England's Summer Internationals Squad

[mohamed_ali12]

I'd like England to make sure these guys play at least a half of a testt:

01. Jon Golding/Dave Flatman
02. Lee Mears/Dylan Hartley
03. Dan Cole/Dave Wilson
04. Courtney Lawes/Tom Palmer
05. Simon Shaw/ Geoff Parling
06. Tom Croft/Chris Robshaw
07. Lewis Moody/Steffon Armitage
08. Dan Ward-Smith/James Haskell
09. Ben Youngs/Danny Care
10. Toby Flood/Jonny Wilkinson/Shane Geraghty
11. Chris Ashton/Matt Banahan
12. Olly Barkley
13. Mike Tindall/Dom Waldouck/Mathew Tait
14. Mark Cueto/Dave Strettle
15. Ben Foden/Delon Armitage

 

[TRF_Olyy]

On a semi-related note, this article made me chuckle: http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_6163796,00.html
People criticise Hodgsons defence, he goes away and works on it, and gets better (which he has done)

People criticised ROGs defence and he wrote an angry letter to a newspaper saying people have no right to criticise his defence

 

[Duckdee]

Hartley out, Chuter in.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That's disappointing

While Chuter did better than he has done in a while in the Semi for Tigers, i'd rather have a younger Hooker in the squad, as we've got Thompson there as the old head/bringing experience
Then again, no surprise really: Chuter played with Johnson at both Tigers and for England

 

[mohamed_ali12]

That's disappointing

While Chuter did better than he has done in a while in the Semi for Tigers, i'd rather have a younger Hooker in the squad, as we've got Thompson there as the old head/bringing experience
Then again, no surprise really: Chuter played with Johnson at both Tigers and for England

To be fair, who else is there? Paice is injured too. There really aren't many other HC playing english hookers

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That's a good point,
I didn't see that Rob Webber was in there, hopefully he can get some game time

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Joe Simpson has had to withdraw with a hamstring injury, Paul Hodgson takes his place (was half expecting Ellis to be called up...)

Golding and Hodgson have both flown out, but will have a final checkup in Aus to see if they're fit to play
http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_6182475,00.html