Shane Geraghty will take some hits against Australia – but the man hoping to fill his mentor Mike Catt's boots is not afraid of a challenge. He speaks to the Independent's Chris Hewett.
"An awful lot has happened to England's rugby team since Shane Geraghty suddenly materialised at Twickenham in the spring of 2007 and ran Saturn-like rings round a high-rolling French back division containing such luminaries as Christophe Dominici, Vincent Clerc and Yannick Jauzion. A good deal has happened to Geraghty too, precious little of it a cause for celebration, but when he takes the field against the Wallabies today, it will be as if the last two and a half years never happened. That's the thing about supernovas: they always appear to be shining for the first time.
"I believe I'm the same player I was back in '07, when Brian Ashton picked me for the Six Nations squad," he insists. "I'm still into playing the heads-up rugby Brian instilled in me as a youngster, still willing to give it a go if it's on. I think the Northampton supporters have seen some of that from me this season and I'd like to bring that side of my game to the England set-up."
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