Luke Wallace is keen to prove England head coach Eddie Jones he was wrong to overlook him for a place in his Six Nations squad.
The 25-year-old Quins star had been mentioned as an outside bet for selection, but watched as clubmates Chris Robshaw and Jack Clifford were given the nod in the back row positions.
Former skipper Robshaw and uncapped Clifford were included in the 23-man training squad retained in preparation for next weekend’s trip to face Scotland.
Great taste: Luke Wallace, centre with the LV= Cup trophy, has enjoyed much success at Harlequins
And Wallace, who played for England against the Barbarians in 2014, has been left to concentrate on Quins’ Premiership charge instead.
“I haven’t heard anything from the England guys,” he said.
“From what I heard from Conor [O’Shea] and my agent, they were looking.
“I guess it is up to me to prove them wrong over the next eight weeks.
“Jack Clifford deserves his call-up, because he offers so many options with the ball in hand. Hopefully, his call-up means they will keep looking around at other young players.
“It is probably a good thing I didn’t get the call, because with Cliff and Chris already in there, it may have left Quins with a problem.
“But we showed we can cope without our internationals during the World Cup, so I think we’ll be OK.”
Quins, who had already bagged a home quarter-final, marked last week’s announcement of director of rugby Conor O’Shea’s summer time departure with a 42-9 European Challenge Cup defeat at Montpellier.
And Wallace, who has only ever worked under the Irishman, revealed the news had been a bit of an open secret on the training ground by the time official confirmation had come.
“There had been rumours flying about the training ground that he was going to announce something,” he added.
“He broke the news to a few of the senior players before our team meeting on the day of the announcement, so it was not a total surprise.
“We have moved on pretty fast and the target remains to get some silverware.
“It probably will be strange next season, because Conor is the only director of rugby I’ve worked under, but I’m not thinking about that until the day comes.”
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