Barbarians: Five takeaways from Twickenham as ‘toothless’ England crushed in fitting tribute to Phil Bennett
Following a 52-21 victory for the Barbarians over England, here’s our five takeaways from the match at Twickenham on Sunday.
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England exile Ben Earl voted Premiership player of the year
Not for the first time a player exiled from Eddie Jones’s England squad has been voted the Gallagher Premiership player of the year. The Saracens flanker Ben Earl, not selected at Test level for almost 15 months, has been named as the best performer in this season’s competition, pipping the Harlequins centre André Esterhuizen to the top prize.
England hooker Nic Dolly suffers nasty injury for Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers hooker Nic Dolly appeared to suffer a nasty injury that saw him stretchered off against Newcastle Falcons.
Eddie Jones: England boss speaks to Planet Rugby following Barbarians squad announcement
The squad features familiar names returning to the set-up from injury such as Owen Farrell, Manu Tuilagi and Anthony Watson while Henry Arundell, Fraser Dingwall and Will Joseph will bid to make a name for themselves early in their England careers.
Henry Arundell’s desire to attack draws comparison to Matt Giteau – Eddie Jones
Henry Arundell’s attacking instincts have drawn a comparison with Australia great Matt Giteau after Eddie Jones picked the London Irish flyer for the first time.
Henry Arundell named in England squad for first time ahead of Barbarians clash
Henry Arundell has appeared in a senior England squad for the first time as Eddie Jones picks a 36-strong group with next month’s Barbarians fixture in mind.
Jack Willis given opportunity to train his way into an England comeback
Jack Willis will be given the opportunity to train his way to a stunning England comeback in Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with France in Paris.
Jack Willis returns to England fold after recovering from serious knee injury
Jack Willis makes his first appearance in an England squad for a year after being included among 34 players to begin preparations for Saturday’s final Guinness Six Nations match against France.