Dai Young tips Elliot Daly for England call-up
Saturday 19 December 2015 21:12, UK
Wasps boss Dai Young says Elliot Daly is "a cert" for Eddie Jones' first England squad after he starred in the Champions Cup demolition of Bath.
Outside centre Daly scored a try and dropped a goal as Wasps crushed the hosts 36-10 to remain top of Pool Five and stay firmly on course for this season's quarter-finals.
New England head coach Jones, who was at the game, is due to name his first England squad next month and Young has no doubt Daly will be included.
"For me he is a cert in the England squad" said the Wasps' coach after the win. "There is a lot of competition for the actual starting XV but he is a certainty in the squad I believe."
"Elliot just gets better and better. We all know he can do the flashy bits and we all know he is exceptional, but he is doing the bread and butter stuff as well.
"He is doing the simple things really well, then he is adding icing on the cake with some of his special play. I thought he was fantastic in defence today and his kicking out of hand was really good."
Fly-half Jimmy Gopperth scored 23 points as Wasps recorded their second away win in the Champions Cup.
The New Zealander scored a try along with four penalties and three conversions.
Young added: "We couldn't have wished for much better today. We were disappointed to lose last week but in saying that we don't feel that we played well on that occasion. The balance of our game was wrong."
Reacting to the loss Bath head coach Mike Ford said: "They played well but we are very disappointed. Our scrum got fixed in the second-half but we need to ask questions why it wasn't very good in the first-half.
"They are a good side. They defended well and I thought Jimmy Gopperth was outstanding."