In 2002 an England XV played the Barbarians at Twickenham. In that game a young James Simpson-Daniel produced one of the most audacious pieces of skill seen by an England player for some years. He sold a dummy to himself then scorched past Jonah Lomu no less to score a sensational try. Later that year he [...]
March 4, 2008
Ding dong, the witch is dead
Hallelujah, Balshaw is out of the starting lineup to play Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday 8th March.
Unfortunately, he’s still considered good enough to make the 22.
But it does beg the question – why bring Simpson-Daniel in only the training squad only to ditch him at the first opportunity? Surely he didn’t get seriously injured again [...]
March 4, 2008
England Team To Play Scotland 6N:2008
15 Danny Cipriani (London Wasps)
14 Paul Sackey (London Wasps)
13 Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons)
12 Toby Flood (Newcastle Falcons)
11 Lesley Vainikolo (Gloucester Rugby)
10 Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons)
9 Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks)
1 Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks)
2 Lee Mears (Bath Rugby)
3 Phil Vickery (London Wasps, captain)
4 Simon Shaw (London Wasps)
5 Steve Borthwick (Bath Rugby)
6 Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
7 Michael [...]
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