Woodward will announce his touring party on Monday and Wood believes the England star, who made a successful comeback for Saracens earlier this week following a serious knee injury, warrants a place.

He told the Western Mail: "Richard Hill is easily one of the best forwards I have ever played alongside."

Hill played for 40 minutes of a Zurich A League clash against Gloucester at Kingsholm on Monday night.

"He is a fantastic player who never stops working," Wood added.

"He is also massively under-rated, perhaps because he is a quiet fellow off the field."