Joe Batley is putting the frustration of last season behind him as he looks to fulfil his ambition of playing for England.

Batley had put himself in contention only for a broken leg to rule him out of England A’s match against Australia last autumn, and then having been called up for training ahead of the summer tour to Argentina and the United States, he suffered a knee injury.
“I felt I had gone well in the semi-final against Bath and like to think I would have had a good chance of making the England tour, but I will never know,” said the Bristol second row who picked up a toe injury that...