At his wedding this summer, Matt Kvesic chose Chris Pennell to be his best man. By all accounts, the Worcester full-back rose to the task and did an excellent job. But he also had to dig around for dirt while writing his speech.

The phrase Pennell used was that the groom, an eminently sensible and solid bloke, “lived in private browsing”. Kvesic must feel, at times, as though his professional life has mirrored his personal one over recent times.

This time four years ago, he was regarded as England’s shock-haired hope at openside flanker, the man to reinvigorate Stuart Lancaster’s side with back-row dynamism and a relentless breakdown threat. Such optimism was not at all unsubstantiated.

In June 2013, with the British and Irish Lions in Australia and Chris Robshaw rested, a 21 year-old Kvesic shone during his first two Tests against Argentina. Having starred in England’s age-group system, he filled a pair of victories over the Pumas with turnovers, breaks and a monstrous tackle-count.