CHRIS HEWETT
THINKING ALLOWED

RORY Underwood. Remember him? You should. To this day, the Leicester wing stands tall – rather taller than he was in the flesh – as the most prolific try-scorer in the annals of England rugby. Forty-nine of the things in 89 internationals. The next best? Jonny May, with 36 in 75.
It is difficult to recall at this distance the level of enthusiasm that greeted Underwood’s early days in the national team, but it is unlikely he generated quite the kind of excitement surrounding Henry Arundell following his five-try performance against Chile last weekend. “Henry t...