Pregatiri pentru turneele din iunie (I)

Irlanda se pregateste pentru un turneu de trei meciuri test in Africa de Sud. Lipsesc din lot mai multi jucatori  consacrati:  Simon Zebo, Tommy Bowe, Ian Madigan, Sean O;Brian, Peter O'Mahony, Cian Healy.

Inaintasi:Finlay Bealham, Rory Best (capitan), Sean Cronin, Ultan Dillane, Tadhg Furlong, Jamie Heaslip (vice capitan), Iain Henderson, David Kilcoyne, Jack McGrath, Jordi Murphy, Sean Reidy, Mike Ross, Quinn Roux, Rhys Ruddock, Donnacha Ryan, CJ Stander, Richardt Strauss, Devin Toner.

Aparatori: Keith Earls, Luke Fitzgerald, Robbie Henshaw, Paddy Jackson, David Kearney, Rob Kearney, Kieran Marmion, Luke Marshall, Conor Murray, Stuart Olding, Jared Payne, Eoin Reddan, Jonathan Sexton, Andrew Trimble.



Tot in Africa de Sud vor merge si cei de la England Saxons, a doua selectionata a Angliei.

Selectionata Saxons va fi manageriata de Richard Hill si ii va avea ca antrenori pe Ali Hepher (Exeter Chiefs) si Andy Titterrell (Wasps).

Inaintasi:  Ross Harrison (Sale Sharks), Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs), Tommy Taylor (Wasps), George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcons), Jake Cooper-Woolley (Wasps), Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints), James Craig (Northampton Saints), Mitch Lees (Exeter Chiefs), Charlie Ewels (Bath), Dave Attwood (Bath), Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs), Donovan Armand (Exeter Chiefs), Matthew Kvesic (Gloucester), James Chisholm (Harlequins), Sam Jones (Wasps).

Aparatori: Dan Robson (Wasps), Michael Young (Newcastle Falcons), Oliver Devoto (Bath), Danny Cipriani (Wasps), Christian Wade (Wasps), Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath), Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs), Nick Tompkins (Saracens), Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints), Alex Lewington (London Irish), Sam James (Sale Sharks), Mike Haley (Sale Sharks).

Iata si lotul Africa de Sud A, populat din plin de nume noi: 

Lukhanyo Am (Kings), Francois Brummer (Bulls), Nizaam Carr (Stormers), Jean-Luc du Preez (Sharks), Thomas du Toit (Sharks), Lizo Gqoboka (Bulls), Travis Ismaiel (Bulls), Ntando Kebe (Kings), Vincent Koch (Stormers), Edgar Marutlulle (Kings), Malcolm Marx (Lions), Howard Mnisi (Lions), Oupa Mohoje (Cheetahs), Franco Mostert (Lions), Coenie Oosthuizen (Sharks), Sergeal Petersen (Cheetahs), JD Schickerling (Stormers), Courtnall Skosan (Lions), RG Snyman (Bulls), Marcel van der Merwe (Bulls), Piet van Zyl (Bulls), Francois Venter (Cheetahs), Leolin Zas (Stormers).

Australia, prin vocea lui Micheal Cheika, isi anunta si ea lotul pentru cele trei teste cu Anglia. Stephen Larkham a fost cooptat ca antrenor secund al acestuia.

Inaintasi:  Allan Alaalatoa, Rory Arnold, Sam Carter, Adam Coleman, Scott Fardy, Liam Gill, James Hanson, Greg Holmes, Michael Hooper, James Horwill, Leroy Houston, Sekope Kepu, Ben McCalman, Sean McMahon, Stephen Moore, Dean Mumm, Wycliff Palu, David Pocock, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Rob Simmons, Scott Sio, Will Skelton, James Slipper, Toby Smith.

Aparatori:  Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Nick Frisby, Mike Harris, Dane Haylett-Petty, Rob Horne, Karmichael Hunt, Tevita Kuridrani, Christian Lealiifano, Samu Kerevi, Luke Morahan, Eto Nabuli, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Nick Phipps, Joe Powell.

Lipsesc, din motive medicale, Henry Speight (inclus si in lotul de Sevens pentru Olimpiada), Kurtley Beale, Matt Toomua si Joe Tomane. 

Pentru turneul in Australia, Eddie Jones a anuntat prima varianta a lotului de 32 jucatori.ai Angliei Lotul urmeaza a fi completat/modificat dupa finala Premiership din aceasta sambata (Saracens v. Exeter Chiefs) de pe Twickenham. Jucatorii selectionati sunt:

Aparatori:  Brown (Harlequins), Goode (Saracens), Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Watson (Bath), Yarde (Harlequins), Daly (Wasps), Joseph (Bath), Slade (Exeter), Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Te’o (Leinster), Farrell (Saracens), Ford (Bath), Care (Harlequins), B Youngs (Leicester).

Inaintasi:  Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), George (Saracens), Hartley (Northampton, capt), Cole (Leicester), Genge (Leicester), Hill (Northampton), Mullan (Wasps), Sinckler (Harlequins), M Vunipola (Saracens), Itoje (Saracens), Kruis (Saracens), Launchbury (Wasps), Lawes (Northampton Saints), Harrison (Northampton), Haskell (Wasps), Robshaw (Harlequins), Clifford (Harlequins), B Vunipola (Saracens).

Nu au fost selectionati, din motive medicala Thomas Waldrom (Exeter) si Manu Tuilagi (Leicester). Joe Marler a fost lasat sa se odihneasca (dupa doua sanctiuni de suspendare intr-o luna)

Pentru meciul-test pregatitor turneului din Australia, cu Tara Galilor (duminica), lotului i s-au mai alaturat Attwood (Bath), Burrell (Northampton), Devoto (Bath), Kvesic (Gloucester), Taylor (Sale).

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Programul complet al meciurilor-test din iunie 2016

Duminica 29 mai
15:00	Anglia		v.		Tara Galilor
Sambata 11 iunie
00:00	Argentina		v.		Italia
03:00	Samoa		v.		Georgia
08:35	Noua Zeelanda		v.		Tara Galilor
11:00	Australia		v.		Anglia
16:00	Africa de Sud		v.		Irlanda
23:00	Canada		v.		Japonia
Sambata 18 iunie
00:00	Argentina		v.		Franta
00:00	Georgia		v.		Tonga
08:35	Noua Zealanda		v.		Tara Galilor
11:00	Australia		v.		Anglia
11:20	Japonia		v.		Scotia
16:00	Africa de Sud		v.		Irlanda
22:00	Canada		v.		Rusia
Duminica 19 iunie
02:00	SUA		v.		Italia
Vineri 24 iunie
00:00	Fiji		v.		Georgia
Sambata 25 iunie
00:00	Argentina		v.		Franta
08:35	Noua Zealanda		v.		Tara Galilor
11:00	Australia		v.		Anglia
11:20	Japonia		v.		Scotia
16:00	Africa de Sud		v.		Irlanda
Duminica 26 iunie
03:00	SUA		v.		Russia
17:00	Canada		v.		Italia