Joe Schmidt has not gone for whoelsale change in his Irish squad which has just been named. The major inhibitor to players has been injury for instance to players such as Donnacha Ryan and Iain Henderson. The 34 man squad does include three uncapped players in David Kearney, James Coughlan and Jack McGrath. Whilst Ulster prop Tom Court is included having been excluded back … [Read more...]
England release 10 players but still with a chance
10 England players go back to their Premiership clubs prior to the first autumn international against Australia on 2 November. The players in question are: Danny Care (Harlequins), Kyle Eastmond (Bath), Ben Foden (Northampton), Christian Wade (Wasps), Dave Attwood (Bath), Freddie Burns (Gloucester), Luther Burrell (Northampton), Alex Goode … [Read more...]
Scotland Come Out With Their Training Squad
Scott Johnson calls his selection for the autumn internationals a training squad with the 2015 Rugby World Cup in mind. The interim Scotland head coach has named five uncapped players in his 41-man squad for the games against Japan, South Africa and Australia during November. These will be a good test for Scotland with them likely to lose agaisnt South Africa, probably … [Read more...]
Wales next to Name Autumn Squad
Warren Gatland has introduced three uncapped players to his Wales' autumn 2013 squad. Six Nations Champions 2012/13 Those named are Scarlets scrum-half Rhodri Williams, Cardiff Blues centre Cory Allen and Ospreys wing Eli Walker. He has also called Perpignan utility back James Hook and lock team-mate Luke Charteris and Scarlets fly-half Rhys Priestland as … [Read more...]
England November Squad New Centres But No Ford Or Cipriani
Stuart Lancaster the England Coach has surprised a few of us with the Centres named for the Autumn Internationals. Part of the reasoning is most likely to be all the injuries. But given that, it is great to see Saracens' Joel Tomkins, Gloucester's Henry Trinder and Northampton's Luther Burrell all called up for the first time and joined by the Exeter backrower Tom … [Read more...]