MATT Kvesic provides a perfect case history of why English rugby, with its boombust results cycle, can never afford to be complacent. Despite England’s blast-off trajectory under Eddie Jones, the Exeter-bound openside’s absence from the England squad reflects two glaring weaknesses.
The first is that where New Zealand still cherish players who wear the No.7 jersey as gamechangers in attack and defence, Premiership coaches have a hankering for handing the shirt to big bangers, or seeing the role mainly as a tackle/breakdown cog in driving the defensive wheel.
The latter is how Kv...