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My Life in Rugby: Jonathan Joseph – My try for England against Wales changed everything

Jonathan Joseph, the former England, British & Irish Lions, Bath, Biarritz and London Irish centre, reflects on his life in rugby.

Jonathan Joseph breaks past Dan Biggar to score for England against Wales in 2015.

 

Scoring my first England try against Wales in Cardiff in the opening game of the 2015 Six Nations was a massive moment for me because I genuinely felt it was make or break.
I was so nervous going into that game.
I’d been around the England squad for a while without really establishing myself and I knew it might be my last opportunity to prove I belonged at that level.
I’d been playing some really good rugby for Bath, but there were probably four centres ahead of me in the England pecking order who’d all picked up injuries.
Chance
Suddenly I had my chance.
Having George Ford playing inside m...

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