Enjoyed an amazing renaissance during the World Cup, having left for France as arguably third choice behind Shaun Perry and Peter Richards, then emerging as a key performer during the quarter-final and semi-final victories over Australia and France. Was out of work in 2006 after a fall-out with his previous club Worcester, but a move to Harlequins rekindled his appetite for the game, and he will start the RBS 6 Nations campaign confident he can still deliver the goods for his country, while also aware there will be strong challenges from various scrum-half rivals.