Eddie Jones couldn’t keep ignoring Adam Radwan after this try
Newcastle Falcons winger Adam Radwan was one of the surprise omissions from Eddie Jones’ England Six Nations squad two weeks ago after breaking into the set up in 2021.
So plenty of England fans would have been pleased to see the the 24-year-old get called up to the squad on Sunday evening following a hamstring injury to Northampton Saints’ Tommy Freeman and a positive Covid-19 test for Harlequins’ Joe Marchant. Then again, after his performance against Gloucester on Saturday evening, it was hard for Jones to ignore him.
This was not a game where Radwan dazzled throughout the match, as after all he was not afforded a lot of space from the visitors. But all he needed was a glimmer of space for this try in the first half, where he was able to show off his pace and footwork. Few would have thought he could score when he received the ball on the right wing, but he showed his “blistering acceleration,” as Ben Kay described it in commentary, to get the try.
Take a look:
"Sonic the Hedgehog rips over the line!"
The finishing ability of Adam Radwan ⚡️
An inch of space, and goodnight ✌️#GallagherPrem pic.twitter.com/swJH6Wy1K9
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) January 29, 2022
The latest England Squad
FORWARDS
• Alfie Barbeary (Wasps, uncapped)
• Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons, 5 caps)
• Ollie Chessum, Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
• Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 31 caps)
• Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 36 caps)
• Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 4 cap)
• Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 26 caps)
• Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 31 caps)
• Jamie George (Saracens, 61 caps)
• Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 2 caps)
• Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs, 12 caps)
• Maro Itoje (Saracens, 51 caps)
• Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 90 caps)
• Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, 10 caps)
• Joe Marler (Harlequins, 74 caps)
• Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
• Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, 9 caps)
• Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, 47 caps)
• Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 15 caps)
BACKS
• Mark Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap)
• Orlando Bailey (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
• Elliot Daly (Saracens, 52 caps)
• George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 77 caps)
• George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 5 caps)
• Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish, uncapped)
• Louis Lynagh (Harlequins, uncapped)
• Max Malins (Saracens, 10 caps)
• Joe Marchant (Harlequins, 7 caps)
• Luke Northmore (Harlequins, uncapped)
• Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 34 caps)
• Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
• Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons, 2 caps)
• Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 2 caps)
• Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 43 caps)
• Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 5 caps)
• Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 5 caps)
• Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 112 caps)
