RUGBY EXTERN / COMPETITII / CM DE JUNIORI 2002: Jonathan Pendlebury, noul capitan englez

     Jucatorul de linia a doua i-a succedat lui Clive-Stuart Smith, accidentat chiar inainte de debutul celei de-a 34-a editii a Campionatului Mondial de juniori din Italia
     In meciul din aceasta seara, de la Padova, contra Romaniei, in deschiderea Campionatului Mondial de juniori, echipa Angliei il va avea drept capitan pe linia a doua Jonathan Pendlebury (Bath). Acesta i-a succedat lui Clive-Stuart Smith, care a suferit zilele trecute o ruptura a tendonului in zona cotului, ceea ce l-a facut indisponibli pe termen lung.
     Iata cum arata lotul de 22 de jucatori care va fi folosit in aceasta seara de englezi:
     XV-LE DE START: 15. Jon Clarke (Bristol Shoguns) - 14. James Bailey (Saracens). 13. Benjamin J. Russell (Northampton Saints and Prince William School), 12. Spencer Davey (Bath), 11. Marcel Garvey (Gloucester) - 10. Michael Whitehead (London Wasps), 9. Gregory Nicholls (Sale Sharks & Arnold School) - 7. Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks), 8. Ben Skirving (Saracens & Bishops Stortford), 6. Andrew Richards (Bristol Shoguns) - 5. Geoffrey Parling (Durham School), 4. Jonathan Pendlebury (Bath, cpt.) - 3. Michael Guess (Saracens & King John’s), 2. Stuart Friswell (Leicester Tigers), 1. Chris Rowland (Bristol Shoguns).
     REZERVE: 16. Jason Hobson (Exeter Chiefs), 17. Aston Croall (Saracens & Minster College), 18. Andrew Kyriacou (Sale Sharks), 19. Christian Day (Sale Sharks), 20. Benjamin T. Russell (Saracens), 21. Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks), 22. Adryan Winnan (Saracens).