England and Bath flier Anthony Watson winning battle

It is difficult to reconcile the carefree exuberance that you associate with Anthony Watson dancing away from defenders for Bath and England this season with the quivering bag of nerves who used to dread leaving the sanctuary of the changing room.

“I would feel sick right up until I touched the ball once or twice and felt my way into the game, which is obviously not something that should happen,” Watson said.

“You should be wanting to touch the ball and get your hands on the ball early, which just wasn’t the case.

I wasn’t enjoying myself at all.

I was scared of making a mistake, of …