Joe Carpenter Aims to Emulate Sale Teammate tom Roebuck’s England Success
Full-back Joe Carpenter is set to make his England Test debut against the United States on Saturday. Carpenter expressed his desire to follow the path of Sale Sharks teammate Tom Roebuck, who has recently secured a regular spot in the England squad.
Carpenter was part of the England touring squad for Japan and New Zealand last summer but did not earn a cap. he was subsequently omitted from Steve Borthwick’s selections for the autumn internationals and the six Nations Championship.
However, due to Marcus Smith’s involvement with the British and Irish lions and george Furbank’s injury, Carpenter has been included in the current squad. He marked his return by scoring a try in a recent non-cap warm-up match against a France XV.
Roebuck, who previously shared accommodation with Carpenter, experienced frustration with limited game time during last summer’s tours.Despite this, he earned his first England start against Wales in the Six Nations and has since scored four tries in his last four appearances for the national team.
“I’m excited to rip in,” Carpenter told BBC Sport. “An possibility to play for England is massive and, whatever game it is, it’s an opportunity to put my best foot forward and hopefully stay in the squad and get more opportunities.”
He added, “It’s great to be in this surroundings with Tom and see him thrive. I think he’s on five or six caps now and so I’m massively proud of him.”
Carpenter and Roebuck have a close relationship, having lived together during their academy days and later in town before moving in with their partners. “He’s definitely my best mate in terms of rugby,” Carpenter stated. “To have someone that close to you doing it, it just pushes you to be better and get there with him.”
Carpenter expressed disappointment that Roebuck woudl not be playing in the upcoming match. “unfortunately, he’s not playing this weekend. It would have been cool to share the field with him in an England shirt. But, I’m hoping that time will come at some point.”
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