Dan Cole of Leicester Tigers poses for a portrait at Welford Road on May 17, 2013 in Leicester, England.

Dan Cole of England poses for a portrait on August 7, 2012 in Loughborough, England.

Dan Cole, smiles despite having stitches in a cut eyebrow after the Cook Cup Test Match between the Australian Wallabies and England at ANZ Stadium on June 19, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.

Dan Cole, Maro Itoje and Toby Faletau of the Lions celebrate following their team's 12-3 victory during the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour match between the Crusaders and the British & Irish Lions at the AMI Stadium on June 10, 2017...More

England players Owen Farrell, Nathan Hughes and Maro Itoje of England celebrate the opening try scored by Dan Cole during the RBS Six Nations match between England and Italy at Twickenham Stadium on February 26, 2017 in London,...More

Louis Picamoles of France is tackled by Dan Cole and Ben Youngs of England during the RBS Six Nations match between England and France at Twickenham Stadium on February 4, 2017 in London, England.

Dan Cole of England dives over for the first try during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and England at Allianz Stadium on June 25, 2016 in Sydney, Australia.

Dan Cole of England drves to the line to score his team's second try despite the tackle from Scott Spedding of France during the RBS Six Nations match between France and England at the Stade de France on March 19, 2016 in Paris,...More

Joe Marler and Dan Cole of England hold their heads in their hands on the replacements bench during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between England and Australia at Twickenham Stadium on October 3, 2015 in London, United Kingdom.