It was a footnote to Manu Tuilagi’s latest injury but Nick Schonert’s withdrawal from England’s training squad last month was a bitter blow for both the Worcester prop and Eddie Jones.
The 27-year-old South African tighthead has been on the periphery of the England setup for a while, doing enough to “get in the room” as he describes it but yet to win a first cap. He played against the Barbarians in May but did not make the squad to tour South Africa, while he would have gone to Argentina 12 months earlier only for a hand injury suffered towards the end of the season to rule him out.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/06/nick-schonert-worcester-prop-determined-eddie-jones-england under the title “Worcester’s Nick Schonert: ‘You can’t be a one‑trick pony. England want the complete package’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
