{"id":510002,"date":"2026-04-03T02:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/510002\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:19:09","slug":"blacklisted-england-star-reveals-the-big-problem-with-steve-borthwick-page-3-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/510002\/","title":{"rendered":"Blacklisted England star reveals the big problem with Steve Borthwick &#8211; Page 3 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ollie Hassell-Collins <\/p>\n<p>Club:\u00a0Leicester Tigers<br \/>Caps:\u00a02<\/p>\n<p>Hassell-Collins burst onto the scene with two caps in the 2023 Six Nations, only to vanish from the picture just as quickly.<\/p>\n<p>There was even talk of a Wales switch through family heritage, but his recent England A appearance locks him into red-rose eligibility for now. Despite great form for Tigers, Borthwick isn\u2019t biting.<\/p>\n<p>RUCK Verdict:\u00a0The raw pace and finishing are there \u2014 England just aren\u2019t calling.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Pearson (25)<\/p>\n<p>Club:\u00a0Northampton Saints<br \/>Caps:\u00a01<\/p>\n<p>One of the Premiership\u2019s best young flankers, Pearson continues to bang on the door. He\u2019s excelled for Northampton but can\u2019t seem to convince Borthwick he\u2019s the man for the job.<\/p>\n<p>Others have leapfrogged him into recent squads, leaving Pearson stuck on one cap since 2023.<\/p>\n<p>RUCK Verdict:\u00a0The potential is obvious \u2014 but the England back-row queue is brutally long.<\/p>\n<p>Can you name the entire British &amp; Irish Lions squad from their tour of New Zealand in 2005?<\/p>\n<p>The British &amp; Irish Lions\u2019 tour of New Zealand in 2005 remains one of the most talked-about campaigns in rugby history. <\/p>\n<p>Despite facing a formidable All Blacks side, the squad was packed with legendary talent representing England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. <\/p>\n<p>From unforgettable tries to moments of controversy, this tour had it all\u2014and it\u2019s time to see just how much you remember!<\/p>\n<p>Can you recall every player who pulled on the famous red jersey during that iconic tour? Dive into this quiz to test your Lions knowledge and relive a piece of rugby history!<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ollie Hassell-Collins Club:\u00a0Leicester TigersCaps:\u00a02 Hassell-Collins burst onto the scene with two caps in the 2023 Six Nations, only&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-510002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}