EDDIE Jones raided 12 Premiership clubs for his latest squad with London Irish the only side to miss out. Worcester, who finished at the bottom of the Premiership last season, provide as many players, two, as the team that finished top, Bristol.
There was a time when players felt their international careers would be enhanced by moving to a bigger, more successful club with London Irish once sighing that half the England squad seemed to be products of their academy no longer with them.
When Jonathan Thomas took over as Worcester’s head coach, he was often asked whether he wo...