‘There’s more to come from Joe’
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Bath Head of Rugby Johann van Graan looks on prior to the Premiership Rugby Cup match between Northampton Saints and Bath Rugby at Franklin's Gardens on September 30, 2023 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Patrick Khachfe/Getty Images)
Johann van Graan, the Bath head coach, revealed Steve Borthwick has been keeping an eye on Joe Cokanasiga and insists there is more to come from the wing.
Van Graan revealed Cokanasiga had been handed a to-do list by the England coach and was ticking off improvements since his World Cup heartache.
Van Graan said: “He came back very disappointed not to go to the World Cup, and there has been some very good communication from Steve on what he needed to work on. Aerially he has improved so much and I keep saying to him he is the biggest winger I have ever coached.
“I have been fortunate enough to coach some very good and fast wingers but his size is something he can use so much and he used it tonight. One of the tries he ran over three guys to finish.”
Billy Millard, the Harlequins DoR, hailed Marcus Smith's never-say-die attitude: “Marcus is such a battler, such a competitor and he covers so much ground and he had to do that today.”
