"I hope it does. I am very proud of my successes, but I don't want to end on this career-implosion of being Premier League champion, and then barely winning a game after that." Although disappointing there, he made the cut last time at Muirfield Village and played well on his last visit to Torrey Pines. "There are standout teams that have standout players, but actually, consistency of a player group and learning from one year to a next, there's a big correlation between that and success within the Superleague. I'm very hopeful that we will be able to get that continuity." Scrum-half Ben Youngs will earn his 112th Test cap as he starts alongside fly-half Marcus Smith, while Kyle Sinckler forms the front row at tighthead with Rodd and Blamire.