Atkinson’s form for Gloucester has made him a contender for the England squad which will be announced tomorrow ahead of the three summer Tests in the new Nations Championship.
The 24-year-old has been at Kingsholm for three years and made his England debut against the United States last summer, but it is only in the last five months that he has taken a firm grip on the 10 jersey having started the campaign at full-back.
“Our plans at outside-half and fullback were fluid at the start of the season,” said Skivington, below, Gloucester’s head coach. “We had Ross, Ben Loader and Ben Redshaw c...