England coach Tony Smith has defended his decision to axe more than half his World Cup squad for the Gillette Four Nations series. Smiths 24-man squad, named on Monday for the inaugural quadrangular tournament, includes just 11 survivors from Englands poor campaign Down Under and Leeds Rhinos stand-off Danny McGuire is the only back to keep his place from the side that lost to … [Read more...]
England Partial Training Squad for Four Nations
Wigan stand-off Sam Tomkins has been added to the England training squad for the end-of-season internationals. The 20-year-old Super League Young Player of the Year is joined by club captain Sean O'Loughlin in what is now a 22-man squad. England are set to play against Wales on 17 October and in the Four Nations series involving France, Australia and New Zealand in October … [Read more...]