Richard Wigglesworth shows benefit of age with focus on England future

The 34-year-old scrum-half has shrugged off pain of rejection after last World Cup and has hopes of playing in Japan next year after recall

The last time Richard Wigglesworth won a cap for England it coincided with “one of the worst weeks of my life”. Several of the squad preparing to face Uruguay in Manchester in the autumn of 2015 knew their team’s premature World Cup exit might abruptly curtail their international careers and the scrum-half was among the casualties.

Little wonder then the Saracens No 9 looks the happiest man in Bagshot where England are limbering up for Saturday’s Six Nations showdown with Wales. Not only is he back in line to win a 28th cap but the horribly unfortunate injury to Ben Youngs has opened a tantalising window of opportunity. England will need a third scrum-half at next year’s World Cup in Japan and, all of a sudden, Wigglesworth is the man in possession.

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