The beauty of the International Combine proved to be the diversity as backgrounds ranged from Nigeria's Up Rise Academy to Finland's Seinajoki Crocodiles and New Zealand to Hungary's Fehervar Enthroners. Smillie was also accompanied by another former rugby player in Joshua Addams, who played for London Irish Wild Geese. With just one victory to his name this season - at The Players in March - Thomas does not head into the Ryder Cup in peak form. However, he has shown that team events often bring out the best in him. On his Ryder Cup debut in Paris he went 4-1, and combined with the Presidents Cups in 2017 and 2019 he is 10-3-2. Expect to see him paired up with Jordan Speith after they went 3-1 together last time in the tournament.Debutant The result is that while the two formations on show here were ostensibly similar, it was Chelsea who looked altogether more fluid, with the man on the ball always having options. It is a team that is growing together and their young wing-backs are leading the way.Leicester's Brendan Rodgers: Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player