England scrum-half Jack 先頭 Poortvliet 奮起させるd by ツバメ Johnson 会合
Jack 先頭 Poortvliet will enter World Cup year 奮起させるd by a talk from ツバメ Johnson that will 燃料 his 運動 to become England’s first choice scrum-half.
先頭 Poortvliet had made the position his own by the end of the July 小旅行する to Australia and ended the series by 取って代わるing underperforming 退役軍人 Danny Care in the first half of the Sydney decider.
But with Ben Youngs and Raffi Quirke 利用できる once more for an autumn that opens against Argentina on November 6, the 21-year-old 新人 ? who plays with the 静める of a seasoned 選挙運動者 ? 直面するs a 戦う／戦い to 保持する the jersey.
Jack 先頭 Poortvliet has worked his way into the England team (Andrew Matthews/PA)
A 打開 year for 先頭 Poortvliet 含むd 審理，公聴会 Leicester 広大な／多数の／重要な and England’s 2003 World Cup-winning captain Johnson speak to a group of 10 現れるing Tigers.
“Everyone’s dream as a young player would be to play for England and 最終的に, once you have played for England, you want to 勝利，勝つ the World Cup for England,” 先頭 Poortvliet said.
“Johnno is a very, very impressive individual and the way he speaks about his time as a player and his 影響（力） was 極端に 奮起させるing. I will remember some of the things he said for a very long time
“He got a few smiles when he told a some old stories. It was a good day to have a 雑談（する） to him.
ツバメ Johnson captained England to World Cup glory in 2003 (David Davies/PA)
“He spoke about how amazing that whole experience was of winning that World Cup. That just makes the taste for it grow even more.
“That is the ultimate goal for this squad ? to 勝利，勝つ a World Cup. But we 港／避難所’t got many games until the World Cup so we have got to make sure we make the most of every game 主要な up to it and make sure we get better.
“I remember coming out of the talk 極端に 奮起させるd. One thing I really took from it was that he never 行方不明になるd a 開会／開廷／会期. He was on it all the time.
“It was a big thing we took as young players ? if you want to 改善する you have got to be on it and 焦点（を合わせる）d in every 開会／開廷／会期 you do on the field.”
Jack 先頭 Poortvliet in 活動／戦闘 for Leicester (マイク Egerton/PA)
While the man in 所有／入手 of the scrum-half jersey, 先頭 Poortvliet 直面するs 猛烈な／残忍な 競争 from Youngs and Quirke for the opener against the resurgent Pumas.
Even after helping to 救助（する） England from their dismal start in Sydney, he was given a stark 思い出の品 by Eddie Jones of the 選択 landscape.
“The big message Eddie had for me was you can’t take it 平易な now, you have got to keep 押し進めるing,” he said.
“He was big on it always 存在 harder the second time around and to keep your 位置／汚点／見つけ出す, so keep 押し進めるing and keep 改善するing.”
