Comeback kid Joseph thrills as England eye All Blacks
Borthwick will be waiting nervously on news from his medical room this week, with Ollie Chessum, Seb Atkinson and George Furbank hoping to return in time for the All Blacks.
Key points
- Will Joseph's comeback after four years off the Test scene was worth waiting for.
- And there was plenty elsewhere to buoy England in a rout of Japan.
- The Saracens second row led England's carry and tackle standings in the comeback performance we have been waiting for since his 14-month injury lay-off ended in May.
Arundell and Joseph on England duty together in 2022 [Getty Images] There was plenty elsewhere to please the head coach.
The following year, while Joseph returned to the club scene, Arundell made his first England start in the Six Nations.
Additional details
- England deployed him out wide, to bring some of the razzle-dazzle that they lost as Immanuel Feyi-Waboso limped out of their autumn campaign.
- Reports from Pennyhill Park during the week had suggested Joseph was doing a fine job of replicating Feyi-Waboso's explosive elusiveness.
- "He is pretty similar to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in the way he plays his game," said former England wing Chris Ashton on BBC Radio 5 Live.
- Henry Pollock, the other point of interest in a much-changed line-up, found it harder to get into the game with ball in hand, but did the dirty work in defence and at the breakdown that some have questioned.
- But, as part of rat pack of exciting young English-qualified backs at Gloucester this season, he has been superb: a swerving, offloading, game-breaking threat either on the wing or in midfield.
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