England cannot ignore uncapped wing after behind-the-scenes solo effort in camp
Harlequins winger Cadan Murley must have thought he was destined to earn his first England cap during the Six Nations after frequently being called into Steve Borthwick’s squad.
While that never materialised, he went back to Quins and finished the season as the Gallagher Premiership’s top try scorer, while also making the most clean breaks. As expected, he has been back in the England training squad over the past few weeks as they prepare for the World Cup.
The 23-year-old has made it into the 36-man squad to train at The Lensbury this week and that may largely be down to his efforts at Pennyhill Park. In footage captured during England’s training session there two weeks ago, Murley looked on fire with ball in hand, producing a weaving run that showed his pace, balance and even had a cheeky dummy in there. It must be noted that one of the players that he skinned was tighthead Will Stuart, but that happens in rugby all the time and the game is ultimately all about spotting mismatches.
Take a look at the run:
England Squad
Forwards (19)
Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
Ted Hill (Bath Rugby)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
George Martin (Leicester Tigers)
Zach Mercer (Montpellier Hérault Rugby)
Tom Pearson (London Irish)
Val Rapava-Ruskin (Gloucester Rugby)
David Ribbans (Northampton Saints)
Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)
Backs (17)
Henry Arundell (London Irish)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marchant (Harlequins)
Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
Cadan Murley (Harlequins)
Guy Porter (Leicester Tigers)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
Anthony Watson (Leicester Tigers)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
