The captain of table-topping Leicester says Eddie Jones’s
England have felt the benefit of team building in Jersey
When Ellis Genge turned up at Leicester five years ago for his loan period from Bristol, the then director of rugby, Richard Cockerill, told the tyro prop he would play for England one day.
“I thought he was joking,” says Genge from this week’s England training camp in Jersey. “But he’s been a big pillar in my career and if it wasn’t for Cockers I wouldn’t be sitting here now.” Not only is the 26-year-old loosehead now Leicester’s captain, the Tigers sit proudly atop England’s Premiership as they prepare for Saturday’s east Midlands derby at Northampton and Genge is the undisputed first choice for the England No 1 shirt as they prepare for their autumn Tests against Tonga, Australia and
South Africa.