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Five youngsters who could break into the England XV very soon

Josh Hodge – 20

The 19-year-old full-back, who has recently joined Exeter Chiefs from Newcastle Falcons, was one of the standout performers at the u20 World Cup in the summer as he came away as top points scorer.

Hodge made eleven clean line breaks at the tournament in Argentina – the most by any player. This can be put down to his immense speed and footwork that led to many Falcons fans dubbing him as the new Matthew Tait – who also began his career at Kingston Park

Jones may look to Hodge as being the next in line to twenty-seven-year-old Elliot Daly at full-back.

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