Northampton back Shane Geraghty intends to bounce back from a difficult autumn, when he was dropped after two outings for England. John Westerby writes in The Times.
"Like many an outing in the snow this week, Northampton’s attempt to hold a serious training session on AstroTurf soon degenerated into a snowball fight. Shane Geraghty grins from ear to ear as he recounts how the players rounded on Nick Johnston, the club’s head of conditioning, and sought retribution for all the physical punishment he has inflicted upon them in the name of fitness, a case of revenge served particularly cold. It is good to see Geraghty smiling again, an image in stark contrast to the disconsolate figure that he cut with England during the autumn.
"Given the chance to establish himself at inside centre, his creative spark fizzled out after insipid games against Australia and Argentina, his frustrated attempts at playmaking epitomising England’s tongue-tied efforts to express themselves. He was dropped for the final match, against New Zealand, the coaches preferring the more prosaic skills of Ayoola Erinle, and, although Geraghty came off the bench to some effect, he finished the autumn a fallen man."
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