CENTRE Ben Jordan is one of six new caps to be called into the England Deaf team ahead of their clash with Wales on Saturday.

The Penryn player, who is partially deaf in one ear, has been put straight into the starting XV for the match at Cardiff Arms Park as the nations contest the Broadstreet Cup.

Jordan has been a regular in the Penryn first team this season and outside of rugby runs his own business, Cornwall Boat Care.

The England Deaf team was formed in 2003 to give deaf and hard of hearing players the opportunity to represent their country.


Players are eligible to play if they have a combined average hearing loss of 25 decibels or more in both ears, which roughly translates to a minimum hearing loss in both ears or a moderate hearing loss in one ear, but can hear normally in the other.