11 weird, wonderful and wretched england one-cap wonders

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DOES ENGLAND WASTE TALENT? IT’S SOMETHING FANS OF THE RED ROSE HAVE BEEN ASKING THEMSELVES FOR DECADES AND IT’S SOMETHING A NUMBER OF HIGH-PROFILE NAMES IN THE GAME HAVE ACCUSED THE COUNTRY


OF DOING. ------------------------- HUGH VYVYAN  The Newcastle and Saracens legend, who made 245 Premiership appearances, won a deserved first England cap against Canada in the Investec


Challenge match in 2004 and scored a try. Embed from Getty Images ------------------------- STEPHEN MYLER After an injury to Alex Goode he was called up to the England squad in May 2013. He


made his début as a substitute for Freddie Burns in England’s victory over Argentina, scoring a conversion. Embed from Getty Images ------------------------- CHRISTIAN WADE He made his full


test debut against Argentina on 8 June on the right wing playing the whole 80 minutes. Wade was selected for the second game against Argentina the following week but withdrew from the team


when he was called up to join the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia. He, to date, never won another cap. Embed from Getty Images ------------------------- STEVE HANLEY Hanley


was one of two Sale players to make their international debut in England’s final match of their 1999 Five Nations campaign along with Barrie-Jon Mather.Although Hanley scored a try, he also


was handed-off by Craig Quinnell and suffered a broken arm as Wales won 32–31. Embed from Getty Images CONTINUES ON PAGE TWO -------------------------