Lotul Angliei pentru turneul in Australia si Noua Zeelanda

Ieri, Martin Johnson a anuntat lotul Angliei pentru turneul pe care selectionata il va intreprinde in luna iunie in Australia si Noua Zeelanda. Fata de orientarea catre un anumit tip de jucatori si o anumita linie tactica, demonstrata fara prea mult succes in RBS Six Nations, se pare ca Martin Johnson si stafful sau au schimbat putin strategia de selectie. Au fost rechemati jucatori care au completat ocazional lotul in timpul competitiei: Olly Barkley, Tom Croft, Charlie Hodgson, David Strettle sau Lewis Moody, care va fi chiar capitan al echipei. Vor lipsi si nu din motive medicale, Louis Deacon, Riki Flutey, Paul Hodgson si Danny Cipriani.

Ca noutati putem remarca un cuartet de la London Wasps: Dan Ward Smith, Joe Simpson, Dominic Waldouck, Rob Weber, pe Shountayne Hape de la Bath, pe Geoff Parling de la Leicester, pe Jon Golding de la Newcastle sau pe Hendre Fourie (eligibil pentru Anglia) de la Leeds Carnegie

Asa arata lotul anuntat de Martin Johnson:

Inaintasi: Steffon Armitage (London Irish), David Attwood (Gloucester), Dan Cole (Leicester), Tom Croft (Leicester), Paul Doran-Jones (Gloucester), Nick Easter (Harlequins), David Flatman (Bath), Hendre Fourie (Leeds), Jon Golding (Newcastle), Dylan Hartley (Northampton), James Haskell (Stade Francais), Courtney Lawes (Northampton), Lee Mears (Bath), Lewis Moody (Leicester), Tom Palmer (Stade Francais), Geoff Parling (Leicester), Tim Payne (Wasps), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Simon Shaw (Wasps), Steve Thompson (Brive), Dan Ward-Smith (Wasps), Rob Webber (Wasps), Dave Wilson (Bath), Joe Worsley (Wasps).

Aparatori: Delon Armitage (London Irish), Chris Ashton (Northampton), Matt Banahan (Bath), Olly Barkley (Bath), Danny Care (Harlequins), Mark Cueto (Sale), Toby Flood (Leicester), Ben Foden (Northampton), Shane Geraghty (Northampton), Shontayne Hape (Bath), Charlie Hodgson (Sale), Ugo Monye (Harlequins), Joe Simpson (Wasps), David Strettle (Harlequins), Mathew Tait (Sale), Mike Tindall (Gloucester), Dominic Waldouck (Wasps), Richard Wigglesworth (Sale), Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon), Ben Youngs (Leicester).

Meciurile din turneul sudic au urmatoarele date:
* 8 iunie cu Australian Barbarians, la Perth
* 12 iunie cu Australia (meci test) , tot la Perth
* 15 iunie cu Australian Barbarians, la Gosford
* 19 iunie cu Australia (al doilea meci test), la Sydney
* 23 iunie cu New Zealand Maoris, la Napier.