Jack van Purtvliet: I don't think I'm a finished article in any way. so much about England's tumultuous season that Jack van Purtvliet already seems to have the scars on his mind after only 12 appearances for his country.
Under a year later, he broke into the international scene with a try from the bench against Australia in Perth last July, declaring himself the natural successor to his childhood hero Ben Young.
However, the 21-year-old has since experienced the full gamut of emotions under the relentless scrutiny of test rugby.
He made another try off the bench in an impressive cameo during England's loss to Argentina last November. but failed to earn the trust of Eddie Jones in the last days of the Australian head coach.
Although Jones' successor Steve Borthwick made him his starting scrum half for the Guinness Six Nations Championship, a 53-10 loss to France at Twickenham in March proved to be a rude awakening for the Leicester player, who was replaced by Alex just 45 minutes later. Mitchell after struggling to impress.
Suddenly, instead of being hailed as England's dashing new number 9, his social media accounts were suddenly targeted by angry fans demanding his head.
Jack van Purtvliet wrestled during Six Nations. Credit: Shutterstock/Matt Impey
He admits it was hard to ignore the criticism, but insists it helped him accelerate his development.
«You just try not to look at her, but it's hard when someone sends it to you or you have friends and family looking at it and talking about it,” he said.
“You have to try to make sure you listen to the right people and don’t let to determine what you think. your performance or the performance of the team.
“We have many coaches and as a team we understand what is expected of you and of you as a group. We feel this well, and coaches will be involved in games and performances, so you should listen to the right people and not try to understand what others are saying.
“I think I'm still learning; By no means do I consider myself a finished article. I'd be lying if I said you don't see it, I feel like it's about learning. I've had experiences of people urging you to play or start, and now you have experiences of people who don't want you to start.
"I think in a short amount of time I' ; I was in England, I experienced many ups and downs. So, I think I've learned to handle a lot of things now. Probably in a short time I had a fairly wide range of experiences. So I think I've learned… I think I may have been oddly lucky to be exposed to so many different scenarios so early.
“So I can know how we dealt with them, or how we can deal with them better, or how we can approach things differently. I think I just gained a lot of experience. It's something I've learned a lot from.»
Return to the Aviva Stadium with Leicester on Friday night to face the Leinster team, which is almost a carbon copy of the Irish team. The Grand Slam winning side offers another opportunity for learning. The same can be said about the meeting with Jamison Gibson Park. Van Purtvliet says his head is in better condition now.
“Now I have thicker skin,” he added. “I think I have clearly defined what I want to work on on the field and what I want to do. And I think I have now experienced a wider range of outcomes, feelings and emotions and how to deal with it all. For me, they are probably important experiences that I can learn and how I can use them in the future.
«Obviously the whole campaign didn't go quite the way we wanted, so for now I'm going to focus on finishing the season at the Tigers and doing my best.
< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3112d790c3f6cc3bf0cfa4ddf7dc9a1e.jpg" /> Jack Van Poortvliet will play Leinster on Friday. Photo: PA/Tim Goode. -dogs, evidence of the current power shift between England and Ireland, but the Premier League team will move forward undaunted, bolstered by the South African advantage of his midfield partner Moors Pollard and powerhouse No. 8 Jasper Wiese.
Obviously there are certain aspects that are very similar to the large number of players that play for Ireland and Leinster, you capture their traits, how they connect in the game and how they play with each other. different,” he added.
“What will be different is how we try to beat them, and now I'm with a new group that will play a little differently that has other players. This is a new challenge, and we are looking forward to solving it.”
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