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| People seem a bit touchy these days here LOL I did mean the team to play the big 3 initial games involving England. I am unsure what the structure of the team will be. Until then I reserve judgement kip |
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| with a friendly against Wales in Bridgend on Saturday. The tournament, which also involves Australia and New Zealand, starts with England's clash with France on October 23 and finishes with the final on November 14. England Four Nations squad: Chris Bridge (Warrington), Shaun Briscoe (Hull KR), Sam Burgess (Bradford), Garreth Carvell (Warrington), Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield), Kyle Eastmond (St Helens), Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers), Peter Fox (Hull KR), James Graham (St Helens), Ryan Hall (Leeds), Danny McGuire (Leeds), Scott Moore (Huddersfield), Adrian Morley (Warrington), Richard Myler (Salford), Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan), Jamie Peack (Leeds, capt), James Roby (St Helens), Michael Shenton (Castleford), Kevin Sinfield (Leeds), Lee Smith (Leeds), Paul Sykes (Bradford), Sam Tomkins (Wigan), Ben Westwood (Warrington), Jon Wilkin (St Helens) |
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| ENGLAND rugby league coach Tony Smith has axed more than half the players who went to last year's World Cup from the squad that will compete in the inaugural Four Nations series later this year. The 24-man squad includes only 11 survivors from a campaign which ended with a semi-final defeat by New Zealand. St Helens trio Leon Pryce, Ade Gardner and Paul Wellens all miss out, as do Rob Burrow, Jamie Jones-Buchanan and Keith Senior, key members of the Leeds squad which won a third straight Super League title at the weekend. Smith has included two 20-year-olds _ St Helens' utility back Kyle Eastmond and Wigan's Super League young player of the year Sam Tomkins _ as well as Salford's teenage halfback Richie Myler and admitted he had half an eye on the next World Cup in 2013. âI think it's time to put some fresh faces in,â Smith said. âWe've got some young people coming through and they deserve a chance. There is only one way to gain experience and that's by picking them. They have had tremendous years and deserve to be there. âThis series is about now but it's also about the future and we want to build for the future. We feel that they're ready now.â Leeds skipper Kevin Sinfield is recalled following his man-of-the-match display in the grand final at Old Trafford, in which Eastmond enhanced his reputation with a superb performance in defeat for St Helens. Smith expects Eastmond to be a regular for England for years to come. âHe is able to cover numerous positions and make a fist of each of them. He's a tremendous young player and a very exciting player who will add a lot of depth to our squad. He has had a big impact on Saints this year and I'm sure he'll have a big impact for England in this tournament as well.â The loss of Wakefield centre Ryan Atkins paved the way for the recall of Leeds threequarter Lee Smith, who is switching codes with Wasps at the end of the Four Nations. England will warm up for the Four with a fr ... |
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| <<The report said 10 players were left out of the team.>> Does this mean that only 3 players will take the field? |
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| Good to see pete following it so closely. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Does anyone ever listen to pete? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dont listen to Pete. They have named a squad, not a team. |
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| Good to see kip following it so closely. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The report said 10 players were left out of the team. It looks like they are going for youth and stalwarts like Keith Senior were left out |
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| The Soap dodgers had there team named 3 days ago with plenty of names left out.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G'day Kip. Good to see you keeping your delusions of grandeur in check this time around. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Well I guess here we go again. I am suprisingly, less confident this time around about England's chances and indeed that of the World Champions lol However, I will try and analyse our chances when the team is announced. I think both England and the World Champions need to catch the Kangaroos cold. we will see. GO ENGLAND kip |
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