Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Steve Diamond is stunned his 18-year-old scrum-half Joe Davis has not been included in England's U20 elite player squad.
It was last March when the class of 2023/24 clinched the championship with a win away in France and they followed up that success by securing World Cup glory in July in South Africa.
But last year's domestic champions will still enter Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific opener against the Melbourne Rebels with many questions to answer after back-to-back trial losses.
