The selection of Bristol Bears’ South African-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg for England’s first Nations Championship training squad is a controversial call by Steve Borthwick.

Soon after the squad was announced I made my views clear with a few comments on X about how, in the wake of Janse van Rensburg’s promotion, Max Ojomoh’s continued absence from England camps is strange given that he was man-of-the-match after an outstanding performance in the victory over Argentina six months ago.
Here’s some further context around why the exclusion of a player like Ojomoh, who creates tries, ...