In the England camp there are mixed fortunes for Sharks players, with
Andy Sheridan being one of the few players in the squad who can confidently
predict he will be going to France. Departing hero Jason Robinson
too can be assured a place in the squad.
Cueto
embarrassingly pulled a muscle in the warm-up against Wales and
may not make the final cut. Things look unpromising too for Charlie
Hodgson, with Olly Barkley having let slip some unfortunate comments
in a press conference this week, to the effect that he will be sorry
to see Charlie go. Sale fans, to a man, have be saying that England's
loss is our gain. We all fee desperately sorry for the man, who
has spent the best part of a year recovering from an injury sustained
on England duty.
There
have been plenty of injuries in the England camp, one of which has
meant a late call up to the squad for Richard Wigglesworth, as cover
for the third place scrum half role. Best of luck to him. Here's
hoping he gets some game time.
In
other teams Sebasitan Chabal has been slotted into the French team
as their mascot/lock/number 8, and will doubtless be a star of the
tournament. The English fans love him, the NZ fans love him - we
just need Laporte to start picking him. At number 8 for a change!
Jason White, in contrast to Hodgson, has recovered from his knee
injury and slotted firmly back in place as Scotland captain. He
will be playing alongside our Lamont and Lawson.
For
Argentina the imperious Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe and his big
brother Ignacio will make a powerful difference.
Samoa,
set to play the Sharks on the 24th and England in the pool stages
of the cup, will feature our very own Elvis Seviali'i.
Finally,
of course, New Zealand's back line will, we hope, be lit up by new
signing Luke McAlister.
report
by Ben Lomond for salesupporters.co.uk
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