| He was not the first Rocket to pull on an England jersey this summer, however, as under-17s Matty Gordon and Jack Tait earlier toured Italy with the England Lionhearts. |
| When fellow superheavyweight Anthony Joshua took time out after winning gold at the London Games, Joyce stepped up as one of the stars of the short-lived GB Lionhearts team. |
| The Lionhearts team will make its return to the WSB in a match that takes place at York Hall in London this evening. |
| Ireland's Olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin and European champion Joe Ward are also included in the Lionhearts squad. |
| The sides meet in Glasgow with winger Sam Montague and prop Matt Evans lining for the Lionhearts. |
