LONDON — Danny Care has been told he could
yet feature for England at next year’s
Rugby World Cup after earning a surprise
recall from head coach Eddie Jones for Saturday’s non-cap international against
the Barbarians.
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The Harlequins scrum-half has been included in
England’s squad for the match at Twickenham nearly four years after making the
last of his 84 Test appearances.
Care was a key figure in
Harlequins’ march to the
Premiership title last season and has been one of the form players in the
English top-flight for several years.
He will be 36 by the time of next year’s World Cup
in France but England forwards coach Richard Cockerill believes he could force
his way back into Jones’ plans.
“If Danny’s playing well enough and he’s playing
better than anybody else, whether they’re young or old, then he’ll come into
contention,” Cockerill said Wednesday.
“World Cups are about having that balance — having
enough caps of experience to be able to control and manage the pressure, but
also having those young guys who are so hungry.”
Care’s England career appeared to be over after he
was dropped by Jones following a 35–15 win over Japan in November 2018.
But he has been a pivotal player in Harlequins’
revival, forming an effective half-back partnership with
Marcus Smith, who has
forced his way into the England set-up under Jones at No 10.
“He’s very experienced,” said Cockerill of Care.
“He’s worked with Eddie before, he’s worked with a lot of the guys who are in
the squad now before.
“He’s a bright man, he picks things up very quickly
and is clearly a very instinctive player. He’s dropped in very easily and has
trained very well and been very good with the group.”
Care will also hope to be in
England’s squad for
their three-match tour of Australia in July.
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