He concedes that prospect is less certain should all-rounder Andrew Flintoff also be sidelined with the knee problem that has been troubling him, and also predicted England will have to withstand a fierce backlash from the tourists as they look to retain the Ashes.
Paul Le Guen's team regained their composure and began to look dangerous once more, with Emana's fierce strike well saved by Egypt keeper Essam El Hadary.
Behind the revolution is coach Alan Tait, a dual code British Lion whose fierce passion for attractive and successful rugby is being channelled through this new-look Falcons side.
He will meet fierce Franco-German resistance, but Ireland is another prompt for the EU, and Germany in particular, to look at a broader, formal restructuring (including Greece and probably Portugal).