Reading's Ollie Hassell-Collins is set to make his England debut in Saturday's Six Nations Calcutta Cup.
The London Irish star, born and raised in the town, has been a standout performer for Irish since breaking through in 2018.
Included in multiple training camps under previous boss Eddie Jones, the winger has been named in Steve Borthwick's first competitive side.
In doing so, the former Newbury youngster will becomeย the first Exile to start for England in nine years.
In the Premiership this term, Hassell-Collins has registered the third-most defenders beaten (36) andย fourth-most line breaks (15).
Now in Brentford, having spent the previous two decades at the Select Car Leasing (Madejski) Stadium, the club are hoping to attract a wider crowd and push to the top of the top-flight.
Borthwick said: โThere are few fixtures in the rugby calendar that excite both players and supporters alike more than the annual Six Nations meeting of the Auld enemy as they battle for the honour of lifting the Calcutta Cup.
๐น ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฑ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ซ
โ London Irish (@londonirish) February 2, 2023
Ollie Hassell-Collins will make his senior international debut for England against Scotland in the Calcutta Cup.
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โAnother packed Twickenham will witness the start of the next chapter of English rugby in one of the most keenly contested tournaments in the world.
โThere is no doubt that this England team shares the supportersโ sense of eager anticipation.
โTo a man, the players are determined to play with the commitment, fight and desire that is at the very heart of representing England, the sort of passion that our tremendous supporters rightly expect.โ
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