A quiz question to begin. Who was the last man to represent England while at a second-tier club? The answer, courtesy of a replacement appearance in Auckland lasting around 123 seconds between arrival and final whistle, is Chris Pennell, of Worcester.

Shorn of players involved in the 2014 Premiership final for the first Test of a three-match series by insane scheduling, Stuart Lancaster had rewarded the full-back for a superb domestic season with a sole cap against New Zealand. But Pennell’s outstanding performances had not saved the Warriors from relegation, which had been confirmed a month previously. He was on his way down when the England call-up came.

Joe Cokanasiga, the 19-year-old London Irish winger named in Eddie Jones’s squad for the summer tour to Argentina, is on his way up in more ways than one. Born in Fiji, Cokanasiga moved to England at the age of three to join his father Ilaitia, a member of the British Army. Cokanasiga lived in Germany and Brunei as his father toured there, gradually trading football for rugby. Before returning to the UK in 2013, Joe and Ilaitia formed a father-son centre partnership. Joe remembers his mother shouting from the touchline, demanding that Ilaitia look after him.