injury suffered in the Premiership. He had a very successful 2009 Six Nations tournament, starting for England as a result of the ankle injury to Danny Care, and went on to score two tries in a man-of-the-match performance against , where his opposite number was, unusually, Mauro Bergamasco. He started all subsequent Six Nations matches, where he played scrum-half to former teammate Andy Goode, and then current teammate Toby Flood's fly-half. His last game for England came in the Calcutta Cup win over . He was picked for the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour, where he played as a substitute in the final Test win against the Springboks in Ellis Park. References External links Tigers profile England profile Lions profile 1982 births Living people Rugby union players from Leicestershire England international rugby union players English rugby union coaches English rugby union players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England Rugby union scrum-halves Alumni of De Montfort University People educated at Leicester Grammar School Leicester Tigers players