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Will Stuart hopes involvement in Bath\u2019s resurgence this season can help in his quest to become England\u2019s first-choice tighthead prop.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old was delighted to go to a first World Cup earlier this year but frustrated at starting just one match at the showpiece in France \u2013 the Bronze Medal victory over Argentina \u2013 and being left out of the 23-man pool entirely for the knockout clashes against Fiji and South Africa.<\/p>\n

As he enters what he hopes will be his peak years, Stuart is determined to stake a strong claim to get ahead of 36-year-old Dan Cole and Kyle Sinckler in the pecking order and become England\u2019s established number three in time for the next World Cup in Australia in 2027.<\/p>\n

The former Wasps forward \u2013 who has won 33 caps since his debut against France in the 2020 Six Nations \u2013 threw himself straight back into club rugby after the World Cup and has helped Bath make a strong start in both the Gallagher Premiership and the Investec Champions Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery player wants to play in a World Cup and the next one in Australia is a massive goal for me,\u201d Stuart told the PA news agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf my career ended now, I\u2019d say \u2018I achieved a little bit, I won a few caps for England and played at a World Cup\u2019 but realistically I haven\u2019t won silverware, I haven\u2019t played in multiple World Cups and I haven\u2019t really solidified myself as a starting tighthead for England, so there\u2019s a lot I aspire to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played in three of the group games (as a substitute) and then missed out on the quarters and semis, which was a frustration.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s been pretty clear from chatting with the coaches what my work-ons are and what I need to do to be a first-choice tighthead for England.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I\u2019m playing well for Bath and can contribute to a winning team, that falls into giving myself a good opportunity to push on with England as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to his own form, Stuart\u2019s bid to establish himself for England will be influenced by how long veteran Leicester tighthead Cole can soldier on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way Coley plays, I reckon he could play until he\u2019s 54,\u201d joked the Bath forward. \u201cHe\u2019s great, he was great for me during the World Cup and it\u2019s impressive that he\u2019s still playing at that level at 36.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s on 107 caps for England and played 300-plus games for Leicester and he\u2019s been starting and playing 70-odd minutes for the majority of that so he\u2019s a good person to look up to.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the Six Nations looming in the new year, Stuart feels England have huge potential for further growth under Steve Borthwick after defying pre-tournament scepticism to reach the World Cup semi-finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we were written off a lot during the World Cup,\u201d said Stuart.<\/p>\n

\u201cDraw-wise we probably had an easier route to the quarters but we ended up taking South Africa to one point in the semi-final and until the last 20 minutes we were all over them, so I think that is something to massively build on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncluding the Six Nations and the lead-up to the World Cup, the coaching group probably only had about a six-month period to really work with the team and, with that in mind, we had a way of playing where we knew we could basically get to knockout rugby.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we got to that stage, it was always going to be fine margins and we were one point away from the final.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the coaches have been very clear on the areas where we can push on and make massive strides to get back to where England have been in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

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