WORLD Cup winner Jason Robinson insists it will be very difficult to remove Jonny May from England’s wing – such is the form of the Gloucester flyer.

Injuries to Jack Nowell and Anthony Watson opened the door for May this November, and the 26-year-old ensured he grasped the opportunity with both hands.

He marked his first start in an England jersey in more than a year with the opening try in a 37-21 victory over South Africa at Twickenham, before following that up by crossing the whitewash in the win over Argentina last weekend.

May sat out the clash with Fiji in between those two games but former England wing Robinson doesn’t expect him to miss many more Red Rose games from here on out as he makes himself one of the first names on Jones’ teamsheet.

“This is what’s great sometimes about injuries, it is those that have given May the chance to come back in with the first-choice wingers out through injuries,” said Robinson, who was speaking on behalf of Land Rover at the 2016 HITZ awards. HITZ is the sport for change programme that uses rugby to help youngsters tackle some of life’s biggest challenges and helps them get back into education and employment.

“All of a sudden, Eddie will now look at him even more because he got given his chance and as a winger, if you score tries, then the chances are you will get selected – unless your name is Rokoduguni.

“He looked sharp, he looks confident, he is scoring tries and that is great news for England. Long may it continue.

“It puts pressure now on Watson and Nowell, they will be thinking they need to get fit, they need to get that jersey back.

“It’s great that he has come back from the injury, he is playing in a really positive way.”   

May’s two tries have helped England to wins in all three of their November Tests, meaning victory over Australia this weekend would cap an unbeaten 2016.

But Robinson is fully aware that Jones and England haven’t faced a sterner test than the one waiting for them at Twickenham on Saturday.

“You will get the talk from Michael Cheika and the team that they just want to win every game, but they want to win it,” he added.

“England now are getting used to playing the top teams and beating them, finding a way to win no matter how, whether it is with 14 men, with poor conditions, whether it is in an open game and a tight game.

“That is where I am looking forward to seeing how England cope with the game, Australia will ask a lot more questions than South Africa, Argentina or Fiji. It is going to be a great contest.

“While the players aren’t thinking about it, they will want to continue their unbeaten 2016 because it is a massive turnaround from last year.

“Last year, after the World Cup, it is one of the lowest points in English Rugby history. But you have to give credit where it’s due.

“Eddie Jones comes in and has almost the same squad of players and he has instilled a belief and hunger in them which I certainly admire and has gone from strength to strength.

“Now we’re not just looking at just a strong 23, we’re looking at the second, third, and fourth choice options being really strong as well.”

Jason Robinson is a Land Rover ambassador. Land Rover is a key partner of the HITZ programme, the sport for change programme that uses rugby to help young people overcome life’s challenges. Follow @LandRover_UK #WeDealInReal