Northampton's George Furbank believes captaincy has made him a better player and he hopes his good form will bring an England recall.
His second-half try led the fightback and he has now captained Saints to victory in all nine matches he has led the team.

“It helps get me ‘up’ for a game and gives me an extra buzz,” he explained about his art of captaincy. His present spell sees him covering for injured club captain Lewis Ludlam. “It also means that I have to lead by example and that is George Furbank -Northampton something I enjoy,” he added.

Furbank, who missed out on the World Cup, hope...