LIST | 5 Premiership stars Eddie Jones should take a look at

Monday, 01 February 2021 at 11:31

byRugby Rucker

We’ve taken a look at 5 players from the Gallagher Premiership Premiership that stuck their hand up for an England call-up over the weekend.

RESULTS:

Bristol Bears 48-3 Bath Rugby
Leicester Tigers 15-25 Sale Sharks
Gloucester Rugby 26-31 Northampton Saints
Worcester Warriors 17-21 Exeter Chiefs
London Irish 31-22 Newcastle Falcons
Wasps 17-49 Harlequins

1. Piers O'Conor (Bristol Bears)

It’s difficult to describe a player’s performance as perfect, but the centres display against Bath on Friday night may be as near to it as you may get. Since joining the Bears O’Conor is often an unsung hero, with international talent surrounding him but he showed that he can match those international performances, beating eight defenders and making 88 metres.

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Piers O’Conor just smashed Cokanasiga! Most underrated player in the Prem. Should be in contention for the England squad, seriously lack in quality 12s.

9:21 PM · Jan 29, 2021

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2. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs)

The talented number 8 was as ever dominant in attack, with the number eight making 50 metres in attack across thirteen carries, including an outstanding break to set-up Ian Whitten’s try, completed with a brilliant instinctive offload.

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Delightful stuff from @ExeterChiefs! 😍 Hogg and Sam Simmonds combine superbly and it's that man @IanWhitten12 who grabs the try 👏 Head to our website for #GallagherPrem highlights and full match replays ➡️ fal.cn/3d55S

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11:30 AM · Jan 31, 2021

3. Marcus Smith (Harlequins)

Inspired by the fly-half, who finished with 17 points, Quins ruthlessly dismantled last season’s finalists in a manner that left you wondering why they cannot perform like this every week. Smith comfortably outshone his opposite man in Jacob Umaga – another young No 10.

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Quins looked unrecognisable today. Fair play. Marcus Smith, write the number on the cheque son.

4:52 PM · Jan 31, 2021

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4. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)

Another dominant performance from the powerhouse back-rower against Wasps. There’s been a lot of talk about Sam Simmonds internationals credentials recently so it was nice to see the another potential heir to Billy Vunipola’s number 8 throne make his claim. A berserker of a man and a hell of a rugby player.

5. Andy Uren (Bristol Bears)

The 24-year old had the upper hand over his opposite number Ben Spencer and he showed exceptional vision to spot the gap before showing scintillating footwork to cross for a well deserved try. As well as his try, Uren also marshalled his back-line and maintained the games tempo to a level that blew Bath away.