Danny Care to be handed shock England recall

Scrum-half Danny Care will be handed a shock England recall on Sunday evening, nearly four years since he was last selected by head coach Eddie Jones. 

Care, the standout scrum-half in the Premiership this season, will be called up to Jones squad to face the Barbarians on Sunday after Harlequins were knocked out of the Premiership semi-finals by Saracens. Ironically, Care had been planning to turn out for the Barbarians only to receive an unexpected summons from Jones, who will announce his full squad on Sunday evening.

The 35-year-old is likely to remain in contention for a place in the summer series to Australia, particularly if Ben Youngs chooses not to tour for family reasons. Youngs’ sister-in-law, Tiffany, passed away last week and the Leicester scrum-half has pulled out of previous tours for family reasons.

Nevertheless, Care’s recall is a major surprise after an alleged falling out with Jones during England’s 2018 victory against Japan. Care is understood to have challenged Jones’ tactics at half-time when England were trailing. Care, along with Saracens centre Alex Lozowski and Montpellier No 8 Zach Mercer, were never picked again by Jones, who selected the New Zealand-born Willi Heinz for his 2019 World Cup squad instead.

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