning.

5 & 6. Ollie Thorley & Jack Willis

Having both made their debuts in the last month, you would hope the pair won't be on this list for long. However, with Jonathan Joseph starting ahead of the Gloucester win in the last two games, Thorley may be worried his chance has passed him by. Meanwhile, Willis just looks too good to not win a boatload of caps.
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