Jonathan Joseph is looking to maintain his form at London Irish and cement his place in the England side for the Autumn Internationals, having been included in Stuart Lancaster's 32-man squad.
Focus
Joseph has embraced the responsibility which accompanies turning out for your country, and believes international recognition has helped to make him a more rounded performer.
He said: "I was able to take back a lot of things I learnt from South Africa with all the internationals back to Irish and have a say with what I think. England will be really good and it will be good to join up with all the boys again. I can then focus on playing well and training well and putting in good performances."
The 21-year-old is also enjoying working alongside another relative newcomer to the international scene in the form of Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi, with the pair working hard to make the midfield spots their own.
Joseph said: "I love playing With Manu. I think he's a great player. He's a sharp ball carrier and great at piecing things together. I think we complement each other quite well."
Should Joseph make Lancaster's starting XV over the coming weeks, he will get the chance to run out at Twickenham in an England jersey for the very first time - allowing him to fulfil a boyhood dream.
He said: "It would be a huge honour to get the chance to play there. It's a massive thing and it's all I've ever wanted. It would be unreal to play at Twickenham against those kind of countries. It should be a great experience."
For now, though, Joseph's focus is locked on helping London Irish continue in their recovery from a slow start to the season - with a dip in form and a lengthy injury list working against the Exiles.
He said: "It didn't start off great, there was some shaky form at first and we had to chase a few games and results didn't go our way, but the last couple of weeks things have changed. Northampton was a massive game for us, we played really well and pulled it out of the bag. Then the last two games we have played have gone really well for us and we have got to move that forward.
"It was tough but we fought through. We got things sorted and now we are going well, we're firing and it should be a good game this weekend (against derby rivals Harlequins)."
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