England name team to face Wales


By Dai (18/2/03 - 11.25am)
February 20 2003

England coach Clive Woodward has, within the last 20 minutes, named his team to face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday evening. Many people have been expecting him to give some of the squad players a run out but the team to face Wales shows just three changes. For the full team read on.

    In for England are Kieran Bracken, Graham Rowntree and Lawrence Dallaglio in place of  Andy Gomarsall, Jason Leonard and Lewis Moody. The full England team to face Wales is:

15 Jason Robinson
14 Dan Luger
13 Will Greenwood
12 Charlie Hodgson
11 Ben Cohen
10 Jonny Wilkinson
9 Kieran Bracken
1 Graham Rowntree
2 Steve Thompson
3 Julian White
4 Martin Johnson (C)
5 Ben Kay
6 Lawrence Dallaglio
7 Neil Back
8 Richard Hill
16 Mark Regan
17 Joe Worsley
18 Danny Grewcock
19 Mike Worsley
20 Andy Gomarsall
21 Phil Christophers
22 James Simpson-Daniel

What do you think of England's team selection?

What will be the result of Saturday's match in Cardiff?

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