Saturday, August 4, 2007

Live - England v Wales

Twickenham - 4 August, 2007
Listen: Live on BBC Radio Five Live and this website
Watch: Highlights on BBC Three and this website 1900-1955 BST

England 0-0 Wales
1600 BST kick-off

LATEST ACTION (all times BST)


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1544: "Tom Shanklin will admit he's not the best looking bloke in the world but he can play some rugby, he's done really well to come back from a serious knee injury and he's vital for Wales."
Wales lock Brent Cockbain on BBC Radio Wales

1540: Both sets of players are going through some last-minute training routines at Twickenham. Make no mistake - the looks on the players' faces suggest this is anything but a "friendly".

1535: "If I was the Wales management, I'd be telling Colin Charvis to get after Jonny Wilkinson because he can be put off his game."
Wales legend Phil Bennett on BBC Radio Wales

1533: The perils of international rugby in August... the players are in for a sweaty old afternoon at Twickenham.

South-west London is bathed in scorching hot sunshine and, after several weeks away from competitive action, the players will need every last bit of the fitness they have spent so much time building up in their training camps.

1520: "It's going to be fairly brutal up front, especially in the first 20 minutes as both packs try to set out their stall."
Matt Dawson on BBC Radio Five Live

1515: "There's a lot to play for the Welsh players - not just for the result but from an individual point of view.

"This is the last chance they have to impress Gareth Jenkins before he names his World Cup squad."
Former Wales star Robert Jones on BBC Radio Five Live

1509: Afternoon all, Twickenham is slowly filling up for the first match of England and Wales' pre-World Cup warm-up preparations.

One bit of late team news. England have made a change on the bench with veteran scrum-half Andy Gomarsall coming in for Peter Richards at the last minute after Richards suffered a back strain.

England: Cueto; Strettle, Hipkiss, Farrell, Robinson; Wilkinson, Perry; Sheridan, Regan, Vickery (capt), Shaw, Borthwick, Corry, Worsley, Easter.
Replacements: Chuter, Stevens, Moody, Dallaglio, Gomarsall, Flood, Tait.

Wales: Byrne; A Brew, Shanklin, G Thomas (capt), D James; Sweeney, Cooper; I Thomas, Bennett, Horsman, W James, Sidoli, A W Jones, Charvis, Owen.
Replacements: Jenkins, R Thomas, T R Thomas, Popham, Phillips, Hook, T James.

Source: BBC Sport

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