AFTER what he describes as an “unbelievable nine months”, spring-heeled No.9 veteran Willi Heinz has no intention of surrendering his England spot and insists hard lessons have been learnt since that World Cup heartache.
Heinz, whose calm, controlling influence has been missed by Gloucester during his Test absences this season, made his England debut only last August before being selected as Ben Youngs’ understudy at the World Cup.

He has quickly amassed 13 caps and while young guns like Alex Mitchell and Jack Maunder are on his tail, along with established Premiers...