Anglia a inceput pregatirea meciului cu Italia

     Antrenorul Angliei, Clive Woodward, a dat publicitatii un lot largit cu care va incepe pregatirea inaintea meciului cu Italia, din cadrul Turneului celor Sase Natiuni, programat pe 9 martie. Englezii se confrunta cu o serie de indisponibilitati in lot, insa nimeni nu se asteapta ca ei sa aiba probleme in fata italienilor, echipa cotata cel mai slab dintre toate competitoarele.
     Pentru meciul cu Italia, din cadrul etapei a treia a Turneului celor Sase Natiuni, antrenorul Angliei, Clive Woodward i-a chemat in prima reprezentativa pe Mike Tindall, de la Bath, Jamie Noon, jucatorul lui Newcastle Falcons si pe Ollie Smith, de la Leicester Tigers, toti trei jucatori la centrul terenului.
     Woodward l-a convocat si pe Josh Lewsey, jucator al liniei de treisferturi, precum si pe Matt Dawson, care a lipsit in primele doua meciuri ale Angliei din cauza unei accidentari.
     Dupa primele doua etape ale Turneului celor Sase Natiuni, selectionata Albionului se confrunta cu o serie de accidentari destul de serioase, dar cativa dintre cei accidentati vor putea participa la perioada de pregatire anterioara meciului. Dupa cum declara Woodward, dintre acestia numai Jason Robinson si Trevor Woodman ar putea fi refacuti complet pana la partida impotriva Italiei: "Dintre jucatorii accidentati doar Jason Robinson si Trevor Woodman ar putea fi apti pentru meciul cu Italia, dar si acest lucru depinde de cat de repede vor reveni la forma initiala".
     O absenta importanta in echipa Angliei este cea a lui Phil Vickery, care va sta departe de teren probabil tot restul competitiei, dupa ce medicii au confirmat faptul ca jucatorul lui Gloucester are nevoie de o interventie chirurgicala la spate.
     Capitanul de joc al "trandafirilor" va fi Martin Johnson, secondat de Lawrence Dallaglio si Jonny Wilkinson.

LOTUL ANGLIEI


     Kyran Bracken (Saracens), Phil Christophers (Bristol Shoguns), Lawrence Dallaglio (London Wasps), Matt Dawson (Northampton Saints), Will Greenwood (NEC Harlequins), Danny Grewcock (Bath), Richard Hill (Saracens), Charlie Hodgson (The Sharks), Martin Johnson (Leicester Tigers, capitan), Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers), Josh Lewsey (London Wasps), Dan Luger (NEC Harlequins), Robbie Morris (Northampton Saints), Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons), Mark Regan (Leeds Tykes), Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers), Alex Sanderson (The Sharks), Simon Shaw (London Wasps), James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), Ollie Smith (Leicester Tigers), Steve Thompson (Northampton Saints), Mike Tindall (Bath), Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons,), Joe Worsley (London Wasps), Mike Worsley (London Irish).
    
     Jucatorii accidentati care vor sustine stagiul de pregatire:
    
     Neil Back (Leicester Tigers), Iain Balshaw (Bath), Ben Cohen (Northampton Saints), David Flatman (Saracens), Austin Healey (Leicester Tigers), Jason Leonard (NEC Harlequins), Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers), Jason Robinson (The Sharks), Phil Vickery (Gloucester), Julian White (Bristol Shoguns), Trevor Woodman (Gloucester).

LOTUL ANGLIEI


     Kyran Bracken (Saracens), Phil Christophers (Bristol Shoguns), Lawrence Dallaglio (London Wasps), Matt Dawson (Northampton Saints), Will Greenwood (NEC Harlequins), Danny Grewcock (Bath), Richard Hill (Saracens), Charlie Hodgson (The Sharks), Martin Johnson (Leicester Tigers, capitan), Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers), Josh Lewsey (London Wasps), Dan Luger (NEC Harlequins), Robbie Morris (Northampton Saints), Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons), Mark Regan (Leeds Tykes), Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers), Alex Sanderson (The Sharks), Simon Shaw (London Wasps), James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), Ollie Smith (Leicester Tigers), Steve Thompson (Northampton Saints), Mike Tindall (Bath), Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons,), Joe Worsley (London Wasps), Mike Worsley (London Irish).
    
     Jucatorii accidentati care vor sustine stagiul de pregatire:
    
     Neil Back (Leicester Tigers), Iain Balshaw (Bath), Ben Cohen (Northampton Saints), David Flatman (Saracens), Austin Healey (Leicester Tigers), Jason Leonard (NEC Harlequins), Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers), Jason Robinson (The Sharks), Phil Vickery (Gloucester), Julian White (Bristol Shoguns), Trevor Woodman (Gloucester).

LOTUL ANGLIEI


     Kyran Bracken (Saracens), Phil Christophers (Bristol Shoguns), Lawrence Dallaglio (London Wasps), Matt Dawson (Northampton Saints), Will Greenwood (NEC Harlequins), Danny Grewcock (Bath), Richard Hill (Saracens), Charlie Hodgson (The Sharks), Martin Johnson (Leicester Tigers, capitan), Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers), Josh Lewsey (London Wasps), Dan Luger (NEC Harlequins), Robbie Morris (Northampton Saints), Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons), Mark Regan (Leeds Tykes), Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers), Alex Sanderson (The Sharks), Simon Shaw (London Wasps), James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), Ollie Smith (Leicester Tigers), Steve Thompson (Northampton Saints), Mike Tindall (Bath), Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons,), Joe Worsley (London Wasps), Mike Worsley (London Irish).
    
     Jucatorii accidentati care vor sustine stagiul de pregatire:
    
     Neil Back (Leicester Tigers), Iain Balshaw (Bath), Ben Cohen (Northampton Saints), David Flatman (Saracens), Austin Healey (Leicester Tigers), Jason Leonard (NEC Harlequins), Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers), Jason Robinson (The Sharks), Phil Vickery (Gloucester), Julian White (Bristol Shoguns), Trevor Woodman (Gloucester).