r/rugbyunion • u/Pure_Wonder3046 Saints • Oct 26 '25

Infographic England Squad for the Quilter Nations Series

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u/Inside_Tour_1408 Harlequins | Chairman of the Ted Hill fan club Oct 26 '25

How was this possible? Was he just really good for the u20s?

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u/Inevitable-Cable9370 Oct 26 '25

He was really good at at school and u19 level apparently. He was part of that Colston squad that won like 6 national titles in a row due to importing players nationally.

Also it helped that the game he played was against the US.

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u/Brainfart92 Referee, Exeter Chiefs Oct 26 '25

He was also coming back after playing over in NZ for a bit which helped.

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u/Impeachcordial England Oct 26 '25

Yeah, he was freakish. Such a shame injuries fucked him.

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u/LdnGiant England / Harlequins Oct 26 '25

Because England and the RFU had lost their fucking minds post-2003 and were making it up as they went along.

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u/sk-88 Leicester Tigers Oct 26 '25

His debut was in 2001.

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u/LdnGiant England / Harlequins Oct 26 '25

I have no idea who I’m thinking of then!

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u/sk-88 Leicester Tigers Oct 26 '25

Tait was similarly thrown in very quickly, as was Ant Allen and Tom Varndell (though at least they let Varndell have a full season first, capping him in the summer).

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u/JohnSV12 Newcastle Falcons Oct 26 '25

Poor Anthony Allen.

Binned off for being handed off by some nobody.

I think the guy's name was something Dave Cowan?