The Wasps wing destroyed Worcester on Saturday and scored four tries the final time he wore an England shirt,yet continues to be ignored at international levelAs any farmer will relate you, it pays to trust the evidence of your own eyes. If something has a curly tail and behaves like a pig it is more than likely – wait for it – to be a pig. It is the same in rugby union: a player who looks a handful every time he or she has the ball is generally worth picking. Fretting about things they occasionally fail to execute is to miss the whole essence of what sets them apart.
The classic example at present is Christian Wade. Watch him live and it seems nearly offensive he has won just a solitary Test cap. Every time he touches the ball a ripple of anticipation goes around the ground. Not just among spectators but his coaches and team-mates, or too. As Dai Young,his director of rugby at Wasps, put it this week: “His finishing has always been up there with the best of them. Put him into space and he will score tries. Sometimes he doesn’t even need space.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com