Will George Ford or Marcus Smith fill the void left by the England totem?
Intriguing is the candid admission to RugbyPass by the London club’s Will Evans that he used to beat himself up about seeing his peers from the 2016 World Cup-winning U20s going on to strut their stuff at Test level.
Harlequins have spoken about Nick Evans this week coaching attack to a 26-strong England squad that doesn’t include Marcus Smith.
The Harlequins fly-half was dropped after the opening Six Nations defeat by Scotland.
The Welsh attack has been blunt and ineffective in the first two rounds of the Six Nations so every position will be scrutinised, including the No 10 role
New England attack coach Nick Evans believes the misfiring Marcus Smith/Owen Farrell creative axis can be ignited by providing the clarity that was missing under the previous regime.
Owen Farrell has been banned following his citing for foul play with Saracens - but he won’t miss the start of the upcoming Guinness Nations with England provided he successfully completes the World Rugby coaching intervention programme.
It has come out of leftfield but the appointment of Nick Evans as England attack coach is an absolute masterstroke by Steve Borthwick.
Owen Farrell landed a long-range drop goal with the game’s final kick as Gallagher Premiership leaders Saracens edged out Gloucester 19-16 at Kingsholm.
Nigel Owens has revealed why he recently accepted an invite from URC referees boss Tappe Henning to become part of the four-strong independent referee selection panel that also features Ireland’s George Clancy, South Africa’s Stuart Berry and Scotland’s Neil Paterson.